Today’s Walking Classroom podcast discusses a Founding Father of our country, Benjamin Franklin. He used wit, humor, a sense of citizenship and integrity to participate actively in the forming of the United States as a country. He is known for using simple proverbs to explain complex ideas.
Character Value: Wisdom
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:L.3.4, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
W.4.1, L.4.4, L.4.5, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
L.5.4, L.5.5, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
L.6.4, L.6.5, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.3, L.7.4, L.7.5, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
L.8.4, L.8.5, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RH.6-8.4
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Slide Deck:
Benjamin Franklin Slide Deck
Explains how Benjamin Franklin discovered electric conductivity.
Take a virtual tour of the Benjamin Franklin House.
Sort a series of statements about Benjamin Franklin into fact or fiction in this online activity.
Unscramble terms relating to Benjamin Franklin.
Research almanacs and design one, similar to Poor Richard’s Almanack, but on the computer in this activity from Twin Cities’ Public Television.
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