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BIOGRAPHIES for KIDS
Famous Leaders for Young Readers

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These stories of presidents, inventors, educators, scientists,
business men and women etc. are presented to inspire the student
to follow their examples of courage, determination, honesty and willingness to work.

Each story features a free printable
word search, crossword puzzle, word scramble, study sheet, and student worksheet.
(Note: The word scrambles need to be printed off on paper.
The answers can be written in the boxes online, but the page is not self-checking.)

There are also online games and jigsaw puzzles which students will enjoy.
We have just added online crossword puzzles to each biography.

The biographies and accompanying worksheets
can be helpful for developing reading comprehension.
They may be used in conjunction with a computer program or independently.

Some have used these biographies in writing end-of-year student assessment tests
and in lessons for which they charge a fee.
If you want to use them for commercial purposes please contact me.

They may be used by students, teachers, and homeschool moms
free of charge,
but are not to be reproduced for profit or monetary gain.

PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

George Washington 1st President of the United States	John Adams 2nd President of the United States	Thomas Jefferson 3rd President of the United States
James Madison 4th President of the United States	James Monroe 5th President of the United States	Andrew Jackson 7th President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the United States	Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd President of the United States
John F. Kennedy 35th President of the United States

OTHER AMERICAN PATRIOTS

Benjamin Franklin Patriot and Statesman

Francis Scott Key Wrote the Star Spangled Banner

Deborah Sampson Woman soldier in the Revolutionary Army

WORLD LEADERS

Constantine Roman Emperor

Alexander the Great Greek Conqueror

Winston Churchill British Prime Minister

INVENTORS

Alexander Graham Bell Inventor of the telephone Alexander Graham Bell Museum	Johann Gutenberg Invented the printing press	Cyrus McCormick Invented the mechanical reaper
Thomas A. Edison Invented the electric light bulb	The Wright Brothers Flew the first airplane	Henry Ford Automaker
Sequoyah Cherokee alphabet	Nikola Tesla 700 patents	.

EXPLORERS

John Muir Explorer and naturalist	Meriwether Lewis Explorer to the Western United States	Christopher Columbus Discovered America
Robert Peary Arctic Explorer	Matthew Henson Arctic Explorer	Sir Edmund Hillary Mt. Everest
Kit Carson Scout, Indian agent	John Chapman Johnny Appleseed Orchardist	.

WOMEN WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE

Amelia Earhart Woman Aviator	Harriet Tubman Deliverer of Slaves	Clara Barton Founder of the American Red Cross
Florence Nightingale Founder of the Nursing profession	Joan of Arc Religious and military leader	Annie Oakley Sharpshooter
Susan B. Anthony Suffragette	Elizabeth Keckly Seamstress	Helen Keller Blind and Deaf
Anne Frank Diarist	Eleanor Roosevelt First Lady, humanitarian	.

SCIENTISTS

George Washington Carver Botanist and educator	Albert Einstein Physicist, genius, Nobel Prize winner	Marie Curie Scientist, physicist, Nobel Prize winner
Louis Pasteur Chemist, biologist	Sir Isaac Newton Explained gravity and properties of light	Galileo Astronomer, physicist

EDUCATORS

Booker T. Washington Leader and educator

Noah Webster Wrote the dictionary

Aristotle Greek philosopher

PHYSICIANS

Hippocrates Father of medicine

Walter Reed Discovered cause of yellow fever

Albert Schweitzer doctor, humanitarian

RELIGIOUS LEADERS

Increase Mather religious leader - Salem witch trials

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ATHLETES

Lou Gehrig Baseball player

Wilma Rudolph Olympic gold medal winner

Tiger Woods Championship golfer

CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS

Martin Luther King Jr. Civil rights leader	Rosa Parks Bus desegregation	Sojourner Truth Former slave and abolitionist
Frederick Douglass Abolitionist	Mary Ann Shadd Cary Civil rights leader	James Forten Inventor, abolitionist

COMPOSERS

Ludwig van Beethoven Composer

ARTISTS

John James Audubon Artist and Naturalist

Gutzon Borglum Sculptor, Mount Rushmore

Ansel Adams Photographer

(Look for biographies of artists in the "Links" section on each artist's page.)

Famous Paintings for Students

Biography Crossword Puzzles

Biography Online Games

Biography Jigsaw Puzzles

Biography Word Searches

Biography Word Scrambles

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Drive Thru History America: Foundations of Character By David Barton & Nita Thomason / Focus On The Family One thing many of our nation's founders shared was a Christian worldview. Teach your students how beliefs influence actions, as demonstrated by Noah Webster, George Washington, Abigail Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and others. This 9-unit DVD-based cross-curricular supplement incorporates history, government, citizenship, culture, science, social studies, and technology. Features 10-minute "teaser" segments that introduce each lesson; and reproducible work sheets. 128 pages, softcover with DVD-ROM from Tyndale. Grades 6-12. This kit includes: Nine video sessions with teacher's guide on DVD. Student textbook included.

Your Story Hour Volume 7 - Audiobook on CD By Your Story Hour Children will listen and learn as they experience the historic adventures of Joan of Arc, John Bunyan, Albert Schweitzer, George Mueller, Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton, Louis Pastuer, Sir Wilfred T. Grenfell, Dwight L. Moody, John Wanamaker, George W. Carver, and Keith Argraves. Exciting, educational, and entertaining, these dramatizations feature sound effects, music, and professional actors portraying the high moral values demonstrated by men and women throughout history, and necessary for successful living today. 12 one-hour CDs in a vinyl storage case.

Inventions that Changed Our Lives (6 Video Set) By Goldhil Entertainment This fascinating peek back at early inventors and their creations reminds us how far society has come---and how comparatively easy life is today! Each episode focuses on a different field of invention, including communication and transportation, ancient inventions, medicine, plastics, warfare, and electricity. Overlooked conveniences crucial to everyday life now take center stage! Six slipcased videocassettes, approx. 25 minutes each.

Other

Institute for Excellence in Writing
features several Garden of Praise biographies.

The Biography Maker
How to write a biography, Bellingham Public Schools

Bio Cube
students write facts about a famous person and print out and construct a cube

Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents
excellent series of biographies for children by Mike Venezia

Web Quest
uses this page, Biographies for Kids, Famous Leaders for Young Readers

World of Biography
extensive list of biographies by category

Biography Search
alphabetical listing of famous people in American history

America's Story
biographies of famous Americans

Time 100
biographies of Time's most important people of the century

Biography lesson plans
using interactive tool Bio Cube - Read,Write,Think

Other online literacy tools
from Read,Write,Think

Biography Study
very interesting biography studies done by students at
Germantown Academy in Pennsylvania

Biographies
written by students

Biographies
many biographies at Fact Monster. Search by category.

Academy of Achievement
interviews with leaders who have shaped our world

Presidential Biography
complete resource guide for all the US Presidents

Who, What, When
interactive historical timelines

Blast to the Past
biographies for children 7-10 years old.

Biographies
famous people and American Presidents, from Spectrum

Children's Encyclopedia of Women
biographies written by third and fourth grade students

Famous Americans
at Educational Synthesis

About Famous People
biographies by John T. Marck

United States Presidents
coloring pages

The My Hero Project
submit a story or drawing of your hero

Bio 4 Kids
biographies and games at Biography.com

Guide to online schools: Looking to do some distance learning?

Word meanings courtesy of
Word Central's Student Dictionary
by Merriam - Webster

Biography Puzzles
created at Armored Penguin.com

Inspired by...The Bible Experience Complete Audio Bible on CD By Zondervan Inspired by...The Bible Experience is an inspiring audio Bible that features an unprecedented cast of nearly 400 of today's distinguished Hollywood actors, actresses, and musicians. It also features movie-quality sound effects and background music. This fully dramatized version of the TNIV New Testament was developed by entertainment veterans, and is a ground-breaking undertaking. The phenomenal quality draws you into Scripture and makes the Bible come alive in a new way you have never experienced before. 2007 Audies Audiobook of the Year Award Winner! Webmaster's note: My husband and I bought this set of Bible CDs and set aside time in the evenings to listen to the reading of the Bible for 30 minutes. He uses a large print version of the Bible. This set of CDs has been a real blessing to our lives.

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