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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 7 free printables!
multi-choice test, word search, crossword puzzle, word scramble, study sheet, student worksheet., and picture to color.
There are 7 online activites for each biography.
Online computer-graded tests, online games, jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles,
word searches, scrambled word puzzles, and pictures to paint. .
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.
The information for citing references to these biographies can be found here.
All the biographies were updated on the date below.
In the interest of safe surfing for young people,
all outside resources and links in the biographies were checked by hand on 06/20/2009.
If you find anything inappropriate please contact us.
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PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
George Washington1st President of the
United States
John Adams2nd President of the
United States
Thomas Jefferson3rd President of the
United States
James Madison4th President of the
United States
James Monroe5th President of the
United States
Andrew Jackson7th President of the
United States
Abraham Lincoln16th President of the
United States
Theodore Roosevelt26th President of the
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt32nd President of the
United States
John F. Kennedy35th President of the
United States
Ronald Reagan40th President of the
United States
Barack Obama44th President of the
United States
OTHER AMERICAN PATRIOTS
Benjamin FranklinPatriot and Statesman
Francis Scott KeyWrote the Star Spangled Banner
Deborah SampsonWoman soldier in the
Revolutionary Army
WORLD LEADERS
ConstantineRoman Emperor
Alexander the GreatGreek Conqueror
Winston ChurchillBritish Prime Minister
INVENTORS
Alexander Graham BellInventor of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell Museum
Johann GutenbergInvented the printing press
Cyrus McCormickInvented the mechanical reaper
Thomas A. EdisonInvented the electric light bulb
The Wright BrothersFlew the first airplane
Henry FordAutomaker
SequoyahCherokee alphabet
Nikola Tesla700 patents
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EXPLORERS
John MuirExplorer and naturalist
Meriwether LewisExplorer to the Western United States
Christopher ColumbusDiscovered America
Robert PearyArctic Explorer
Matthew HensonArctic Explorer
Sir Edmund HillaryMt. Everest
Kit CarsonScout, Indian agent
John Chapman
Johnny AppleseedOrchardist
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WOMEN WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE
Amelia EarhartWoman Aviator
Harriet TubmanDeliverer of Slaves
Clara BartonFounder of the American Red Cross
Florence NightingaleFounder of the Nursing profession
Joan of ArcReligious and military leader
Annie OakleySharpshooter
Susan B. AnthonySuffragette
Elizabeth KecklySeamstress
Helen KellerBlind and Deaf
Anne FrankDiarist
Eleanor RooseveltFirst Lady, humanitarian
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SCIENTISTS
George Washington CarverBotanist and educator
Albert EinsteinPhysicist, genius, Nobel Prize winner
Marie CurieScientist, physicist, Nobel Prize winner
Louis PasteurChemist, biologist
Sir Isaac NewtonExplained gravity and properties of light
GalileoAstronomer, physicist
Lise MeitnerPhysicist
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EDUCATORS
Booker T. WashingtonLeader and educator
Noah WebsterWrote the dictionary
AristotleGreek philosopher
PHYSICIANS
HippocratesFather of medicine
Walter ReedDiscovered cause of yellow fever
Albert Schweitzerdoctor, humanitarian
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
Increase Matherreligious leader - Salem witch trials
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ATHLETES
Michael PhelpsOlympic swimmer
Wilma RudolphOlympic gold medal winner
Tiger WoodsChampionship golfer
Lou GehrigBaseball player
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CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS
Martin Luther King Jr.Civil rights leader
Rosa ParksBus desegregation
Sojourner TruthFormer slave and abolitionist
Frederick DouglassAbolitionist
Mary Ann Shadd CaryCivil rights leader
James FortenInventor, abolitionist
Mahatma GandhiCivil rights leader in India
César ChávezCivil rights leader
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COMPOSERS
Ludwig van BeethovenComposer
ARTISTS
John James AudubonArtist and Naturalist
Gutzon BorglumSculptor, Mount Rushmore
Ansel AdamsPhotographer
(Look for biographies of artists on each artist's page.)
Famous Paintings for Students
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BIOGRAPHY ACTIVITIES
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Crossword Puzzles
Jigsaw Puzzles
Word Searches
Word Scrambles
Paint pictures online
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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.
Everyday Life Inventions Grades 4-6
By Good Year Books
In this captivating chronicle, kids will learn about some of the inventions that helped shape the history and character of our country. Kids will see how progress in such fields as science, industry, medicine, transportation, electronics, communications, and technology not only changed the way we live and work, but gave America the highest standard of living in the world. Told in an easy-to-read, anecdotal narrative that kids can read and enjoy on their own, "Inventions" includes activities that involve the reader in the invention process. Forty-three activities plus an answer key are included. For grades 4-6. Softcover, reproducible pages.
TruthQuest History: American History for Young Students II (1800-1865)
By Michelle Miller / Truth Quest History
History may seem murky, but only because we wrongly focus on the long corridor of human actions. History is really a door to God Himself!God created mankind and his times. He is the initiator; we are the responders. So, it is first God's truths and then our responding beliefs which shape all of history: government, philosophy, art, architecture, literature, scientific thinking, economics, law, and the value placed on human life itself.
TruthQuest History opens the door to it all by bringing together worldview wisdom, literature recommendations, and chronology... all in a fascinating storyline of spiritual context!
How? Picture your family reclining in a comfy boat. The current of TruthQuest History carries you... because each topic has its own powerful commentary and reading list. Your children do not just visit times... they understand them! They do not just read... they see cause-and-effect truth!
Whatever your style, TruthQuest History can benefit you. It follows key Charlotte Mason and Classical resources, and assists unit-study and unschooling familes exploring an era. TruthQuest History even helps you teach your own theology and choose your own resources! Adaptable for all grades.
Other Biography Resources
Word meanings courtesy of
Word Central's Student Dictionary
by Merriam - Webster
Biography Puzzles
created at Armored Penguin.com
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