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Adjective: Appearances

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this adjective worksheet, students are given a list of adjectives and asked to complete several tasks with them. Students must determine which adjectives are negative, which are positive, match them to famous people and write...
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Total English: ELL Activity 6

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ELL worksheet, students think of famous people, write their names and nationalities and describe them with adjectives from a word box. Students then play a guessing game with a partner, using the information. Finally, students...
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People and Their Place in the Community

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders search TDC database for images of famous people, such as Rosa Parks, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., etc. They also retrieve information about their accomplishments, time frames, areas, and how they made a difference in...
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Arts & Humanities

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a mural showing famous people regarded as heroes.
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Animal Signs from Chinese Calendar

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Chinese calendar worksheet, students find the birth year for five famous people. Students research and determine the animal sign from the Chinese calendar that represents each birth year.
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The History of Computers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars study the people and inventions related to computers. They research famous people for each invention they created and create a timeline of the inventor and his inventions. They present an oral presentation about the...
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Harriet Tubman

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify famous people and events of the Civil War era, identify hardships Tubman encountered by giving an explanation of what they would do in a similar situation, and explain in writing, 3 historical facts about Harriet Tubman.
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J.K. Rowling

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about the life of J.K. Rowling, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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Ancient Greece Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore ancient Greece. In this ancient civilizations instructional activity, students use their Big 6 research skills to complete a Web-Quest about famous people of ancient Greece. Students use their findings to create...
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Chapter 5 - Cram Jam Session

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Explore new vocabulary words which cover a diverse array of concepts from the world of business, immigration to the U.S., and immigrants who became famous inventors and business people in our country with your class. This is a great...
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Famous Dead People Project

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Despite the slightly off-putting title, the instructions and activities detailed in these project guidelines for researching a noteworthy figure will serve as a fantastic supplement to your next famous person research assignment. 
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Free, but Not Free: Life of Free Blacks Before the Civil War

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Using the family stories of a famous comedian and singer-songwriter, learners consider what life was like for African Americans who were enslaved and free before the Civil War. To complete a concluding activity, they write about the...
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Creating a Poster of a Famous Person

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars research a famous person from a target culture and design, plan and create a poster about this person. They also make an oral presentation to explain their poster to the rest of the class.
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Rachel Carson

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Rachel Carson and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Biography -People Who Have Made A Change In Our Lives

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars create biographies about famous people. They use the library and the Internet to find pictures and information about the person they choose. They create a Kid Pix slide show and a poster.
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Che Guevara

For Students 4th - 8th
For this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Che Guevara and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Carla Bruni

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, learners read a passage about Carla Bruni and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Pablo Picasso

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous people activity, students read a passage about Pablo Picasso and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Radovan Karadzic

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous leaders activity, students read a passage about Radovan Karadzic and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Ratan Tata

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Ratan Tata and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Maria Montessori

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Maria Montessori and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Robert Mugabe

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Robert Mugabe and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Walt Disney

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Walt Disney and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Being a Celebrity/Being Famous

For Students 4th - Higher Ed
In this celebrity worksheet, students match vocabulary to cartoons of famous people and then answer short answer questions. Students complete 9 matches and 4 questions.

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