Grades 2–5
Read and Learn: Benjamin Franklin
Read 5 facts about Ben Franklin (printer, kite experiment, inventor, signer of the Declaration of Independence, the face on the $100 bill), draw a scene and answer 3 questions.
Social studies worksheet · Historical figures
Read and Learn: Harriet Tubman
Read 5 facts about Harriet Tubman (her escape in 1849, about 13 trips on the Underground Railroad, her work in the Civil War), draw a scene and answer 3 questions.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Historical figures
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Researching people from history, Biography, Cause and effect, Using sources
What kids do
“Read the facts about Harriet Tubman. Draw a scene from her life, then answer the questions.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland around 1822.
- In 1849 she escaped to Philadelphia, where slavery was against the law.
- She went back about 13 times and led about 70 people to freedom on the Underground
- Railroad, a secret network of paths and safe houses.
- She said she never lost a single person she guided.
- During the Civil War she was a nurse, a scout and a spy for the Union Army.
- Draw a scene from Harriet Tubman’s life
- 1. In what year did Harriet Tubman escape?
Teacher tip
Read a picture book about her before the sheet.
How to use it
- Let kids pick from a list of people you have books about.
- Use the sheet as a plan for a short report or presentation.
- Pair it with a picture book or a short video on the same topic.
Watch for
Kids who copy whole sentences from a book. Teach them to write facts in their own words.
Talk about it
- What made this person brave or determined?
- What question would you ask an expert on this topic?
Take it further
Make a class timeline of the people kids researched.
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