Booker T. Washington was an influential African American who made a big difference in our world. This biography pack full of activities is perfect to use during Black History Month and covers important facts about Booker T. Washington's life for students to learn. Within the pack, they will read about Booker T. Washington, research him, write about him, create a flip book about him, and sort important parts of this famous African American's life into graphic organizers.
*There is now a digital component included in this resource. The digital flip book is now available in Google Slides format. The link to the Google Classroom document will be within the PDF download.*
Included in this Booker T. Washington biography pack:
-Reading Passage
-Cut and Sort Timeline
-Fact Writing for Research
-Informational Writing
-Flip Book (with reading, writing, and comprehension)
Reading level for passages are 2nd grade, but with help 1st grade can work through the texts. 3rd grade will benefit from the material as well, but the text won't be as challenging.
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Booker T. Washington
Lesson Procedure:
Print the reading comprehension passage and questions (see below).
Students should read the passage silently, then answer the questions. Teachers may also use the text as part of a classroom lesson plan.
Lesson Excerpt:
Booker T. Washington was born in to a white father and black slave mother in Virginia. He was a slave for the first nine years of his life. Then one day in , all of the slaves were called to the master's house and told that they were free. Slavery had ended. Booker's stepfather, who was already in West Virginia, sent for Booker and his family. They rode by wagon to West Virginia, a trip that took ten days. In West Virginia, Booker and his brother John worked in coalmines and salt mines. A man named William Davis opened a school for the children of freed slaves, and Booker was allowed to attend as long as he worked before and after school to bring in money for his family.
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Lesson Printables:
Print this printable worksheet for this lesson:
Save time with this no-prep, printable webquest, which features worksheets that introduce students to the remarkable life of BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. You can preview the website at .
This page printable resource includes . . .
• a Note to Teachers with ideas about how to present the material
• vocabulary for quicker and easier student comprehension
• comprehension questions about the eight facts about Booker T. Washington presented on the website
• “Digging Deeper,” an additional web site with vocabulary and comprehension questions for students to further examine the life of Booker T. Washington.
Answer keys are provided for each section.
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Use this resource in your middle school, high school, homeschool, or developmental college classes.
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Skip the typical Booker T. Washington introduction lecture as you launch a study of his life and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about this civil rights leader with this “V.I.P. of History” print/post-and-go biography activity.
This single-page worksheet (includes printable PDF and Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Booker T. Washington’s life and the impact of his work.
Please note: This download does NOT include a specific article or links to defined articles. It is an organizer tool for students to use as they conduct their own research. In my experience, students take more ownership of the material when they are the ones to research and discover the elements that make Booker T. Washington’s life fascinating. They’ve seen enough of our introductory slideshows; this time, let your kids do the work and discuss/determine what they think is meaningful about Washington’s life and legacy.
Here are a few suggested uses for this flexible research tool:
1. Book your school’s computer lab or have students access Booker T. Washington’s biographical information on their own devices. Assign stud
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