Ben franklin activities

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

Benjamin Franklin is a very influential person in our nation's history. Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1705. I decided to create some fun Benjamin Franklin Lesson Ideas to help teach about him. Plus,

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Benjamin Franklin was an influential inventor who made a big difference in our world, specifically with his work with electricity. This Benjamin Franklin Biography Pack covers important facts about Benjamin Franklin's life for students to learn. Within the pack, they will read about Benjamin Franklin, research him, write about him, create a flip book about him, and sort important parts of this famous inventor's life. *There is now a digital component included in this resource. The digital…

Get a free printable worksheet on Benjamin Franklin to help your child's / classroom's understanding, along with book list recommendations on Ben Franklin and a video! #homeschool #famousinventors #Americanhistory #benjaminfranklinworksheet #benfranklinworksheet #benfranklinfreeprintable #benfranklinactivityforkids #benjaminfranklinforkids #benjaminfranklinactivitiesforkids #benfranklinforkids #benfranklineactivitiesforkids Free Benjamin Franklin Study for Your Homeschool…

After studying about the presidents, I decided to teach the students about another important non-president figure. We read Now and Ben in our reading books. We made an anchor chart of Benjamin Franklin Facts and then the kids used my premade template to create his head. This is an example of one of my students finished reports. George Washington Writing Abraham Lincoln Writing Abraham Lincoln These are the reports that my students wrote about George Washington and Abraham…

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Our new Coop is off and flying high! I'm excited about getting to teach history- we're using Mystery of History - Vol. 4 as a guide for our studies. With just 6 kiddos in each class, we have the perfect size group for doing fun, hands-on projects. My FAVORITE way to teach. This week, we studied Benjamin Franklin. The perfect opportunity to make our very own kites! Here's my process: Wooden dowels (I bought one long dowel and cut it into 2 pieces, one longer than the other) Be careful using…

Benjamin Franklin is such a fascinating person to study! While we only scratched the surface of his life in our last unit study, we're going to dig a bit deeper in our learning in the coming year. There are only a million different aspects of Franklin's life to consider for a unit study: his service to our country through his work in government, his inventions, his work to further the growth of communities, and more. In fact, if I'm not careful, our study could last for weeks! While that's…

How much do your children know about our country's founding fathers? You can study Ben Franklin together with this free unit study! It includes book suggestions, copywork, and even some online videos to watch. When studying a topic or person through a unit study, children tend to learn and retain information much better than through a traditional textbook. Your children will enjoy every minute of this study on Ben Franklin!