Trailblazers in Science(SIX STEM Biographical Plays)BUNDLE of RESOURCES
By Gail Hennessey
A bundle of SIX Reader's Theater Scripts from my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series. The six scientists in this bundle include:
1. Elizabeth Blackwell
2. Thomas Edison
3. George Washington Carver(also in my African American Trailblazer bundle)
4. Jacques Cousteau
5. Marie Curie
6. Katherine Johnson
Use these fun/informative STEM biographical plays during a unit of study in science, for Women's History Month, Black History Month, for a Friday Biographical person day or before a vacation.
The format involves an appearance on Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show where audience questioners ask the guest questions about their life and contributions to science. It's a great opportunity to have students role-play and show their acting skills.
Each play is also available for purchase separately.
Check out Part 2: Includes FIVE additional STEM Reader's Theater Scripts:https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Trailblazers-in-ScienceFIVE-STEM-Biographical-PlaysBUNDLE-of-RESOURCESPart-2-7618483
Includes:
1. Albert Einstein: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Albert-Einstein-A-Readers-Theater-Script-3152167
2. Sir Isaac Newton:https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Sir-Isaac-Newton-A-Readers-Theater-Script-3538657
3. Rachel Carson: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Rachel-Carson-A-Readers-Theater-Script-3071478
4. Jane Goodall: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Jane-Goodall-A-Readers-Theater-Script-4836410?st=bf43b72d1c04f62db0bbd543ed913905
5. Galileo Galilei: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Galileo-Galilei-A-Readers-Theater-Script-4571171?st=bf84adff56241ceb7047f0444a39d2d0
Additional Science Readings:
1. Hypatia: (first woman mathematician)Hypatia
2. Caroline Herschel:(astronomer)Reading Passage/Activities:
3.Many Anning(Fossil Hunter): https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Mary-Anning-Fossil-Hunter-A-Reading-Activity-4313006
4.Sophia Brahe:(Astronomer/horticulturist): https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Womens-History-Sophie-Brahe-Astronomer-and-Horticulturist-Reading-Passage-4090399
Civil War: Bundle of Resources!
By Gail Hennessey
This Bundle includes the following resources:
Reader’s Theater Script on Abraham Lincoln
Reader’s Theater Script on Mathew Brady
Reader’s Theater Script on Women Soldiers in the Civil War
Reader’s Theater Script on Harriet Tubman
Reader’s Theater Script on Frederick Douglass
Reading Passage Activity on Sojourner Truth
Webquest on the Civil War
Each can also be purchased separately.
Previews:
Sojourner Truth:
Women Soldiers in Civil War: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Civil-War-Women-Soldiers-A-Readers-Theater-Script-4153386
Mathew Brady: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Mathew-Brady-A-Readers-Theater-Script-on-the-Father-of-Photojournalism-4051209
Harriet Tubman: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Harriet-Tubman-A-Readers-Theater-Script-6229725
Abraham Lincoln: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Abraham-Lincoln-A-Readers-Theater-Script-2066843
Frederick Douglass: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Frederick-Douglass-A-Readers-Theater-Script-6229776
Civil War: A Webquest: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Civil-War-A-Webquest-6210290?st=06ceafbf80579fc61e29fcb0654c3872
Revised for TeachShare Guidelines on warfare, slavery and civil rights
Revolutionary War and the Birth of Our Nation: A Bundle of Resources!
By Gail Hennessey
This bundle includes the following resources:
1. Reader’s Theater Script: Revolutionary War Spies! A Visit with a Female Agent
2. Reader’s Theater Script: A Visit with Joshua Crabtree, a Tory!
3. Reader’s Theater Script: James Madison, “Father of the Constitution”.
4. Reader’s Theater Script: A Visit with Thomas Jefferson
5. Reading Passage Activity: Phillis Wheatley
6. Benjamin Franklin: A Webquest
7. A Reader's Theater Script: Dolly Madison
WOMEN'S HISTORY: A BUNDLE of 10 READER'S THEATER SCRIPTS
By Gail Hennessey
Includes:
World War 2 Female Pilots(Members of WASP)
Revolutionary War Female Spies!
Civil War Female Soldiers
S.B. Anthony
Elizabeth Blackwell
Eleanor Roosevelt(“First Lady of the World”)
Amelia Earhart
Bessie Coleman
Sacagawea
Katherine Johnson
**Check out this bundle of TEN Reading Passages on famous women:**https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Women-in-History-Bundle-of-Ten-Reading-Passages-on-Women-in-History-4409979
Civics! Learn About Our Government: A Bundle of Resources!
By Gail Hennessey
TEACHING CIVICS:
A BUNDLE OF RESOURCES!
1. The Election Process(Webquest):Teaching citizenship? Students will learn about the election process including requirements to run for office, requirements to vote, the Succession Act, the Electoral College and more. There are 12 web questions, a Did You Know? fact section and comprehension questions. The Teacher Page includes extension activities, the keys and additional links. The Election Process
2. History of Inauguration Day(Webquest):
What is this event in the USA called an "Inauguration"? Taking the oath of office, a big parade and evening balls, Inauguration Day is a very busy day for the incoming President! There are 10 web questions, a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions and extension activities. This resource would be a great activity for around Inauguration Day to learn all about the history and festivities surrounding our country's inauguration procedures. It could be used as a Friday activity or when you are studying US Government and for Presidents' Weekend.Inauguration Day: A Webquest
3. What is This Word Called Impeachment?(A Webquest): You may have heard the word IMPEACHMENT being used in the news. Some people are talking about impeachment and the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump. What exactly is impeachment? In U.S. History, only two presidents have had charges of impeachment. Use this webquest to learn more about how the founding fathers determined the use of impeachment in the U.S. Constitution and the history of impeachment. There are 10 web questions on this topic(including the Order of Succession and the Checks and Balances between the three branches of government). There is also a short Did You Know? section and several comprehension questions. The Teacher Page includes the key and several extension activities, Impeachment: What is this Word? A Webquest
4.The Constitution: A Visit with James Madison,”Father of the Constitution”:Reader’s Theater Script: Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee series of plays, this Reader's Theater Script is on the "Father of the Constitution", James Madson(1751-1836), and his sharing with students the history of the writing of the Constitution. Madison who would become the 4th President of the United States(1809-1817)), played a very important role in the forming of our US Constitution. In addition to being a delegate, he introduced the first additions to the Constitution(amendments) which came to be known as the Bill of Rights. With 13 audience questioners, a Did You Know Section, comprehension questions, a Teacher Page with extension activities, key and additional links, students will learn about the writing of our important government document, the Constitution. The Constitution: A Visit with James Madison, "Father of the Constitution">
5. Presidents’ Day (Webquest):
President Andrew Johnson had a pet white mouse. President William McKinley had a pet parrot who was trained to whistle, "Yankee Doodle". President James Garfield was the first president to be left- handed AND could write with both hands(and different languages at the same time-Greek and Latin). George H W Bush liked eating pork rinds as a snack. President George Washington was a spelunker, a person that likes searching in caves. John F. Kennedy said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Use this presidential webquest to learn more about our presidents!Presidential Webquest">< /a>
6. Learn about White House(Webquest): Learn about the White House: Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities: The White House: A Webquest
Click on the links to see previews of each resource.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson-FREEBIE
By Gail Hennessey
In 2022, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history as the first African American female being confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. There have been 115 Supreme Court justices as of 2021! Justice Jackson becomes only the 6th woman to become a Supreme Court Justice. It is also the FIRST time there will be four women, out of the nine justices, on the Supreme Court!
FREEBIE..
Possible Resources of Interest:
Supreme Court: A Webquest: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Supreme-Court-A-Webquest-913089?st=7a003370e6e93ba0cc044c0ad33e00d7
Justice Sonia Sotomayor: A Reader’s Theater Script: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Sonia-Sotomayor-Supreme-Court-Justice-A-Readers-Theater-Script-6044779?st=7a003370e6e93ba0cc044c0ad33e00d7
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, A Reader’s Theater Script: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg-A-Supreme-Court-Justice-Readers-Theater-Script-6045122?st=7a003370e6e93ba0cc044c0ad33e00d7
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Mathew Brady: A Reader's Theater Script on the "Father of Photojournalism"(Play)
By Gail Hennessey
Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee series, Ms. Bie Ografee welcomes Mathew Brady to her talk show. Students will have fun acting out the parts of this informative play on the "Father of Photojournalism" and learning about his photography especially recording the events of the Civil War.
Whether you are studying the Civil War or just looking for a Reader's Theater Script on a famous person to use on a Friday, for a substitute or before a holiday, this play would be a great addition to your classroom!
The resource also includes a Did You Know? section of fun facts on the topic, comprehension questions, a Timeline activity on the Civil War and a Teachers Section with extension activities, additional links and the key.
Additional resources of Interest:
1. Civil War: An Internet Activity
On April 12th, 1861 the Civil War began.The long and bloody war that ended in 1865, took the lives of over 600,000 soldiers leaving more than 1,100,000 soldiers injured. Learn about the Civil War with this webquest. Each of the 11 questions have lots of information.I've also included a number of extension activities and resource links. The webquest comes with the key: Civil War: A Webquest
2. Civil War: Women Soldiers
It is estimated that approximately 400-700 WOMEN fought as soldiers during all the major battles of the Civil War.(1861-1865) Since females were not allowed to fight in battles at that time, those women that did become soldiers disguised themselves as men! This Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reader's Theater Script features Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, Sarah Emma Edmonds, Amy Clarke and Mary Galloway. Three of these women fought on the Union side during the Civil War and one fought for the Confederacy. Students will learn about these women soldiers and their contribution to the Civil War. The format is a talk show host with a studio audience who get to ask questions of the "guests". There is also a Did You Know? section of facts on the Civil War, Comprehension Questions and a teacher page with extension activities, additional links of interest and the key to the comprehension questions.Civil War: Women Soldiers. A Reader's Theater Script
3. Harriet Tubman: Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Harriet Tubman, ex-slave who became the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad, a Union Spy and women's suffrage advocate. The fun/informative play uses the format of Harriet Tubman being a guest on Ms. Bie Ografee's talk show and the studio audience asks questions about her life and contributions. Great for Black History Month in February or Women's History Month in March. Comprehension questions/extension activities, key: Harriet Tubman, A Reader's Theater Script
4. Abraham Lincoln: Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Abraham Lincoln. The fun/informative play uses the format of Abraham Lincoln being a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his life. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series: Abraham Lincoln, A Reader's Theater Script
Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice: A Reader's Theater Script
By Gail Hennessey
Learn about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic American and only the 3rd woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court. Students will also learn information about the Supreme Court.
A great resource for Women's History Month, a study of the Supreme Court, for Hispanic Heritage Month, a Friday activity or as a substitute lesson. Extension activities included. There are 9 Audience Questioners in this Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series of Reader's Theater Scripts.
Also of interest:
1. Learn about the Supreme Court and its history with this web quest:https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Supreme-Court-A-Webquest-913089
2. Learn about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with this Reader's Theater Script.https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg-A-Supreme-Court-Justice-Readers-Theater-Script-6045122
Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:
Vikings
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Visit with a Crusader
Visit with a Victim of the Black Death
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
George Washington Carver
Katherine Johnson
Tuskegee Airmen
Marian Anderson
Marie Curie
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Jane Goodall
Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon
Rachel Carson
Jacques Cousteau
Thomas Edison
Visit with a Pilgrim
Revolutionary War Female Spies
Revolutionary War Tory
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison, Father of the Constitution
Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman
Civil War Women Soldiers
Sacagaewa
Sequoyah
Lewis and Clark
Abraham Lincoln
California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er
Wright Brothers
A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage
WW 2: Women Pilots
Elizabeth Blackwell
Susan B. Anthony
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Louisa May Alcott
Edgar Allen Poe
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Johnny Appleseed
Visit with a Leprechaun
Visit with a Groundhog
To Tell the Truth Plays:
Hans Christian Andersen
Elizabeth Blackwell
Amelia Earhart
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Elizabeth Blackwell
First Lady Edith Wilson
First Lady Florence Harding
King Tut
First Lady Hillary Clinton
First Lady Michelle Obama
First Lady Abigail Adams
First Lady Martha Washington
First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln
First Lady Dolly Madison
First Lady Lady Bird Johnson
My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.
Thomas Edison(A Reader's Theater Script)Play/Biography/American Inventor
By Gail Hennessey
Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series.
Learn about Thomas Edison with this fun and informative Reader's Theater Script. There are 11 audience questioners asking questions of Ms. Bie Ografee's guest, Thomas Edison. There are comprehension questions, a Did You Know? section of fun facts about Edison, a teacher page with directions, extension activities, key and links to additional information.
Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:
Vikings
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Visit with a Crusader
Visit with a Victim of the Black Death
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
George Washington Carver
Katherine Johnson
Tuskegee Airmen
Marian Anderson
Marie Curie
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Jane Goodall
Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon
Rachel Carson
Jacques Cousteau
Thomas Edison
Visit with a Pilgrim
Revolutionary War Female Spies
Revolutionary War Tory
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison, Father of the Constitution
Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman
Civil War Women Soldiers
Sacagaewa
Sequoyah
Lewis and Clark
Abraham Lincoln
California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er
Wright Brothers
A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage
WW 2: Women Pilots
Elizabeth Blackwell
Susan B. Anthony
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Louisa May Alcott
Edgar Allen Poe
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Johnny Appleseed
Visit with a Leprechaun
Visit with a Groundhog
To Tell the Truth Plays:
Hans Christian Andersen
Elizabeth Blackwell
Amelia Earhart
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Elizabeth Blackwell
First Lady Edith Wilson
First Lady Florence Harding
King Tut
First Lady Hillary Clinton
First Lady Michelle Obama
First Lady Abigail Adams
First Lady Martha Washington
First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln
First Lady Dolly Madison
First Lady Lady Bird Johnson
My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Supreme Court Justice (Reader's Theater Script)Play
By Gail Hennessey
Learn about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, only the 2nd woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court. Students will also learn information about the Supreme Court.
A great resource for Women's History Month, a study of the Supreme Court, a Friday activity or as a substitute lesson. Extension activities included. There are 11 Audience Questioners in this Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series of Reader's Theater Scripts.
Also of interest:
1. Learn about the Supreme Court and its history with this web quest:https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Supreme-Court-A-Webquest-913089
2. Learn about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor with this Reader's Theater Script. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Sonia-Sotomayor-Supreme-Court-Justice-A-Readers-Theater-Script-6044779
Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:
Vikings
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Visit with a Crusader
Visit with a Victim of the Black Death
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
George Washington Carver
Katherine Johnson
Tuskegee Airmen
Marian Anderson
Marie Curie
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Jane Goodall
Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon
Rachel Carson
Jacques Cousteau
Thomas Edison
Visit with a Pilgrim
Revolutionary War Female Spies
Revolutionary War Tory
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison, Father of the Constitution
Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman
Civil War Women Soldiers
Sacagaewa
Sequoyah
Lewis and Clark
Abraham Lincoln
California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er
Wright Brothers
A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage
WW 2: Women Pilots
Elizabeth Blackwell
Susan B. Anthony
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Louisa May Alcott
Edgar Allen Poe
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Johnny Appleseed
Visit with a Leprechaun
Visit with a Groundhog
To Tell the Truth Plays:
Hans Christian Andersen
Elizabeth Blackwell
Amelia Earhart
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Elizabeth Blackwell
First Lady Edith Wilson
First Lady Florence Harding
King Tut
First Lady Hillary Clinton
First Lady Michelle Obama
First Lady Abigail Adams
First Lady Martha Washington
First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln
First Lady Dolly Madison
First Lady Lady Bird Johnson
My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.
Eleanor Roosevelt: A Biographical Play(To Tell the Truth Play) Script/Biography
By Gail Hennessey
Need a quick fun Friday(or day before a vacation activity)? Teaching American History and want to introduce your students to Eleanor Roosevelt? Try this fun and information play based on the Mark Goodson Production To Tell the Truth Game Show. To Tell the Truth was a popular television show which has returned with host Anthony Anderson(of Blackish). Three guests all claim to be the real guest being interviewed by a panel. The real guest must tell the truth where the other imposters do not have to do so. Kids must be "truth detectives" to determine just who is the REAL Eleanor Roosevelt.
Students in grades 4-9 will have fun acting out their parts and learning some interesting facts about First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Discuss questions and activities are also included.
Other resources you may find of interest:
1. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities.White House, A Webquest
2. Do your female students ask why more women aren't mentioned in history books.Each web question contains lots of informational text on 10 women who have made contributions to our world. Elizabeth Blackwell,Clara Barton,Amelia Earhart,Susan B Anthony,Sally Ride,Rosa Parks,Jane Goodall,Eleanor Roosevelt,Marie Curie and Sacagwea.Extension links/activities,key.Skills:reading for information/ research/computer skills. Women's History Month, A Webquest
3. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. For grades 4 and up. First Ladies of the United States, A Webquest
Resources of Interest:
1. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Michelle Obama https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Michelle-Obama-First-LadyReaders-Readers-ScripA-to-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595945
2. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Hillary Clinton https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Hillary-ClintonReaders-Theater-Script-613549
3. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Martha Washington https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Martha-Washington-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-404782
4. Reader’s Theater Script: Mary Todd Lincoln https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Mary-Todd-LincolnBiographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-597164
5. Reader’s Theater Script: Eleanor Roosevelt https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Eleanor-Roosevelt-A-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-590590
6. Reader’s Theater Script: Lady Bird Johnson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Lady-Bird-JohnsonBiographical-Play-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595238
7. Reader’s Theater Script: Dolly Madison. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Dolly-Madison-Biographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601346
8. Reader’s Theater Script: Edith Wilson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Edith-Wilson-First-Lady-2414630
9. Reader’s Theater Script: Abigail Adams https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Abigail-Adams-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601363
10. Reader’s Theater Script: Florence Harding:
Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:
Vikings
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Visit with a Crusader
Visit with a Victim of the Black Death
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
George Washington Carver
Katherine Johnson
Tuskegee Airmen
Marian Anderson
Marie Curie
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Jane Goodall
Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon
Rachel Carson
Jacques Cousteau
Thomas Edison
Visit with a Pilgrim
Revolutionary War Female Spies
Revolutionary War Tory
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison, Father of the Constitution
Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman
Civil War Women Soldiers
Sacagaewa
Sequoyah
Lewis and Clark
Abraham Lincoln
California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er
Wright Brothers
A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage
WW 2: Women Pilots
Elizabeth Blackwell
Susan B. Anthony
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Louisa May Alcott
Edgar Allen Poe
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Johnny Appleseed
Visit with a Leprechaun
Visit with a Groundhog
To Tell the Truth Plays:
Hans Christian Andersen
Elizabeth Blackwell
Amelia Earhart
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Elizabeth Blackwell
First Lady Edith Wilson
First Lady Florence Harding
King Tut
First Lady Hillary Clinton
First Lady Michelle Obama
First Lady Abigail Adams
First Lady Martha Washington
First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln
First Lady Dolly Madison
First Lady Lady Bird Johnson
My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.
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Presidential Facts To Challenge Your Students
By Gail Hennessey
Do YOU Know Your Presidents is a series of three challenges. Each challenge worksheet has 25 questions(with 3 choices). The first challenge is the easiest with the third, the hardest.
There is also a Presidential Did You Know? Page.
Kids can do one or all the challenges to learn interesting facts about U.S. Presidents. The teacher page includes several extension activities and the key.
Lewis and Clark:Go on the Expedition( A Webquest/Extension Activities)
By Gail Hennessey
On February 28, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson got approval by the Congress for an expedition to explore the lands of the Louisiana Purchase. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and about 31 other men began the journey. Originally given $2500, the final cost of this trip came to around $38,000. Learn about the Lewis and Clark expedition with this fun and informative webquest. I have also included several extension activites/resources.
1.Learn about Sacagawea with this Reader's Theater Script. Sacagawea is a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about her life and contributions to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. There are 10 questioners, a Did You Know? fun fact section, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, the key and additional links.
Sacagawea, A Reader's Theater Script
2. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series of plays, Lewis Meriwether and William Clark are guests on Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show. They share information about their expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory. There is a Did You Know? section of fun facts, reading comprehension questions and a teacher section with lots of extension activities, links and the key.Lewis and Clark, A Reader's Theater Script
You may also find these resources for American History of interest:
1. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities.White House, A Webquest
2. Learn about U.S. Landmarks with this fun/informative web quest. There are 12 web questions and extension activities. US Landmarks, A Webquest
3. Learn about the Mayflower and the Pilgrims with this informative web quest!There are ten informative text web quests,extension activities,fun facts. Skills include:reading for information and using research/computer skills. Mayflower and Pilgrim Webquest
4. Did you know that people actually thought that the airplane would have no real purpose? Less than 10 people showed up for the Wright Brothers attempt to make history on that December 17, 1903, morning. Using this webquest students will learn about the Wright Brothers and their first flight. Extension activities,additional links and key are included.
5. Try this informative web quest on the Civil War.I've also included a number of extension activities and resource links.Civil War, A Webquest
6. Wish to to practice oral reading fluency in Language Arts and want a biographical play?Try this fun and information play based on the To Tell the Truth Game Show. Students in grades 4-up will have fun acting out their parts and learning interesting facts about Amelia Earhart. Comprehension/discussion questions/ extension activities and links,too. Amelia Earhart, A Reader's Theater Script
7. Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Bessie Coleman. Bessie was the first African American female pilot in the U.S. A. AND the first AMERICAN to receive an international pilot's license! Great for Black History Month in February or Women's History Month in March. Comprehension questions/extension activities, key. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series.Bessie Coleman, A Reader's Theater Script
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Impeachment: What is this Word Called Impeachment? A Webquest
By Gail Hennessey
PLEASE note, you may need to open this document with something like Adobe reader.
What exactly is impeachment? In U.S. History, only three presidents have been impeached. Those presidents were Andrew Johnson,Bill Clinton and Donald Trump(twice). Neither were convicted during a trial and finished out their terms of office. President, Richard Nixon, was going to be impeached but he resigned, pressured by members of his own Republican party, before he was impeached.
Use this webquest to introduce students to the issue of impeachment, how the founding fathers determined the use of impeachment in the U.S. Constitution and the history of impeachment.
There are 11 web questions on this topic(including the Order of Succession and the Checks and Balances between the three branches of government). There is also a short Did You Know? section and several comprehension questions. The Teacher Page includes the key and several extension activities.
Other resources you may find of interest:
1. Learn more about the Election Process with this web quest: The Election Process, A Webquest Students will learn about the election process including requirements to run for office, requirements to vote, the Succession Act, the Electoral College and more. There are 12 web questions, a Did You Know? fact section and comprehension questions.
2. Learn more about Presidents with this web quest.
Did You know that President John Quincy Adams had an alligator? Martin Van Buren had two tiger cubs and President McKinley's pet parrot could whistle, "Yankee Doodle". Did you know that President Franklin D. Roosevelt served HOT DOGS to the King of England? Did you know that President Garfield could write with both his right and left hand at the SAME time? Presidential Webquest/Extension Activities: ,Presidential Trivia,A Webquest
3. Do YOU Know Your Presidents is a series of three challenges. Each challenge worksheet has 25 questions(with 3 choices). The first challenge is the easiest with the third, the hardest.
There is also a Presidential Did You Know? Presidential Quiz Challenges
4. Learn about the White House: Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities**Learn about the White House**
5. Constitution Day is September 17th each year(except for 2017) when the day falls on a Sunday and will be celebrated on September 18th. This play would be a great addition to your lessons about the U.S. Constitution.
Part of my Ms. Bie Ografe series of plays, this Reader's Theater Script is on the "Father of the Constitution", James Madson(1751-1836), and his sharing with students the history of the writing of the Constitution. Madison who would become the 4th President of the United States(1809-1817)), played a very important role in the forming of our US Constitution. In addition to being a delegate, he introduced the first additions to the Constitution(amendments) which came to be known as the Bill of Rights. With 13 audience questioners, a Did You Know Section, comprehension questions, a Teacher Page with extension activities, key and additional links, students will learn about the writing of our important government document, the Constitution.
Constitution(James Madison,"Father of the Constitution", A Reader's Theater Script
Amelia Earhart:Biographical Play(To Tell the Truth Play)
By Gail Hennessey
Need a quick fun Friday(or day before a vacation activity)? Try this fun and information play based on the Mark Goodson Production To Tell the Truth Game Show. To Tell the Truth was a popular television show which has returned with host Anthony Anderson(of Blackish). Three guests all claim to be the real guest being interviewed by a panel. The real guest must tell the truth where the other imposters do not have to do so. Kids must be "truth detectives" to determine just who is the REAL Amelia Earhart.
Students in grades 4-9 will have fun acting out their parts and learning some interesting facts about Amelia Earhart. Comprehension questions, discussion questions and extension activities and links are also listed.
Other resources you may find of interest:
1. Did you know that people actually thought that the airplane would have no real purpose? Less than 10 people showed up for the Wright Brothers attempt to make history.Using this webquest students will learn about the Wright Brothers and their first flight. Extension activities,additional links and key. Skills include:reading for information and using research/computer skills.
Wright Brothers and the Airplane: A Webquest
2.Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Bessie Coleman. Bessie was the first African American female pilot in the U.S. A. AND the first AMERICAN to receive an international pilot's license! Great for Black History Month in February or Women's History Month in March. Comprehension questions/extension activities, key. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series. Bessie Coleman, Aviator: A Reader's Theater Script
3. Aida de Acosta did something really amazing in 1903. She became the very first woman to fly a powered aircraft all by herself. In fact, Aida, piloted the dirigible six months before the Wright Brothers would make their historic flight. Even more amazing, she kept what she had done a secret for almost thirty years!
The reading passage includes Did You Know? fun facts, comprehension questions and a teacher page with extension activities.
Great for Women's History Month, during a unit on aviation or as a Friday activity.
COULD YOU KEEP SUCH AN AMAZING SECRET FOR 29 YEARS?Aida de Acosta
4. Tuskegee Airmen, a Reader's Theater Script: Learn about the Tuskegee Airmen with this play. The format is a Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series where the studio audience asks questions of Charles A. Anderson, one of the Tuskegee Airman. Audience members ask questions of the guest.
Included are Did You Know? facts, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, links and the key.https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Tuskegee-Airmen-A-Readers-Theater-ScriptA-Visit-with-1926283?st=5c13a3b3ec930b8239d9d69f5995f260
Abraham Lincoln: A Reader's Theater Script
By Gail Hennessey
Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Abraham Lincoln. The fun/informative play uses the format of Abraham Lincoln being a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his life. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series.
You may also like the following:
1. Webquest on Abraham Lincoln:
Learn about Abe Lincoln with this informative web quest! President Lincoln started our national Thanksgiving holiday. Did you know that Abraham Lincoln didn't like the name Abe and even his wife called him, Lincoln?Skills include:reading for information and using research/computer skills. Extension activities for Language Arts included, too! Abraham Lincoln, A Webquest
2. White House web quest:Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities. Learn about the White House, A Webquest
3. Presidential Webquest: Did You know that President John Quincy Adams had an alligator? Martin Van Buren had two tiger cubs and President McKinley's pet parrot could whistle, "Yankee Doodle". Did you know that President Franklin D. Roosevelt served HOT DOGS to the King of England? Did you know that President Garfield could write with both his right and left hand at the SAME time? Presidential Webquest/Extension Activities: Presidents: A Webquest
4. Reader's Theater Script on Mary Todd Lincoln: Need a quick Friday(or day before a vacation)activity?Teaching American History?Want to to practice oral reading fluency in Language Arts and need a biographical play?Try this fun/information Mary Todd Lincoln play based on the To Tell the Truth Game Show.Grades 4 and up. Comprehension questions,discussion questions,activities as well as links for more information are also included: Mary Todd Lincoln, A Reader's Theater Script
5. Civil War Webquest: On April 12th, 1861 the Civil War began.The long and bloody war that ended in 1865, took the lives of over 600,000 soldiers leaving more than 1,100,000 soldiers injured. Learn about the Civil War with this webquest. Each of the 11 questions have lots of information.I've also included a number of extension activities and resource links. Civil War, A Webquest
Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:
Vikings
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Visit with a Crusader
Visit with a Victim of the Black Death
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
George Washington Carver
Katherine Johnson
Tuskegee Airmen
Marian Anderson
Marie Curie
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Jane Goodall
Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon
Rachel Carson
Jacques Cousteau
Thomas Edison
Visit with a Pilgrim
Revolutionary War Female Spies
Revolutionary War Tory
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison, Father of the Constitution
Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman
Civil War Women Soldiers
Sacagaewa
Sequoyah
Lewis and Clark
Abraham Lincoln
California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er
Wright Brothers
A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage
WW 2: Women Pilots
Elizabeth Blackwell
Susan B. Anthony
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Louisa May Alcott
Edgar Allen Poe
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Johnny Appleseed
Visit with a Leprechaun
Visit with a Groundhog
To Tell the Truth Plays:
Hans Christian Andersen
Elizabeth Blackwell
Amelia Earhart
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Elizabeth Blackwell
First Lady Edith Wilson
First Lady Florence Harding
King Tut
First Lady Hillary Clinton
First Lady Michelle Obama
First Lady Abigail Adams
First Lady Martha Washington
First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln
First Lady Dolly Madison
First Lady Lady Bird Johnson
My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.
By Gail Hennessey
Oyez, Oyez...Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The first Monday in October is the beginning of the new term of the Supreme Court. This web quest will introduce students to the Supreme Court. There are 13 web questions, a Did You Know? section and comprehension questions. Additionally, there are several extension activities and additional links as well as the key. *** Added a question about the newest SC Justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Additional Resources:
1. Reader's Theater Script on Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Sonia-Sotomayor-Supreme-Court-Justice-A-Readers-Theater-Script-6044779
2. Reader's Theater Script on Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg-A-Supreme-Court-Justice-Readers-Theater-Script-6045122
FREEBIE on the newest SC Justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Supreme-Court-Justice-Ketanji-Brown-Jackson-FREEBIE-7957540
Civil War: Women Soldiers!(A Reader's Theater Script)Play/Biography
By Gail Hennessey
This resource has been revised for the TeachShare guidelines on slavery, civil rights and warfare.
It is estimated that approximately 400-700 WOMEN fought as soldiers during all the major battles of the Civil War.(1861-1865) Since females were not allowed to fight in battles at that time, those women that did become soldiers disguised themselves as men! This Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reader’s Theater Script has three historians share information on this topic. Actual females who fought in the Civil War included Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, Sarah Emma Edmonds, Amy Clarke and Mary Galloway. they are mentioned in the play.The format is a talk show host with a studio audience who get to ask questions of the “guests”. There is also a Did You Know? section of facts on the Civil War, Comprehension Questions and a teacher page with extension activities, additional links of interest and the key to the comprehension questions.
Similar Resources of Interest:
Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:
Vikings
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Visit with a Crusader
Visit with a Victim of the Black Death
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
George Washington Carver
Katherine Johnson
Tuskegee Airmen
Marian Anderson
Marie Curie
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Jane Goodall
Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon
Rachel Carson
Jacques Cousteau
Thomas Edison
Visit with a Pilgrim
Revolutionary War Female Spies
Revolutionary War Tory
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison, Father of the Constitution
Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman
Civil War Women Soldiers
Sacagaewa
Sequoyah
Lewis and Clark
Abraham Lincoln
California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er
Wright Brothers
A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage
WW 2: Women Pilots
Elizabeth Blackwell
Susan B. Anthony
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Louisa May Alcott
Edgar Allen Poe
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Johnny Appleseed
Visit with a Leprechaun
Visit with a Groundhog
To Tell the Truth Plays:
Hans Christian Andersen
Elizabeth Blackwell
Amelia Earhart
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Elizabeth Blackwell
First Lady Edith Wilson
First Lady Florence Harding
King Tut
First Lady Hillary Clinton
First Lady Michelle Obama
First Lady Abigail Adams
First Lady Martha Washington
First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln
First Lady Dolly Madison
First Lady Lady Bird Johnson
My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.
World War 2: Female Pilots(Members of the WASP): A Reader's Theater Script(Play)
By Gail Hennessey
During WW2, it was very unusual for a woman to be a pilot. When there was a shortage of male pilots due to their being needed in combat, an experimental project was begun where female pilots would be used by the military(although they weren't part of the military) to assist with ferrying aircrafts from the manufacturers to military bases. Female pilots, WomenAir Force Service Pilots,(WASP) also would test repaired planes to see if they were SAFE for male pilots to fly. They also were asked to help train soldiers by towing targets behind their airplane for the soldiers to shoot at(with REAL ammunition). Out of the 1074 WASP, 38 would die(11 in training missions). After the war, these heroic women were basically forgotten. In fact, what they did was classified. They could not call themselves "veterans", nor did they qualify for any military benefits. This wouldn't change until 1977. This play covers what it was like for a female member of the WASP and how their contributions were ignored but eventually honored for all that they did during World War 2.
Great for Women's History Month, study on World War 2 or for a substitute or day before a holiday when you wish to introduce kids to some areas of history in our country.
This Reader's Theater Script using a compilation of women to create Mildred Wallingford, a member of the WASP. Real members are also mentioned throughout the reading.
Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series, students learn about this important contribution to the war effort as a "studio audience" asks questions of Ms. Bie Ografee's guest. A Did You Know? fun facts, comprehension questions, links to additional information, a teacher page with extension activities and the key are also included.
Other Resources of Possible Interest:
Women’s History Month: Women’s History month is celebrated each March. There are many women who have made contributions which have shaped our world. This webquest with 12 web quests and extension activities be done at any time during the year.Each web question contains information on the women highlighted. Extension links/activities are included as is the key. Here are the highlighted women in this web quest: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Womens-History-Month-A-Webquest-501023
Women who fought in Civil War: It is estimated that approximately 400-700 WOMEN fought as soldiers during all the major battles of the Civil War.(1861-1865) Since females were not allowed to fight in battles at that time, those women that did become soldiers disguised themselves as men! This Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reader's Theater Script features Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, Sarah Emma Edmonds, Amy Clarke and Mary Galloway. Three of these women fought on the Union side during the Civil War and one fought for the Confederacy. Students will learn about these women soldiers and their contribution to the Civil War. The format is a talk show host with a studio audience who get to ask questions of the "guests". There is also a Did You Know? section of facts on the Civil War, Comprehension Questions and a teacher page with extension activities, additional links of interest and the key to the comprehension questions: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Civil-War-Women-Soldiers-A-Readers-Theater-Script-4153386
3. Susan B. Anthony: Nicknamed “the Moses of Her Sex”, Susan B. Anthony was a civil rights leader involved with the antislavery movement and the women’s rights and suffrage movement. She caused quite a commotion when, in 1872, she tried to do something most unusual for a woman. She attempted to vote in a presidential election: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Susan-B-Anthony-A-Readers-Theater-ScriptWomens-History-Month-2304130
4. Elizabeth Blackwell: Today, there are many women in the medical profession but Elizabeth was the very first woman doctor in not just the United States, but in England, too! It wasn’t easy becoming the first woman to get her degree in medicine. Still Elizabeth didn’t give up and worked even harder to change the opinions of people who thought she could never become a doctor. This fun/informative play uses the format of Blackwell being a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about her life. Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series.Includes: Comprehension/Did You Know?section extension activities/links/key. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Elizabeth-Blackwell-A-Readers-Theater-Script-2369216
5. Learn about Katherine Johnson, a physicist, space scientist and mathematician, who played a very important role with NASA’s early space missions. The movie Hidden Figures highlights the role of NASA's "computers" such as Katherine Johnson and their contributions. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series of Reader's Theater Scripts, there are comprehension questions, a Did You Know? section, a Teacher page with extensions/links and key. A great STEM biography! https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Katherine-Johnson-ScientistThe-Computer-that-Wore-SkirtsPlay-2961216
6. A Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reader's Theater Script.Use this informational and fun script for students to learn about Marie Curie, the Polish scientist who was a pioneer in the area of radioactivity. *Students will find some of the uses of radioactive materials in the 1920s most interesting(as did I). Radium was placed in toothpaste to make teeth whiter, it was placed in shampoo, face creams, even chocolate! Even Marie and Pierre kept a glass jar with radium salt on their night stand because they were fascinated by its glow. People didn't realize the harmfulness of radioactivity. A "studio" audience asks questions of Ms. Bie Ografee's guest, Marie Curie. There are comprehension questions, a Did You Know? section, a Teacher Page with extension activities, key and additional links: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Marie-Curie-Scientist-A-Readers-Theater-Script-2494460
7. A Biologist and marine zoologist, **Rachel Carson’**s books shared her love of nature, especially the ocean and its inhabitants. Her book, Silent Spring, sparked concern in how chemical pesticides were harming our environment. Carson helped to start the environmental movement in our country, which led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This Reader's Theater Script could be used as a STEM biography any time of year or especially during the time of Earth Day: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Rachel-Carson-A-Readers-Theater-Script-3071478
8. Using Primary Sources in the Classroom. A DBQ activity uses primary sources. Sources can include diaries, posters, music, news articles from the time, anything written by those who participated in or witnessed an event in history. Students review the given documents and use many cognitive skills in processing what they see and read. After gathering information using the documents, students develop an essay answering a question, in this case, “Describe Life on the Homefront During World War 2”, citing several of the documents reviewed. A teacher page includes the Key and suggestions for a rubric to grade this Primary Source( DBQ activity): https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/DBQDocument-Based-QuestionActivityLife-on-the-Homefront-During-WW2-1127932
Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:
Vikings
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Visit with a Crusader
Visit with a Victim of the Black Death
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
George Washington Carver
Katherine Johnson
Tuskegee Airmen
Marian Anderson
Marie Curie
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Jane Goodall
Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon
Rachel Carson
Jacques Cousteau
Thomas Edison
Visit with a Pilgrim
Revolutionary War Female Spies
Revolutionary War Tory
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison, Father of the Constitution
Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman
Civil War Women Soldiers
Sacagaewa
Sequoyah
Lewis and Clark
Abraham Lincoln
California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er
Wright Brothers
A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage
WW 2: Women Pilots
Elizabeth Blackwell
Susan B. Anthony
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Louisa May Alcott
Edgar Allen Poe
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Johnny Appleseed
Visit with a Leprechaun
Visit with a Groundhog
To Tell the Truth Plays:
Hans Christian Andersen
Elizabeth Blackwell
Amelia Earhart
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Elizabeth Blackwell
First Lady Edith Wilson
First Lady Florence Harding
King Tut
First Lady Hillary Clinton
First Lady Michelle Obama
First Lady Abigail Adams
First Lady Martha Washington
First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln
First Lady Dolly Madison
First Lady Lady Bird Johnson
My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.
DBQ:Life on the Home Front During WW2
By Gail Hennessey
Using Primary Sources in the Classroom. A DBQ activity uses primary sources. Sources can include diaries,posters, music, news articles from the time, anything written by those who participated in or witnessed an event in history. Students review the given documents and use many cognitive skills in processing what they see and read. After gathering information using the documents, students develop an essay answering a question, in this case, “Describe Life on the Home Front During World War 2”, citing several of the documents reviewed.
A teacher page includes the Key and suggestions for a rubric to grade this Primary Source( DBQ activity).
If a teacher wishes to use the activity as a web quest, suggestions are also given.
Grades 5 and up
Check out my other DBQ Activity: Life of a Japanese- American Child living in an Internment Camp during WW2:Life of a Japanese-American Child living in an Internment Camp during WW2
Also of Possible Interest:
During WW2, it was very unusual for a woman to be a pilot. When there was a shortage of male pilots due to their being needed in combat, an experimental project was begun where female pilots would be used by the military(although they weren't part of the military) to assist with ferrying aircrafts from the manufacturers to military bases. Female pilots, WomenAir Force Service Pilots,(WASP) also would test repaired planes to see if they were SAFE for male pilots to fly. They also were asked to help train soldiers by towing targets behind their airplane for the soldiers to shoot at(with REAL ammunition). Out of the 1074 WASP, 38 would die(11 in training missions). After the war, these heroic women were basically forgotten. In fact, what they did was classified. They could not call themselves "veterans", nor did they qualify for any military benefits. This wouldn't change until 1977. This play covers what it was like for a female member of the WASP and how their contributions were ignored but eventually honored for all that they did during World War 2.
Great for Women's History Month, study on World War 2 or for a substitute or day before a holiday when you wish to introduce kids to some areas of history in our country.
This Reader's Theater Script using a compilation of women to create Mildred Wallingford, a member of the WASP. Real members are also mentioned throughout the reading.
Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series, students learn about this important contribution to the war effort as a "studio audience" asks questions of Ms. Bie Ografee's guest. A Did You Know? fun facts, comprehension questions, links to additional information, a teacher page with extension activities and the key are also included. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/World-War-2-Female-PilotsMembers-of-the-WASP-A-Readers-Theater-Script-43782