Inspiring Inventors {FREEBIE}

The countdown for Spring Break has definitely been on for awhile now! We are down to 3 days...and counting of course. I know I'm *jinxing* myself even saying this, but my kiddos have been gosh.darn.good these past 2 weeks. I guess they aren't as anxious as I am?? I plan on doing lots of relaxing while I'm off so I'm already planning for when we come back.

Our story from our basal reader covers an illustrated non-fiction version of Ben Franklin, so I thought what better time to talk about inventions and inventors than now! I figured covering 3 basic BIG-time inventors would spark their interest.

I created this {FREEBIE} packet to go along with my lessons.

 

It includes a graphic organizer (circle thinking map) and a 3 Facts and a Fib sheet to go along with each inventor.

I have done 3 Facts and a Fib for MLK, President's Day, and now Inventors. If you've never heard of it, your students just write 3 facts and then come up with 1 fib about the person. Of course, I have a group of sillies and they like to come up with CRA-ZZZ fibs. For example: "Abraham Lincoln died being attacked by a dinosaur."  This is their time to use their creative little minds!

 

If your school, or you, have a subscription to Brainpop, they have a short video for each inventor on their website:

Thomas Edison

Ben Franklin

Alexander Graham Bell

If you click on the pictures above, they will take you straight to my TpT store where you can download this Inspiring Inventors unit for FREE! Enjoy friends : )