Ben franklins inventions reading street first grade

This post is part of the Early American History series. For a suggested class schedule, an overview of the entire course, and links to more lesson plans, please see the introductory post.

In this lesson you will continue to teach your students about life in the 13 colonies, including the contributions of Benjamin Franklin.

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Suggested General Resources

Additional Items Recommended For This Lesson

• Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta
• Penny for each child
• White glue
• One 8-3/4” x 5-3/4” cardboard rectangle per child (thin cardboard such as from a cereal box)
• One 8-3/4” x 5-3/4” rectangle of patterned paper per child (optional)
• Five sheets of 8-1/2” x 11” copy paper, cut in half, per child
• Stapler
• 10″ length of ribbon per child (optional)
• Recipe Ingredient