Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Helen Keller Chapter 10 and Final Activities


Helen Keller Chapter 10 and Final Activities

Chapter Summary- 
After graduating from Radcliffe College, Helen begins to do all she can to help other blind and deaf people. She writes papers and gives speeches. On October 19, 1936 Anne Sullivan Dies. This is Helen' s biggest loss. Helen continues to travel and tell her story all over the world. She lives to be 87 years old and dies on June 1st, 1968.

What we will cover in this Chapter:
Language Arts- Review Questions
History- World War Two

Langue Arts- Completing review questions
The kids completed a review worksheet about Chapter 10.

History- World War Two
This chapter mentions  World War 2 so it was a great opportunity to talk about it with the kids.I had the kids watch a war movie. War horse is about World War 1 but it is age appropriate and it tells about wartime.  They also completed a worksheet about the World War 2 which i purchased from teacherpayteachers.com  Lily and Aj watched a video of their great grandfather who was a war hero. He was is a paratrooper who Jumped out of a plane on D Day. Their are many videos and story's about his platoon.  The kids  read a book about World War 2. They also explored an old World War 2 fort in New Hampshire. 


Watching War Horse




Worksheet about World War 2


Kids learning about their Great Grandfather 





Picture of the kids Great Grandfather



Exploring Fort Dearborn, Portsmouth Harbor NH 
This property was used during World War 2. Today it is a great hiking and picnicking spot. 























Thanks for reading about all the activities we completed while reading Helen Keller. The kids enjoyed reading about her. 

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