Benjamin Franklinstein Lives

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This 44-page Kids' Wings unit and 53-slide Jeopardy-type game for Benjamin Franklinstein Lives will enrich and extend your reading of this hysterical historical fiction novel. History and science figures into the fun as Benjamin Franklin awakes from being in suspended animation for over 200 years. We think that the real Ben Franklin would love this book!

The Activity Guide Contains:

For the Teacher: Building Background
How a Battery Works/How to Make a Potato Battery
Researching Benjamin Franklin
Group Activity with The Quotes of Benjamin Franklin
Discussion Cards
Anticipation Guide
Two-Page Readers’ Theater Introduction
Where in the USA is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
Vocabulary Lists and Activities
Making Connections: Prewrite Prompts for each Chapter PLUS Predict/Read/Confirm Chapter Questions
Getting Started: Prologue and Chapter 1
The Diagrams: Pages 1-24
The Tenant, Visualizing Chapters 3-5
The Diagrams: Pages 32-65
Crossing Fiction and Science Crossword Puzzle for Chapters 6-7
Multiple Choice Comprehension Activity Pages
Activities for Visualizing Chapters
Dramatization of Chapter 10
What's Science and What's Fiction in Science Fiction?
Franklinstein Math
Multiple Choice Summaries
The Secret Code Puzzle
Comic Book Summary
Discussion and Writing Prompts for Chapter 20 and Epilogue
Answer Pages
Plus, a BONUS Interactive Jeopardy-type Game