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Printables
Scholastic

Helen Keller: An Inspiring Life (Biography Mini-Book)

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Inspire young readers with this printable biography of Helen Keller. Including a timeline, glossary, and realistic illustrations with supporting captions, this is a great resource for not only teaching children about this amazing...
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Museum of Disability

A Picture Book of Helen Keller

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Teach your class about Helen Keller and her accomplishments with a reading comprehension lesson based on A Picture Book of Helen Keller by David A. Adler. As individuals read, they answer discussion questions about Helen Keller and the...
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Helen Keller Language Arts Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st Standards
The story of Helen Keller is compelling because it shows readers that a person can overcome almost any obstacle. A picture book describing Helen's life is used to address several language standards, such as using key details, identifying...
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K12 Reader

Evaluating Text: Helen Keller's "My Life"

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Readers are asked to evaluate Helen Keller's claim, and the evidence she uses to support her argument, that it is more difficult for hearing impaired children to learn to talk with others.
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Harper Collins

Amazing Women

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Helen Keller became a teacher after her experience with Anne Sullivan, demonstrating to the world how valuable a dedicated mentor and determined spirit can be when overcoming adversity. Middle schoolers learn more about the influential...
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Introduce Vocabulary: A Picture Book of Helen Keller (Adler)

For Teachers K - 3rd
The story of Helen Keller is a fascinating one for young scholars; use it to practice reading comprehension and new vocabulary as learners listen to you read David Adler's picture book (hint: this strategy can be applied to any book)....
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Reading: A Speech by Helen Keller

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Helen Keller worksheet, students read a speech that was delivered by Helen Keller in 1925. Students answer 8 true and false comprehension questions.
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Helen Keller- Book Marks

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students learn about the life of Helen Keller. In this cultural and disability awareness instructional activity, students read a biography about Helen Keller and discuss the differences in her life and theirs. Students discuss which...
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Writing a Biography - Helen Keller

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate inspirational figures by researching Helen Keller.  In this biography lesson plan, students utilize the Internet to take notes about the life of Helen Keller.  Young scholars complete a biography question...
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Special Traits: Alabama quarter reverse

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Who knew a state quarter could say so much? Alabama's quarter is embossed with an image of Helen Keller, pupils will use this image to think about what the phrase "Spirit of courage" means. They will use a graphic organizer to...
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Disability in the Media Lesson Plan: Braille

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students determine the workings of the Braille alphabet and how people with visual impairments learn how to use it. In this Braille instructional activity, students study the associated vocabulary, read about Helen Keller, and complete...
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Helen Keller

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Helen Keller worksheet, students read about the life of the activist, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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Helen Keller: An Amazing Woman

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension activity, students read a true story about Helen Keller. Students fill in the 8 blanks in the story with the correct word from the word bank.
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Writing
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Interpreting a Quote by Helen Keller

For Students 5th - 9th
In this quote interpretation worksheet, students read a quote by Helen Keller that is show at the top of the page along with her picture. They write an essay explaining the meaning of the quote.
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EngageNY

Developing Reading Fluency: Beginning the End of Unit 2 Assessment

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders continue to develop their reading fluency in preparation for their assessment in the tenth lesson plan of this unit. Young readers are provided with a short passage on Helen Keller, which they use while working in pairs...
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Darkness- Chapter 1 --Helen Keller

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, students answer 9 comprehension questions pertaining to Chapter 1 of Helen Keller. The first few words of each answer are provided to help students respond in a complete sentence.
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Peace- Chapter 10 Helen Keller

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, students answer 9 comprehension questions about Chapter 10, "Peace." There is no book title listed here but this appears to pertain to Helen Keller.
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Helen Keller W-A-T-E-R Chapter 3

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, students answer 9 comprehension questions about Chapter 3 of Helen Keller. Students answer the questions in complete sentences.
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College- Chapter 6 (Helen Keller)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, students answer 9 comprehension questions about Chapter 6 "College." There is no book title on the page but these questions appear to be about Helen Keller.
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Lesson Plan
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I Can Be Whomever I Wish

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Famous people who have overcome obstacles are the focus of this language arts and social studies lesson. Pupils are introduced to the concept that they have the ability to overcome obstacles in life. They read selections embedded in the...
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Sentence Structure: Hellen Keller Biography

For Students 4th - 7th
Readers identify sentence structure -- simple, compound, complex, compound-complex -- in 10 examples based on Helen Keller's life story.
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Education World

Every Day Edit - Anne Sullivan

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller's teacher. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
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Helen Keller The Stranger- Chapter 2

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, students answer 9 comprehension questions about Chapter 2, "The Stranger" from the book Helen Keller.
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A New Career- Chapter 7 (Helen Keller)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this reading worksheet, students answer 8 comprehension questions about Chapter 7- "New Career." Although the book title is not on the page, this appears to be from Helen Keller.