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 way she overcame the obstacles in her life.

Concepts

helen keller, deafness, reading comprehension, alexander graham bell, braille, sign language

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Pair with your unit on important figures in history, people who have overcome obstacles, or on Helen Keller herself
• Have youngsters create a similar project for other people they admire in their lives

Classroom Considerations

• Obtain copies of the picture book for your class; either one for each learner, or one to project onto a visual presenter 

Pros

• Provides additional materials and links for extension about Braille and sign language
• Comes with important vocabulary words and discussion questions

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.K.3 RL.1.3 RL.2.3 RL.3.3