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Learning the Printing Trade Lesson PlanLearning the Printing Trade Lesson Plan
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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary
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Learning the Printing Trade

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Students explore U.S. History by reading biographical text in class. In this Benjamin Franklin instructional activity, students read about the famous American's first job and the transition he underwent from printing to politics. Students define instructional activity vocabulary terms and create their own potato stamps.

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benjamin franklin, the printing press, alphabetizing, simple sentences, spelling

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benjamin franklin, biographical text, printing activity, english language arts
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Grade
K - 2nd
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English Language Arts
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2 hrs
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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