american heroes we all need a hero sometimes!. what it can be… any u.s. president any american...
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American HeroesAmerican Heroes
We all need a hero sometimes!
We all need a hero sometimes!
What it can be…What it can be…
Any U.S. President Any American who had a major
impact on the world Someone you are really interested
in learning about Someone that has information
available
Any U.S. President Any American who had a major
impact on the world Someone you are really interested
in learning about Someone that has information
available
What it CAN’T be…What it CAN’T be…
An athlete/individual who was famous but did not have a big impact on society
Any “John Doe” If you pick someone who fought in war,
you may not use any fake guns and you may not “glorify” war
Someone that doesn’t have a lot of information available
Someone who is not American
An athlete/individual who was famous but did not have a big impact on society
Any “John Doe” If you pick someone who fought in war,
you may not use any fake guns and you may not “glorify” war
Someone that doesn’t have a lot of information available
Someone who is not American
PocahontasPocahontas
Famous Indian who helped to save Jamestown
Fun Fact: Later changed her name to Rebecca
Famous Indian who helped to save Jamestown
Fun Fact: Later changed her name to Rebecca
SacajaweaSacajawea
Famous Indian guide for Lewis and Clark
Fun Fact: She found her long-lost brother on the expedition who was chief of a big tribe.
Famous Indian guide for Lewis and Clark
Fun Fact: She found her long-lost brother on the expedition who was chief of a big tribe.
Crazy HorseCrazy Horse
Famous Indian Chief
Fun Fact: Was called “Curly” as a child for his curly hair
Famous Indian Chief
Fun Fact: Was called “Curly” as a child for his curly hair
Sitting BullSitting Bull
Famous Indian Chief
Fun Fact: The largest sculpture in the Legoland park is of Sitting Bull.
Famous Indian Chief
Fun Fact: The largest sculpture in the Legoland park is of Sitting Bull.
Davy CrockettDavy Crockett
Famous frontiersman and senator
Fun Fact: Died at the Alamo in the Mexican-American War
Famous frontiersman and senator
Fun Fact: Died at the Alamo in the Mexican-American War
Daniel BooneDaniel Boone
Famous frontiersman
Fun Fact: Was childhood friends with Abraham Lincoln
Famous frontiersman
Fun Fact: Was childhood friends with Abraham Lincoln
John ChapmanJohn Chapman
Famous as “Johnny Appleseed”
Fun Fact: Owned a lot of land when he died
Famous as “Johnny Appleseed”
Fun Fact: Owned a lot of land when he died
Philo Taylor FarnsworthPhilo Taylor Farnsworth
Famous inventor who invented the TV
Fun Fact: Got the ideas for his inventions by plowing fields
Famous inventor who invented the TV
Fun Fact: Got the ideas for his inventions by plowing fields
Milton HersheyMilton Hershey
Famous for inventing the printing press (just kidding--CHOCOLATE!)
Fun Fact--One of the richest men at the time
Famous for inventing the printing press (just kidding--CHOCOLATE!)
Fun Fact--One of the richest men at the time
Henry FordHenry Ford
Famous inventor of the Model-T car
Fun Fact: Loved to race automobiles
Famous inventor of the Model-T car
Fun Fact: Loved to race automobiles
Wilbur and Orville WrightWilbur and Orville Wright
Famous for invention of the airplane
Fun Fact: No one believed that they had made an airplane until a year later
Famous for invention of the airplane
Fun Fact: No one believed that they had made an airplane until a year later
James NaismithJames Naismith
Famous for inventing the game of basketball
Fun Fact: Was a football coach looking for some other way for players to get exercise
Famous for inventing the game of basketball
Fun Fact: Was a football coach looking for some other way for players to get exercise
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison
Famous inventor of light bulb and other items
Fun Fact: Struggled in school and had ADHD
Famous inventor of light bulb and other items
Fun Fact: Struggled in school and had ADHD
Martin Luther King Jr.Martin Luther King Jr.
Famous civil rights activist for black rights
Fun Fact--Was never violent but always used peaceful ways
Famous civil rights activist for black rights
Fun Fact--Was never violent but always used peaceful ways
Rosa ParksRosa Parks
Famous civil rights activist and started Montgomery Bus Boycott
Fun Fact: Was fined $10 for her “crime”
Famous civil rights activist and started Montgomery Bus Boycott
Fun Fact: Was fined $10 for her “crime”
Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman
Famous conductor of the underground railroad
Fun Fact: Was known as “Moses” for taking the slaves to freedom
Famous conductor of the underground railroad
Fun Fact: Was known as “Moses” for taking the slaves to freedom
Jackie RobinsonJackie Robinson
Famous as the first African-American baseball player
Fun Fact: Holds the record for stealing home the most in a career
Famous as the first African-American baseball player
Fun Fact: Holds the record for stealing home the most in a career
Lou GehrigLou Gehrig
Famous baseball player who died from a disease later named after him
Fun Fact: Holds the record for most career grand slams
Famous baseball player who died from a disease later named after him
Fun Fact: Holds the record for most career grand slams
Helen KellerHelen Keller
Famous individual who was deaf and blind
Fun Fact: Was not born blind and deaf
Famous individual who was deaf and blind
Fun Fact: Was not born blind and deaf
Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony
Famous woman’s rights activist
Fun Fact: Grew up in a Quaker family
Famous woman’s rights activist
Fun Fact: Grew up in a Quaker family
Mary Ludwig HayesMary Ludwig Hayes
Famous nurse of the Revolutionary War
Fun Fact: Better known as “Molly Pitcher” for bringing water to the men
Famous nurse of the Revolutionary War
Fun Fact: Better known as “Molly Pitcher” for bringing water to the men
Clara BartonClara Barton
Famous nurse in the Civil War and founder of the Red Cross
Fun Fact: Saved her brother from dying after he fell off of a barn roof when she was age 11
Famous nurse in the Civil War and founder of the Red Cross
Fun Fact: Saved her brother from dying after he fell off of a barn roof when she was age 11
Deborah SampsonDeborah Sampson
Famous woman fighter of the Revolutionary War
Fun Fact: Dressing up as a man to fight in the war, she named herself Robert Shurtliff.
Famous woman fighter of the Revolutionary War
Fun Fact: Dressing up as a man to fight in the war, she named herself Robert Shurtliff.
Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart
Famous airplane pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic
Fun Fact: While trying to fly across the Pacific Ocean, her plane crashed. No one knows what happened to her.
Famous airplane pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic
Fun Fact: While trying to fly across the Pacific Ocean, her plane crashed. No one knows what happened to her.
Sally RideSally Ride
Famous as first woman astronaut in space
Fun Fact: Also the youngest astronaut in space
Famous as first woman astronaut in space
Fun Fact: Also the youngest astronaut in space
John GlennJohn Glenn
Famous astronaut who was the first to orbit the earth
Fun Fact: Also was a U.S. Senator
Famous astronaut who was the first to orbit the earth
Fun Fact: Also was a U.S. Senator
Neil ArmstrongNeil Armstrong
Famous astronaut and the first man on the moon
Fun Fact: There were two other astronauts with him on his flight. He was the first one off of the spaceship.
Famous astronaut and the first man on the moon
Fun Fact: There were two other astronauts with him on his flight. He was the first one off of the spaceship.
Annie OakleyAnnie Oakley
Famous sharpshooter of the “Wild West”
Fun Fact: Fell in love with her future husband after beating him in a shooting contest
Famous sharpshooter of the “Wild West”
Fun Fact: Fell in love with her future husband after beating him in a shooting contest
Laura Ingalls WilderLaura Ingalls Wilder
Famous author of “Little House on the Prairie” series
Fun Fact: Her daughter, Rose, inspired her to write the series.
Famous author of “Little House on the Prairie” series
Fun Fact: Her daughter, Rose, inspired her to write the series.
Walt DisneyWalt Disney
Famous cartoonist and creator of Mickey Mouse
Fun Fact: Provided the first voice for his most famous character, Mickey Mouse.
Famous cartoonist and creator of Mickey Mouse
Fun Fact: Provided the first voice for his most famous character, Mickey Mouse.
Plenty of others too!Plenty of others too!
Charles Lindbergh, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Banneker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Robert E. Lee are just a few of the others you could pick!
Make sure you pick someone who interests you!
Charles Lindbergh, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Banneker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Robert E. Lee are just a few of the others you could pick!
Make sure you pick someone who interests you!