edHelper.com
The 1900's
 Boy Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 6 to 8
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   7.67

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    reverent, thrifty, finding, best, impressed, teaching, curriculum, oath, survival, serving, enable, youth, morally, camps, regiment, saying
     content words:    Robert Baden-Powell, Young English, Ernest Thompson Seton, Woodcraft Indians, Birch Bark Roll, Daniel Carter Beard, William D., When Boyce, United States, Boy Scouts

Print Boy Scouts of America
     Print Boy Scouts of America  (font options, pick words for additional puzzles, and more)

Quickly Print
     Quickly print reading comprehension

Proofreading Activity
     Print a proofreading activity

Feedback on Boy Scouts of America
     Leave your feedback on Boy Scouts of America  (use this link if you found an error in the story)

Boy Scouts of America
By Jane Runyon 		  
1     It all began with a book. The book was written by Robert Baden-Powell. Baden-Powell served in Africa with the British army. He wrote a manual for his regiment that was to help his fellow soldiers survive in the jungles of Africa. When he returned to England from his duty in Africa, he found that his manual had made it into the hands of many who were not serving in the army. Young English boys were finding the information to their liking.
 
2     Throughout the world, young men were interested in outdoor living and survival skills. Groups had popped up in many different countries to accommodate the curiosity the young men had. An American named Ernest Thompson Seton started a group called the Woodcraft Indians. In 1902, he wrote a guidebook for his group called the Birch Bark Roll. Daniel Carter Beard was another American who believed that children should be educated in subjects that schools didn't have in their curriculum. All of these men worked to create a way for young people to learn about the world around them in a non-academic setting.
 
3     Baden-Powell's book became so popular in England that he decided to rewrite it for boys. He called his new book Scouting for Boys. Boys all over England began reading about the skills they would need to survive in the world around them. Soon, the book crossed the Atlantic and became popular reading for American youth.

Paragraphs 4 to 10:
For the complete story with questions: click here for printable
Weekly Reading Books

          Create Weekly Reading Books

Prepare for an entire week at once!

The 1900's
             The 1900's

United States
             United States


    American Government  
 
    Black History and Blacks in U.S. History  
 
    Children in History  
 
    Government Careers  
 
    Hispanic Heritage  
 
    How Can I Help?  
 
 
    Immigration  
 
    National Parks and Monuments  
 
    Native Americans  
 
    Presidents of the United States  
 
    Women's History  
 

United States History
    A Nation Divided
(1840-1861) 		 
 
    A New Nation
(1776-1830) 		 
 
    After the Civil War
(1865-1870) 		 
 
    American Revolution  
 
    Cold War
(1947-1991) 		 
 
    Colonial America (1492-1776)  
 
    Lewis and Clark
(1804-1806) 		 
 
    Pearl Harbor  
 
    Spanish American War (1898)  
 
    The 1890's  
 
    The 1900's  
 
    The 1910's  
 
    The 1920's  
 
    The 1930's  
 
 
    The 1940's  
 
    The 1950's  
 
    The 1960's  
 
    The 1970's  
 
    The 1980's  
 
    The 1990's  
 
    The 2000's  
 
    The Civil War
(1861-1865) 		 
 
    The Great Depression
(1929-1945) 		 
 
    The United States Grows
(1865-1900) 		 
 
    The War of 1812  
 
    Wild, Wild West  
 
    World War I
(1914-1918) 		 
 
    World War II  
 

50 States

             Fifty States Theme Unit

Document Based Activities
      Document Based Activities

More Activities, Lesson Plans, and Worksheets


Back to School
Graphic Organizers
Alphabet Worksheets
Sight Words
Math Worksheets
Mazes
50 States
Education
Teaching

Monthly Themes
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Fractions
Place Value
Time and Calendar
Money
Earth Day
Solar System
Analogies
Nouns
Following Directions
Listening
Capitalization
Cursive Writing
Patterns and Sequencing
Dinosaurs
All About Me

Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade
Multiplication
Division
Main Idea
Cause and Effect
Measurement
Decimals
Rounding
Order of Operations
Verbs
Community Helpers
Adjectives
Plants
Grammar
Addition and Subtraction
Contractions
Bulletin Board Ideas
Word Searches
Crossword Puzzles
Printable Puzzles

Reading Comprehension
Reading Skills
English Language Arts



Copyright © 2013 edHelper