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Pennsylvania Theme Unit


Questions, Facts, and "Who am I?" for the state of Pennsylvania
     State of Pennsylvania Mixed Review: fill-in questions, "Who am I", facts, and writing prompts (multiple keys)


State of Pennsylvania Theme - Reading Comprehensions
     Pennsylvania   (Grades 2-4)
     Anthracite- a Natural Resource in Pennsylvania   (Grades 3-4)
     Punxsutawney Who?   (Grades 3-4)
     Pennsylvania, the Beginning of Freedom   (Grades 4-6)
     William Penn Gets Land Grant From King   (Grades 4-6)
     Pennsylvania   (Grades 5-6)


Pennsylvania Maze
Build Pennsylvania maze - Make multiple mazes at once


State of Pennsylvania Theme - Math Stories
     Pennsylvania Math (Grades 2-3)
     Pennsylvania Math (Grades 4-6)


State of Pennsylvania Theme - Story Starters
     Pennsylvania Story Starter Printables


State of Pennsylvania Theme
     Location of Pennsylvania in the United States Printable and Information


State of Pennsylvania Theme Time Line
     Pennsylvania Time Line #1 (14 events in time line)
     Pennsylvania Time Line #2 (25 events in time line)


Pennsylvania: Reading Comprehensions with References to Pennsylvania
This section lists reading comprehensions on edHelper.com with references to the state of Pennsylvania. These reading comprehensions were not written specifically for the state theme unit.

     Top reading comprehensions with most references to Pennsylvania
     Milton Hershey: Candy Maker (Grade 9)
     The Life of William Penn (Grade 6)
     The Middle Colonies (Grade 7)
     Inaugural Parades (Grade 8)
     Valley Forge - Winter of 1777-1778 (Grade 8)
     Delaware and the Underground Railroad
     Country Clues - Settlers from European Countries (Grade 7)
     Washington, D.C. (Grade 8)
     The Labyrinth of New Harmony (Grade 8)
     Delaware - The Early History
     Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood (Grade 9)
     Coming of Age in America—The Life of Margaret Mead (Grade 9)
     A Costly Oops! (Grade 9)
     The Need for Speed - The Age of Computers (Grades 9-12)
     Other Local Governments (Grades 9-12)
     How the Constitution Came to Be (Grades 9-12)

Biographies
(no assigned grade level)
     Johnny Appleseed
     Robert Peary
(Grades 3-5)
     Johnny Appleseed
     Sergeant Molly
     The Duryea Brothers
(Grades 6-8)
     A Pearl to Behold: Pearl Bailey
     Grace Kelly
     Langston Hughes
     Lois Lowry
     Mary Pope Osborne
     Robert Munsch
     Taming the Wilderness — The Life of Daniel Boone
     The Great Johnny U.
     The Life of Peggy Fleming
     The Life of William Penn
     W.E.B. DuBois
     Wilt Chamberlain
(Grades 9-12)
     Andy Warhol, the Prince of Pop
     Coming of Age in America—The Life of Margaret Mead
     Milton Hershey: Candy Maker
     Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood

Daily Themes
(Grades 3-5)
     Peppermint Pennies (part 1)
(Grades 6-8)
     Charles Elmer Hires - Inventor of Root Beer
     Gettysburg Address
     Ground Hog Day
     Headstones from Long Ago
     Inaugural Parades
     The Labyrinth of New Harmony

Miscellaneous
(no assigned grade level)
     An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
     Delaware - The Early History
     Delaware and the Underground Railroad
     George Westinghouse
     John Deere
     Mary Cassatt
(Grades 3-5)
     Freedom of Religion
(Grades 6-8)
     "We Have Met the Enemy" — Oliver Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie
     Additional Project - "A Giant Conestoga Wagon" or "The Wagon Stops Here!"
     Annie Oakley
     Baron von Steuben
     Cold Warriors, Part 2 - U.S.
     Country Clues - Settlers from European Countries
     Discovery of the North Pole
     General William Howe
     George Washington - Early Military Experiences
     George Washington - General
     Germany
     Nellie Bly - First Female War Correspondent
     Remembering September 11th
     Richard Allen - The AME Church
     Robert Fulton and the Steamboat
     The Constitutional Convention
     The First Capitals of the United States
     The French and Indian War
     The Intolerable Acts
     The Intolerable Acts
     The Middle Colonies
     The Northwest Ordinance
     Valley Forge - Winter of 1777-1778
     Walking in Their Footsteps: Tracing Maryland's Early Settlements
     Washington, D.C.
(Grades 9-12)
     A Costly Oops!
     All the News That's Fit to Print - and Some That Isn't
     Battle of Gettysburg 1863
     Earth Time - Precambrian Time and the Paleozoic Era
     How the Constitution Came to Be
     Other Local Governments
     The Need for Speed - The Age of Computers

Animals
(no assigned grade level)
     Groundhogs
     Introduction to Groundhogs
(Grades 3-5)
     Marmots
(Grades 6-8)
     Wolves


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