We really enjoyed learning about so many interesting Ohioans who changed history. There were too many to choose a favorite, so check out the book list for ideas!
Books:
Ohio (My True United States) by Marty Gitlin
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Rookie National Parks) by Joanne Mattern
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner by Janice N. Harrington
The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game by Nancy Churnin
Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott by Joyce Scott, Brie Spangler, illus. by Melissa Sweet
Saving Fiona by Thane Maynard
Watercress by Andrea Wang
Lebron James by Dan Osier
B is for Buckeye: An Ohio Alphabet by Marcia Schonberg
Lentil by Robert McCloskey
Fly High, John Glenn: The Story of an American Hero by Kathleen Krull
One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong by Don Brown
One Giant Leap by Robert Burleigh
The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan by Joan DiCicco
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
(Wright Brothers - but we just read about them for NC)
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales and True Tales By Virginia Hamilton
Who Was Coretta Scott King? By Gail Herman (She was from Alabama, but we didn’t read about her at the time, and she went to college at Antioch)
Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles by Michelle Meadows
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker Harvey
Gloria's Voice: The Story of Gloria Steinem by Aura Lewis
Art Project:
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park |
For their Ohio art project, the kids depicted Cuyahoga Valley National Park. It was completed using sharpie, oil pastel, and watercolor.
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