5th+Grade+Unit+-+Ben+Franklin

[[image:225px-BenFranklinDuplessis.jpg width="179" height="228" align="right"]]**5th Grade Unit on Ben Franklin**
//Please note: books and any additional resources to teach this unit (other than those which can be downloaded// //here) may be borrowed from Laurinda Rua, please e-mail lrua@bridgeportedu.net// Books used for this unit (along with the literacy based lessons) are listed below with their recommended reading level; teachers should use their own judgement to determine the best book for their students.

//**Who Was Ben Franklin?**// by Dennis Brindell Fradin (Level 5)
 * //What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?//** by Jean Fritz (Level 3-5)
 * //Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos//** by Robert Lawson (Level 5+)
 * Unit Outline - provides an outline for the activities**
 * Resources**