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Benjamin Franklin Literacy Activities
This section includes numerous literacy activities involving Benjamin Franklin. Use the filters on the left side of the page to isolate activities by grade level or format (online or printable).
Adventures Through the Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
Description: In this interactive story, students travel through key moments in life of Benjamin Franklin, guided by his words and experiences. At each historic location, they explore illustrated scenes, read narrated passages, and answer thoughtful comprehension questions to track his progress. When all sites are visited, students receive a printable score report showing their journey through America’s founding story.
Benjamin Franklin Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Benjamin Franklin Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and eight multiple choice and fill-in-the-blanks questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Benjamin Franklin Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and eight multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 177 Words; LEXILE = 810
Ben Franklin on why the Turkey Should be Our National Bird - Primary Source Super Comprehension
Description: These primary source comprehension activities guide students through close reading of authentic historical texts. By working across three skill-focused tabs—Main Idea; Details, Inference, and Contextual Vocabulary—students develop a deeper understanding of the passages and strengthen essential literacy skills. The interactive tools and structured layout help readers analyze, annotate, and interpret the text with clarity and confidence.
Benjamin Franklin Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Benjamin Franklin Cloze Reading
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Benjamin Franklin Correct-me Passage
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the life of Ben Franklin that has ten factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
Benjamin Franklin Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Benjamin Franklin passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Benjamin Franklin Topic Sentence and Supporting Details
Description: This activity requires students to determine which sentences belong in the paragraph with the given topic sentence. Then, they must order the sentences correctly to form the paragraph.
Benjamin Franklin Fact or Fiction - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Benjamin Franklin passage and then, to sort 12 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. It gives immediate feedback.
Benjamin Franklin Reading Comprehension for Google Classroom
Description: This modified google quiz form allows you to collect data and scores using this reading comprehension exercise as part of your google classroom. These are designed for you to customize, add to, subtract from, and change . PLEASE MAKE A COPY AND DO NOT TYPE ON THE ORIGINAL.
Benjamin Franklin Digital Centers - by Computer Mice
Description: This resource includes numerous bundled digital learning, researching, communicating, reviewing, and gaming activities on Ben Franklin in a single resource. Students can conduct research , fill out graphic organizers and Venn diagrams, write e-books with pictures, conduct interviews, determine fact or opinion, play games, and much, much more! If you're teaching about Ben Franklin, you're sure to find any number of unique opportunities for your students here.
Declaration of Independence Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This American Revolution/Revolutionary War resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH = 267 Words; LEXILE = 1110
Declaration of Independence Reading Comprehension
Description: This American Revolution/Revolutionary War resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 267 Words; LEXILE = 1110
The Hutchinson Affair Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This activity requires includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Founding Fathers on U.S. Currency Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes short descriptions and five multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 182 Words; LEXILE: 510
Philadelphia Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.
The Last Conversation Between Ben and William Franklin
Description: This activity requires students to pen dialogues between William (Ben's loyalist son and royal governor of New Jersey) and Benjamin (a Patriot). Students should demonstrate their knowledge of Loyalist and Patriot sentiments through the dialogue.

