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Reading Comprehension for Black History Month: Mary Kenner

Household inventor Mary Kenner, whose patents include the bathroom tissue holder, is profiled in an illustrated passage for Black History Month or Women's History Month, followed by three underline-the-evidence questions and a short response about her feelings.
Grades
Preschool–Pre-K, Grades 1–3, Elementary
File type
PDF
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Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
ELA, Holiday & Seasonal, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Holidays, Black History Month, Women's History
Topic
Black History Month, Mary Kenner
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Preparation
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What's inside this resource

This teaching resource is an easily downloadable PDF designed for educators working with students in Kindergarten through Grade 3. This instructional aid can be used for observances such as Black History Month, Women's History Month, and National Inventor's Month.

The main focus of this resource is Mary Kenner, a key historical figure known for her innovations. It provides detailed information about her life and accomplishments appropriately tailored to younger students' reading levels.

Format:
The resource is presented in a black-and-white printables format suitable for language arts lessons on holidays or special events.

Educational Benefits:
This product also incorporates writing tasks providing another avenue of skill development while keeping students engaged.

User-friendly:
The worksheets are quick to distribute and require minimal preparation from teachers making them ideal instructional tools regardless of learning environments such as traditional classrooms or home-school settings.

To reinforce these benefits, it includes our unique FlairSquare design element offering decorated text box styles - balancing its educational value with engagement elements turning class sessions into interactive experiences.

In essence, Reading Comprehension For Black History month: Mary Kenner serves as a thoughtful education partner assisting educators in imparting important yet interesting lessons forming tomorrow’s informed citizens.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Describe Mary Kenner's household inventions using details from the passage
  • Underline text evidence that supports each answer

Skills covered

  • Detail finding — locating facts about Kenner's inventions in the passage
  • Explaining feelings — writing why Kenner may have felt a certain way

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Mary Kenner
  • Household inventions
  • Patents
  • Black History Month

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