Sam Houston - Hero of Texas

Sam Houston - Hero of Texas serves as an informative and interactive teaching resource, tailored specifically for social studies education in Kindergarten to Grade 2 settings. Significantly beneficial in integrating literacy, the product includes several resourceful student activity sheets for Level G readers.

The content introduces students to Sam Houston's life and his historical significance as Governor of Tennessee and Texas. Actually, he is the only person in U.S. history to have been governor of two states! The non-fiction text describes how Houston fought valiantly for Texas's independence from Mexico, leading us to understand why the city of Houston is named after him.

The narrative comes with three supplementary student pages designed with targeted learning outcomes. The pages cover specific concepts and utilize a variety of ELA skills with an emphasis on developing and extending rich vocabulary. Whether completed individually, in small groups at school, as a whole class activity or assigned as homework, the resource is a sure winner!

This uniquely designed PDF enables young students to journey into the discovery of historical facts and is certain to entice them to read more biographies and delve further into U.S. history!

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