American Heroes We all need a hero sometimes!

What it can be…  Any U.S. President  Any American who had a major impact on the world  Someone you are really interested in learning about  Someone that has information available  Any U.S. President  Any American who had a major impact on the world  Someone you are really interested in learning about  Someone that has information available

What it CAN’T be…  An athlete/individual who was famous but did not have a big impact on society  Any “John Doe”  If you pick someone who fought in war, you may not use any fake guns and you may not “glorify” war  Someone that doesn’t have a lot of information available  Someone who is not American  An athlete/individual who was famous but did not have a big impact on society  Any “John Doe”  If you pick someone who fought in war, you may not use any fake guns and you may not “glorify” war  Someone that doesn’t have a lot of information available  Someone who is not American

Pocahontas  Famous Indian who helped to save Jamestown  Fun Fact: Later changed her name to Rebecca  Famous Indian who helped to save Jamestown  Fun Fact: Later changed her name to Rebecca

Sacajawea  Famous Indian guide for Lewis and Clark  Fun Fact: She found her long-lost brother on the expedition who was chief of a big tribe.  Famous Indian guide for Lewis and Clark  Fun Fact: She found her long-lost brother on the expedition who was chief of a big tribe.

Crazy Horse  Famous Indian Chief  Fun Fact: Was called “Curly” as a child for his curly hair  Famous Indian Chief  Fun Fact: Was called “Curly” as a child for his curly hair

Sitting Bull  Famous Indian Chief  Fun Fact: The largest sculpture in the Legoland park is of Sitting Bull.  Famous Indian Chief  Fun Fact: The largest sculpture in the Legoland park is of Sitting Bull.

Davy Crockett  Famous frontiersman and senator  Fun Fact: Died at the Alamo in the Mexican-American War  Famous frontiersman and senator  Fun Fact: Died at the Alamo in the Mexican-American War

Daniel Boone  Famous frontiersman  Fun Fact: Was childhood friends with Abraham Lincoln  Famous frontiersman  Fun Fact: Was childhood friends with Abraham Lincoln

John Chapman  Famous as “Johnny Appleseed”  Fun Fact: Owned a lot of land when he died  Famous as “Johnny Appleseed”  Fun Fact: Owned a lot of land when he died

Philo Taylor Farnsworth  Famous inventor who invented the TV  Fun Fact: Got the ideas for his inventions by plowing fields  Famous inventor who invented the TV  Fun Fact: Got the ideas for his inventions by plowing fields

Milton Hershey  Famous for inventing the printing press (just kidding-- CHOCOLATE!)  Fun Fact--One of the richest men at the time  Famous for inventing the printing press (just kidding-- CHOCOLATE!)  Fun Fact--One of the richest men at the time

Henry Ford  Famous inventor of the Model-T car  Fun Fact: Loved to race automobiles  Famous inventor of the Model-T car  Fun Fact: Loved to race automobiles

Wilbur and Orville Wright  Famous for invention of the airplane  Fun Fact: No one believed that they had made an airplane until a year later  Famous for invention of the airplane  Fun Fact: No one believed that they had made an airplane until a year later

James Naismith  Famous for inventing the game of basketball  Fun Fact: Was a football coach looking for some other way for players to get exercise  Famous for inventing the game of basketball  Fun Fact: Was a football coach looking for some other way for players to get exercise

Thomas Edison  Famous inventor of light bulb and other items  Fun Fact: Struggled in school and had ADHD  Famous inventor of light bulb and other items  Fun Fact: Struggled in school and had ADHD

Martin Luther King Jr.  Famous civil rights activist for black rights  Fun Fact--Was never violent but always used peaceful ways  Famous civil rights activist for black rights  Fun Fact--Was never violent but always used peaceful ways

Rosa Parks  Famous civil rights activist and started Montgomery Bus Boycott  Fun Fact: Was fined $10 for her “crime”  Famous civil rights activist and started Montgomery Bus Boycott  Fun Fact: Was fined $10 for her “crime”

Harriet Tubman  Famous conductor of the underground railroad  Fun Fact: Was known as “Moses” for taking the slaves to freedom  Famous conductor of the underground railroad  Fun Fact: Was known as “Moses” for taking the slaves to freedom

Jackie Robinson  Famous as the first African-American baseball player  Fun Fact: Holds the record for stealing home the most in a career  Famous as the first African-American baseball player  Fun Fact: Holds the record for stealing home the most in a career

Lou Gehrig  Famous baseball player who died from a disease later named after him  Fun Fact: Holds the record for most career grand slams  Famous baseball player who died from a disease later named after him  Fun Fact: Holds the record for most career grand slams

Helen Keller  Famous individual who was deaf and blind  Fun Fact: Was not born blind and deaf  Famous individual who was deaf and blind  Fun Fact: Was not born blind and deaf

Susan B. Anthony  Famous woman’s rights activist  Fun Fact: Grew up in a Quaker family  Famous woman’s rights activist  Fun Fact: Grew up in a Quaker family

Mary Ludwig Hayes  Famous nurse of the Revolutionary War  Fun Fact: Better known as “Molly Pitcher” for bringing water to the men  Famous nurse of the Revolutionary War  Fun Fact: Better known as “Molly Pitcher” for bringing water to the men

Clara Barton  Famous nurse in the Civil War and founder of the Red Cross  Fun Fact: Saved her brother from dying after he fell off of a barn roof when she was age 11  Famous nurse in the Civil War and founder of the Red Cross  Fun Fact: Saved her brother from dying after he fell off of a barn roof when she was age 11

Deborah Sampson  Famous woman fighter of the Revolutionary War  Fun Fact: Dressing up as a man to fight in the war, she named herself Robert Shurtliff.  Famous woman fighter of the Revolutionary War  Fun Fact: Dressing up as a man to fight in the war, she named herself Robert Shurtliff.

Amelia Earhart  Famous airplane pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic  Fun Fact: While trying to fly across the Pacific Ocean, her plane crashed. No one knows what happened to her.  Famous airplane pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic  Fun Fact: While trying to fly across the Pacific Ocean, her plane crashed. No one knows what happened to her.

Sally Ride  Famous as first woman astronaut in space  Fun Fact: Also the youngest astronaut in space  Famous as first woman astronaut in space  Fun Fact: Also the youngest astronaut in space

John Glenn  Famous astronaut who was the first to orbit the earth  Fun Fact: Also was a U.S. Senator  Famous astronaut who was the first to orbit the earth  Fun Fact: Also was a U.S. Senator

Neil Armstrong  Famous astronaut and the first man on the moon  Fun Fact: There were two other astronauts with him on his flight. He was the first one off of the spaceship.  Famous astronaut and the first man on the moon  Fun Fact: There were two other astronauts with him on his flight. He was the first one off of the spaceship.

Annie Oakley  Famous sharpshooter of the “Wild West”  Fun Fact: Fell in love with her future husband after beating him in a shooting contest  Famous sharpshooter of the “Wild West”  Fun Fact: Fell in love with her future husband after beating him in a shooting contest

Laura Ingalls Wilder  Famous author of “Little House on the Prairie” series  Fun Fact: Her daughter, Rose, inspired her to write the series.  Famous author of “Little House on the Prairie” series  Fun Fact: Her daughter, Rose, inspired her to write the series.

Walt Disney  Famous cartoonist and creator of Mickey Mouse  Fun Fact: Provided the first voice for his most famous character, Mickey Mouse.  Famous cartoonist and creator of Mickey Mouse  Fun Fact: Provided the first voice for his most famous character, Mickey Mouse.

Plenty of others too!  Charles Lindbergh, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Banneker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Robert E. Lee are just a few of the others you could pick!  Make sure you pick someone who interests you!  Charles Lindbergh, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Banneker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Robert E. Lee are just a few of the others you could pick!  Make sure you pick someone who interests you!