1. Benjamin Franklin
Inventor: (noun) A person who makes something for the first time that no one else knew how to make.
Invent: (verb) means to make something that no person ever made before.
Benjamin Franklin invented the stove. (noun)
Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals.(noun) Bifocals are eyeglasses that help people see far away and very close at the same time. The eyeglasses have two (2) types of lenses (the part of the glass you see through) for each eye.
Benjamin Franklin invented a rocking chair.(noun)
He made many more inventions and also helped the United States become a country.

2. Vocabulary from: Franklin: The Inventor (The story I read aloud to you)
invented
inventions
world
work
ruin
far
near
sight
farsighted
nearsighted
spectacles
fire
place
fireplace
freeze

3. Benjamin Franklin
Facts I know: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Facts I want to know:

4. Characteristics of Benjamin Franklin and I.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

5. Hello Grade Five (5) Students
1. Please copy and study the vocabulary from the story: Franklin: The Inventor.
2. Please write the: Facts I Know and Facts I Want to Know lists on your Benjamin Franklin facts form. Write complete sentences. We will rate the importance of each fact using 1,2,3. 1 = most important
3. We are studying the story: What’s the Big Idea Ben Franklin? (What genre is this?)
4. Remember to make check marks next to: “Facts I want to know” on your lists.
5. Remember: You will need a Benjamin Franklin fact for your exit ticket.