Theodore Roosevelt

Summary
To introduce Theodore Roosevelt to the students using a short reading and listening worksheet.

Objectives
• Students will get an introduction to the life of Theodore Roosevelt.

• Students will have an interest in great historical figures and leaders in our nation.

• Students will practice their listening and comprehension skills.

Suggested Grades
6th Grade

Excerpt
One time on a hunting trip in Mississippi, Roosevelt was asked to shoot a black bear that had been caught and tied to a tree. Roosevelt refused. However, a political cartoon was drawn showing Roosevelt refusing to shoot a bear. This cartoon inspired a Brooklyn store owner to create a new toy, a stuffed bear with a sign that read, ?Teddy?s bear?. Thus, how we got the teddy bear.

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