American HeroesAmerican Heroes

We all need a hero sometimes!

We all need a hero sometimes!

What it can be…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…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

PocahontasPocahontas

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

SacajaweaSacajawea

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 HorseCrazy 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 BullSitting 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 CrockettDavy 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 BooneDaniel Boone

Famous frontiersman

Fun Fact: Was childhood friends with Abraham Lincoln

Famous frontiersman

Fun Fact: Was childhood friends with Abraham Lincoln

John ChapmanJohn 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 FarnsworthPhilo 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 HersheyMilton 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 FordHenry 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 WrightWilbur 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 NaismithJames 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 EdisonThomas 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.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 ParksRosa 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 TubmanHarriet 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 RobinsonJackie 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 GehrigLou 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 KellerHelen 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. AnthonySusan 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 HayesMary 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 BartonClara 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 SampsonDeborah 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 EarhartAmelia 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 RideSally 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 GlennJohn 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 ArmstrongNeil 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 OakleyAnnie 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 WilderLaura 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 DisneyWalt 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!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!