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Bessie's Flight Through Time

Read a short biography of Bessie Coleman and use dates, a timeline, and sequence clues to order events in her life.

Grade 1Social StudiesInteractive · Printable

Aligned toHIS.1.1

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 1
Subject: Social Studies
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students put events from Bessie Coleman's life in order on a simple timeline.
Students use dates and sequence words to explain when life events happened.

How to use

Read the passage aloud, study the timeline together, and ask students to explain how dates show which events came first and later.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

HIS.1.1

Put events from a person's life or a family's history in order on a simple timeline.

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Bessie's Flight Through Time

Read about Bessie Coleman and put life events in time order.

Read about Bessie

Listen as your teacher reads the passage. Then answer the questions.

Bessie Coleman Reaches for the Sky

Bessie Coleman was born in 1892 in Atlanta, Texas. She grew up in a large family. In 1915, Bessie moved to Chicago and worked to save money. She wanted to learn how to fly.

In 1920, Bessie went to France to study flying. In 1921, she earned a pilot's license. She became the first Black woman to earn an international pilot's license.

After she returned to the United States, Bessie performed in air shows. She died in 1926. People still remember her for opening a path for other pilots.

Which event happened first in Bessie's life?