OwlSheets
Jane Addams: A Life of Helping worksheet preview

WorksheetPremium

Jane Addams: A Life of Helping

Use a timeline and short biography to learn what Jane Addams did to help neighbors, newcomers and children.

Grade 1Social StudiesInteractive · Printable

Aligned toHIS.1.3

Buy this worksheet: $1.50

Or unlock every Premium worksheet with Premium

PrintUnlock to print
Answer keyUnlock to see answers
Assign to classUnlock to assign with a class code

What’s included

  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 C3 Framework standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 15 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

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

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students describe important work Jane Addams did during her life.
  • Students use a timeline to put events in order and connect actions to their results.

How to use

Read the timeline aloud with students. Have children point to each event as they answer, then use details from the timeline for the written responses.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

HIS.1.3

Describe what famous Americans of the past, such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman, did.

Preview

OwlSheets.com

Name Date

Jane Addams: A Life of Helping

Follow a timeline to learn how Jane Addams helped her neighbors.

Read the timeline

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

Jane Addams Helps Her Neighbors

11860: Jane Addams was born in Illinois. As she grew up, she cared about people who needed help.

21889: Jane and her friend Ellen Gates Starr opened Hull House in Chicago. It was a place where many newcomers and neighbors could learn and get help. Children could join activities, and adults could take classes.

31915: Jane worked with other people who wanted countries to solve problems peacefully instead of fighting wars. She spoke and wrote about peace.

41931: Jane received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work for peace. She died in 1935. Her life shows how one person can help a community in more than one way.

1.
Which event happened first in Jane Addams's timeline?
  • A. She worked for peace.
  • B. She opened Hull House.
  • C. She was born in Illinois.
  • D. She received the Nobel Peace Prize.
2.
Match each year to what happened then.
  1. 1860
  2. 1889
  3. 1915
  4. 1931
  1. A. Jane received the Nobel Peace Prize.
  2. B. Jane was born in Illinois.
  3. C. Jane worked with others for peace.
  4. D. Jane opened Hull House with a friend.

The preview shows the first questions. Unlock the worksheet to see all of it.

Related worksheets