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Use this TabStart page to explore a curated selection of websites that feature biographies of Clara Barton for kids. You will find resources here that feature both long and short versions of the story of Clara Barton's life and accomplishments. There are also teaching resources here that provide classroom activities and comprehension exercises for kids who are learning about Clara Burton.
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Book Review of Clara Barton: DK Biography - Rutgers University provides a book review of Stephen Krensky's Clara Barton: DK Biography. The review includes a helpful overview of Barton's life and accomplishments.
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Kids' Biography of Clara Barton with Reading Comprehension Questions - ABC Teach presents this three-page biography of Clara Barton, and it also provides reading comprehension questions following the story. This reading activity would be most appropriate for upper elementary students.
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Short Biography of Clara Barton for Kids with Story Questions - Teacher Vision supplies this concise biography of Clara Barton for fifth and sixth grade kids. The story is followed by a few multiple choice questions.
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Biography and Comprehension Questions about Clara Barton for Kids - SuperTeacherWorksheets.com presents yet another great one-page PDF reading comprehension biography about Clara Barton for fifth grade kids. After the story there are several questions and activities to test the students’ comprehension, including a crossword puzzle.
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Information and Kids' Activities from the Clara Barton Historic Site - The Clara Barton Historic Site in Maryland offers this kids' page that includes handouts, a photo gallery, a timeline of Clara Barton's life in history, as well as historic documents about Clara Barton.
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Lesson Plan for First Grade Students about Clara Barton - (MS Word) This document outlines lesson plan based on the book, Clara Barton by Kathleen W. Deady. In this lesson first grade students learn about Clara Barton, her contributions, and The Red Cross. Students also create first aid kits.
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Clara Barton Entry from Academic Kids Encyclopedia - Academic Kids Encyclopedia contributes this entry about the life of Clara Barton. There is terrific information for kids here about her life, career, involvement with The Red Cross and the Civil War.