A New Nation: American Independence Student Support Adventure 9: Never Leave Until Tomorrow What You Can Do Today Your student will:

• Describe the contributions of . • Describe the contribution of Benjamin Franklin by examining a picture.

Use the steps below to support your student during this lesson

1. Watch the Introduction video 2. Watch the Read-Aloud video 3. Watch the Word Discovery video 4. Complete the Explorer Activity Give your student Explorer Page 9. Read the directions aloud to your student. Allow them to work independently as much as possible. Rewatch the video, if necessary.

5. Read-Aloud Chat After watching the Read-Aloud video, have a discussion with your student using these questions: • Did Benjamin Franklin sign the Declaration of Independence? (yes) • Was Benjamin Franklin ever the president of the United States? (no) • What did Benjamin Franklin do at his brother’s print shop? (Franklin practiced as an apprentice.) • Name one thing that Benjamin Franklin wrote?(Poor Richard’s Almanack) • If you were an apprentice learning how to do something, what would you like to learn to do? What person could help you learn it? • What are some of the things that Benjamin Franklin invented? (wooden swimming flippers, bifocals, , lightning rod, rocking chair with fan)

6. Further Adventures • Ask your student if they would like to be an inventor like Benjamin Franklin. What would they invent? Why? Provide drawing materials and have them draw up “plans” for their invention. What is it called? What does it do? • Remind your student that Benjamin Franklin was a wise man. Tell them that he used his almanac to publish wise sayings, or proverbs, for others to read. One saying he used was, “Never leave until tomorrow what you can do today.” Discuss with your student what the saying means. Ask your student if they have ever put something off until later and have them describe their experience. • Add Explorer Page 9 to your picture gallery/visual timeline. Review the events that have happened so far in the unit. Ask your student if they would like to draw a new picture of another event they would like to add to the display. Remind them to write a caption for the new picture.