Finding Winnie Social Studies and Literacy Connection

Listen to Mrs. Fowler read the story Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear https://youtu.be/HasNvfbSZkI

Our story today talked about the real Winnie the Pooh! Below you will read some about the author of the Winnie the Pooh stories, A.A. Milne.

Just for fun, here are some of my favorite A.A. Milne quotes, as told by Winnie the Pooh.

A.A. Milne

Alan Alexander Milne was born in 1882 and died in 1956. Milne was an English writer and was best known for his books about the teddy bear – Winnie the Pooh. Milne also served in both World Wars, having joined the British Army in World War I.

A.A. Milne was born in London and went to a small school called Henley House. He then attended Westminster School and Trinity College, in Cambridge. After, Milne joined the British Army and fought in World War I. After the war Milne began writing. When his son, Christopher Robin Milne, was born in 1920 he started writing children’s stories. He came up with the idea of Winnie the Pooh in 1925.

Milne named one of the main characters of the famous books after his son, Christopher Robin. Other characters in the books were named after his son’s toy animals, including the bear named Winnie the Pooh.

After fighting in World War II, Milne became ill and died in January 1956, aged 74. However his stories live on!

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A.A. Milne

Comprehension 1 – Between what years did A.A. Milne live? (1)

2 – How was he best known? (1)

3 – In what wars did he fight in? (1)

4 – In what schools and colleges was he educated? (3)

5 – What did he start doing after World War I? (1)

6 – What idea in 1925 might have changed his life? (1)

7 – Who were the characters of Winnie the Pooh named after? (2)

8 – How do you think his stories still live on? (1)

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