Counting on Katherine Picture Book Study Grades: 3-5
Note: This is a digital download. No physical product will be shipped.
Katherine Johnson was a mathematician for NASA during the Civil Rights Movement.
Counting on Katherine by Helaine Becker is a great introduction to this amazing woman. It pairs with a unit on the Civil Rights Movement, Black History Month, the Space Race, or the solar system.
It comes with 23 pages of fun and activities plus an answer key.
PRE-READING
• What I Know About the Civil Rights Movement
• Cover Analysis
• Pre-Reading Questions
COMPREHENSION
• Story Summary
• Comprehension Questions
• True/False
• Book Review
• Katherine Johnson Character Traits
• Vocabulary Words (2 ways)
• Vocabulary Words Quiz
• Word Map
• Curiosity Word Map
• Hero Word Map
LEARNING
• Introduction to Katherine Johnson
• Katherine Johnson Timeline
• Katherine Johnson and Me
• All About America (paragraph)
• All About America (quiz)
ACTIVITIES
• I Use Math
• Dreaming of the Future
• Word Search
• Katherine Coloring Page
Grades: 2-5