Our Famous Figures of Ancient Times
Figures included in this book are Narmer, Khufu, Sargon the Great, Hammurabi, Moses, King David, Ashurbanipal, Nebuchadnezzar II, Cyrus The Great, A Greek Hoplite, Qin Shi Huangdi, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Hannibal's Elephant, Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus, Jesus, Constantine and Augustine.
Our Famous Figures of Medieval Times
Figures included in this book are Justinian I, Theodora, Richard I (The Lionheart), Charlemagne, Leif Eriksson, William I (The Conqueror), Genghis Khan, Francis of Assisi, Marco Polo and Joan of Arc.
Our Famous Figures of the Renaissance
Figures included in this book are Johannes Gutenberg, Christopher Columbus, Isabella I, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Martin Luther, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare and Galileo Galilei.
Our Famous Figures of the American Revolution
Figures included in this book are Benjamin Franklin, Betsy Ross, Daniel Boone, George Washington, John Adams, Molly Pitcher, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere, Soldier of the Continental Army and Thomas Jefferson.
Our Famous Figures of the Civil War
Figures included in this book are Abraham Lincoln, Clara Barton, Confederate Soldier, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Tubman, Robert E. Lee, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant and a Union Soldier.
I love that these figures are easy-to-assemble! They are printed on heavy cardstock in full color with perforated pages for easy-peasy removal. You simply cut out the figure, punch holes where directed and attach brads. There is also a black and white, colorable version of each figure (also printed on heavy cardstock) so your kids can make their own. We have only used the full color versions so far but I love that there are both options and we will definitely use them in the future. Once assembled, these historical figures can be used to reenact famous events throughout history.
Above you can see the full color Moses figure from the Famous Figures of Ancient Times book.
You can see the pages are perforated and remove easily.
Simply cut the individual pieces out of the page.
The back of the figure pieces tell you how to place them and where to attach them - front or back and which letter to match them with.
How to attach the pieces with brads.
Our finished Moses figure with brads. Doesn't it look great?
Previously I mentioned that there was a colorable version of each figure as well. Above you see both the full color and the colorable version of Jesus (also from the Famous Figures Ancient Times book).
We have a bulletin board full of pictures in our school room that has this quote by Leonardo da Vinci on it. Do you see our Leonardo da Vinci famous figure next to it?
D playing with Betsy Ross and the American Flag.
I love the variety of figures throughout this set! These figures are such a fun resource and learning tool to have as you work your way through history. I love that they can be used in fun ways and kids can reenact famous historical events.
The Famous Figures of Ancient Times is included in Timberdoodle's 1st Grade Curriculum kit, Famous Figures of the Renaissance is included in Timberdoodle's 2nd Grade Curriculum kit, and Famous Figures of the American Revolution is included in Timberdoodle's 3rd Grade Curriculum kit. You can also purchase these as a set or individually through Timberdoodle.
Disclosure: Huge shout out to Timberdoodle for selecting me as a Timberdoodle Blogger. Timberdoodle sent my family Famous Figures Set of 5 for a discounted price in exchange for our honest review. All opinions are my own.
These are really interesting. I am very appreciative that you showed a couple ways in which to use them because I admit that I was drawing blank at first of how to incorporate them into homeschooling day.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristen! They are so fun to use as a manipulative tool. You can use them to reenact famous historical events - this is really great for visual and kinesthetic learners that like to see and feel things. My kids like to use them to make up their own stories as well.
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