Famous Kansans Fact Cubes

Assign one person per student or pair. They research and write on each face before cutting out the net, folding on the lines and gluing the tabs.

Four cube nets, one per page, each with a portrait: Dwight D. Eisenhower (grew up in Abilene), Amelia Earhart (born in Atchison), Langston Hughes (grew up in Lawrence) and Gordon Parks (born in Fort Scott). Faces are Born, Major Achievement, Fact 1, Fact 2 and By.

Yes. We made it for 3rd Grade to 5th Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

10 printable resources, all free to preview. There are 31 Kansas Day resources in all, from Preschool to 5th Grade, gathered on our Kansas Day activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 3rd Grade to 5th Grade students, roughly ages 8-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 3rd Grade to 5th Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.