Grab and Go FDR Facts — 5th Grade TEKS

As one of America’s most renowned and loved presidents, Franklin D. Roosevelt has become a part of American history that simply cannot be ignored. There is a lot of information about Roosevelt and his presidency, so it’s hard to decide what to teach young learners about the only president in history to serve more than two terms.

This reading passage is designed to get back to basics. Written for students in grades 5-6, this reading passage contains basic biographical information about President Franklin Roosevelt. It travels through his life and discusses his accomplishments and achievements.

This passage can be used as an assessment or guided reading activity for your students. It includes biographical text about Roosevelt, a 10-question comprehension check, and a timeline of FDR’s life.

Differentiating Your 5th Grade Social Studies – TEKS Lessons 

A team of dedicated, experienced educators created this resource to support your historical figures’ lessons. 

In addition to individual student work time, use this book to enhance learning by adding it to your President’s Day lessons and activities.

If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners, check out these suggestions for keeping students on track with the concepts: 

🆘 Support Struggling Students

Help students who need help understanding the concepts by completing the worksheet together in a group. 

➕ Challenge Fast Finishers

For fast finishers, encourage students to create a poster or slide show using the content from the reading passage.

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Fun Franklin D. Roosevelt Facts for Kids

Need some more fun facts about the nation’s only president to serve four terms in office? Here are a few favorites from our teacher team to share with your students about our 32nd president!

1. The “D” in FDR stands for his middle name, Delano. It was his mother’s maiden name, and it just so happens that presidents Ulysses Grant and Calvin Coolidge were also members of the Delano family.
2. Roosevelt loved his Scottish Terrier dog, Fala, and often took him with him on trips.
3. He was married to his cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt, who later became a famous human rights activist.
4. Roosevelt loved to collect stamps and had one of the largest stamp collections in the world.
5. Our 32nd president loved to collect naval ships and had more than 20,000 toy and model ships in his collection.
6. During World War II, Roosevelt created the Lend-Lease program, which helped the United States send military aid to other countries fighting against Germany and Japan.
7. He was the first President to have a press corps travel with him on an international trip. Journalists traveled with FDR to his meeting with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin at the Tehran Conference in 1943.

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This resource was created by Beth Hindi, a teacher in Texas and Teach Starter collaborator.