Resource Type

Themes

Websites /Activities

 Biographies

 African-American History in Maryland

• http://www.mdkidspage.org/blackhistory.html

Students select a biography to read. Students then compare and contrast the lives of  Matthew Henson and the person they chose to read about.

Biography

Matthew Henson

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/h/henson.shtml

Students read about Matthew Henson and summarize the article.

• http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/01/photogalleries/henson/

Teacher prints out each picture and distributes them to pairs of students. Students write captions for pictures. Students could also use the pictures as a story board in which they retell the story of the Arctic Explorer.

Informational Page

Matthew Henson's life and legacy

• http://www.matthewhenson.com/

Have kids visit the site and click through the pictures or read more about Mr. Henson. Then have students write letters asking questions or making comments about Matthew's life. Go to the email link from the first page. Create a class email account using the district's webmail if you do not have one.