McKinney+Stories

These are stories that correlate with the theme in Social Studies of people who make a contribution to their community.

This is the story of Fanny Finch. She was the first woman in Texas to serve on the school board. She donated land for Finch Park and worked hard to make the schools a better place. This is a powerpoint that can be printed and read as a book. You could have your students draw the illustrations. You could make it into an ebook using the iPad app Book Creator. You could have your students draw the illustrations to go in the ebook. Or you could make it into a slide show. Be Creative!!!


 * This story of Fanny Finch is in PDF and has illustrations and can be downloaded to your iPad and read in iBooks or a PDF reader.**

This is the story of CT Eddins. He was a teacher and principal in McKinney for 38 years. He helped save the lives of students at Finch Elementary in a tornado that struck McKinney in 1948. This is a powerpoint that can be printed and read as a book. You could have your students draw the illustrations. You could make it into an ebook using the iPad app Book Creator. You could have your students draw the illustrations to go in the ebook. Or you could make it into a slide show. Be Creative!!!

This is the story of the contributions Jose de Jesus and his wife Maria Luisa Vega made to the community of McKinney. Your students could create an ebook, illustrate the book, share the book with sibling, or you can jsut read it to your students.



This is a story, told like a newspaper account, of when Collin McKinney's home burned to the ground in 1980. You can have your students write a script and retell the story as a newscast. You could make in into a play. You could break up the text and illustrate it. Or you can just read it to your students.




 * This PDF has illustrations and can be downloaded to your iPad and read in iBooks or a PDF reader.**

This is a story, told like a newspaper account, of when the tornado struck McKinney in 1948. You can have your students write a script and retell the story as a newscast. You could make in into a play. You could break up the text and illustrate it. Or you can just read it to your students.