Now, here’s a fun tool to help your kids learn about people featured in Georgia’s school standards! The best thing is that they focus on how the person spent their youth and overcame obstacles to go on to achieve success. Great reinforcement of what kids learn at school! And reinforcement helps them pass those tests!

Casimir Pulaski: The hero of Fort Pulaski in Savannah! Read this then go see the famous fort!

Marquis de Lafayette: He really got around Georgia, you know! You’ll see historic markers about him all over Savannah!

Eli Whitney: He helped make Georgia cotton much easier to harvest!

Juliette Gordon Low: Girl Scout founder lived right here in Savannah! Read this book then visit her home on East Oglethorpe Street!

Tomochichi: Famous Native American in Georgia history! Check out his monument and historic markers in various Savannah squares downtown!

Mary Musgrove: Astounding woman who helped in the founding of Georgia, and was quite an entrepreneur, once the largest landowner in the state!

James Oglethorpe: All Georgia kids need to meet this founder of our state. In Savannah you’ll see many historic markers about his life.