Not only are they informative and interesting, but the very best biographies are as entertaining, compelling, engaging, and page-turning as fiction.
*Google Slides and Print Option* *Rubric Added!* About this Product This product came as a result of my students’ love of the biography series “Who Was…?” If you have not looked into this series, I recommend that you do! They are a fun, easy read that offers an engaging way for students to learn about historical figures and important people. Although this product is based on this series, this product could be used for any biography book or project. This is a nice way to integrate Reading, Writing, and Social Studies.🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5. How I Used this Product In my 3rd Grade classroom, I used multiple copies of the same book or books and paired students in partnerships. In my school, we have a 30 minute Reading Intervention Block. I began this project with students who were not pulled out or working with me in small groups during this time. This was a nice way for students to work independently or in partnerships. It also created an extension for what they could already do as readers. Plus, they had so much fun! I let them work on this project in their partnerships. This held several benefits. Many students who were not pulled out or working in small groups tend to be higher level students OR students who have untapped potential. Allowing them to work on a project like this can extend their learning, as well as find new ways to enjoy reading. While other students had special groups or went to see other teachers, it was nice for these students to have their own project too. The Poster Page is a template that you could use for students to turn in with the essay or you could use this as a planning page and then have students create a larger poster on their own. I assigned it as homework and was pleasantly surprised at what my students turned in. I saw a wonderful increase in engagement by students who had shown little motivation or enthusiasm for reading. You can see the photos in the preview or in the product itself. Please know I updated the pages after the photos were taken with more detail and provided the poster template. Good luck to you with this project! If you have any questions, please contact me! You might also LOVE... Reader’s Notebook Anchor Charts My Opinion Matters! {An Opinion Writing Unit} My Life is A Story {A Personal Narrative Writing Unit} Buzzin' in Book Clubs {Book Club Reading Unit Resources} Newspaper Article Writing Unit {Here's the Scoop!} Opinion Writing for a Literary Response Current Events Writing {What's the Scoop?}
As I've mentioned before, I try to always be in the middle of several books at once so that I've got a pick to fit every mood that might come up. My "ideal four" genres to always have going on? An adult fiction, a young adult fiction, a nonfiction (often a self-help or religious title),
Not only are they informative and interesting, but the very best biographies are as entertaining, compelling, engaging, and page-turning as fiction.
Homeschooling With Missionary Biographies - Teach your children the amazing stories of faith with unit studies based on missionary biographies!
Use these handy biography research templates to create lapbooks. This interactive activity includes the tools to guide students through the investigative process, as well as the materials to create a display. Materials can be used to explore any personality. What's included: Directions Suggested schedule Pictorial instructions for lapbook 6 pages of research templates List of character traits Lap book templates - timelines (guided & blank), character traits, famous quote Student editing sheet Rubric Suggested schedule: Day 1 Introduce project, select famous people, begin reading Days 2-4 Continue reading, research additional information using websites Day 5-6 Self & peer editing, type paragraphs Day 7 Timelines (rough draft and final) Day 8 Character traits & quotes Day 9 Portraits Day 10 Assemble and complete projects Extended activities: Create a file folder sample to share with students so they can see your expectations Allow students the opportunity to present their research to an audience Differentiate: extend the writing to a five paragraph report with Introductory & Concluding paragraphs Create a Wordle with vocabulary relevant to researched leader Have students create a collage representing their leader I hope you enjoy this product! If you would like to know when I post additional products, please follow me on Wendy's Words TpT. Don't forget to take a moment to rate this product. You will earn TpT points that can be used towards future purchases. Thank you for your interest in my products! Wendy McCarthy
This Biography Report can be used for any historical person. It is great for a social studies biography unit or reading informational writing and research
Missionary Biography Books and Resources - Plus a free 9-page notebooking pages printable!
Fiona MacCarthys captivating biography of Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius is a masterpiece (Edmund de Waal)
When teaching biography genre study, hook them kids short biographies then immerse them with longer texts. And don't forget cool projects!
Reading Christian biographies is important because they inspire us to persevere, and more importantly, remind us of God's power and faithfulness. They leave us with the thought, “If she can do that, I can, too.”
This Biography Report can be used for any historical person. It is great for a social studies biography unit or reading informational writing and research
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Homeschooling With Missionary Biographies - Teach your children the amazing stories of faith with unit studies based on missionary biographies!
How do you study famous artists for kids? Use this free artist biography printable book as a gentle introduction to art history for kids!
Part biography, part cautionary tale, the engagingly written Why Fish Don’t Exist has several surprises in store.
I think I have made a groove in my couch with my ample bottom. I've binge-watched Dexter on Netflix (because I'm all caught up on Law and O...
Our class will be reading a biography about Helen Keller this week (Journeys reading program). I will also be using these books from Scholastic... to have my students research an additional person during the week! I whipped up a little organizer and writing paper for my students to do this... (Click to grab it on TpT!)
Kurt Vonnegut (1992–2007) was an American writer noted for his wryly satirical novels that highlight the horrors and ironies of 20th-century civilization. His classic novel Slaughterhouse-Five, published in 1969, drew on his experience in World War II to depict the cruelty and destructiveness of war.
Do you teach about biographies? Last week we used the anchor chart above to introduce what a biography is (…isn’t George cute?) I saw him originally at Apples, Crayons, and Caffeine. We brainstormed the things we thought a biography is, what’s included, and the questions it might answer. We read about Tomás Rivera in our reading...
Nonfiction books are great for helping kids extend what they’re already learning in school and put it in context of their own life. From reluctant to avid readers, here are 14 biographies and memoirs…
This art history packet introduces students to the artist Paul Cézanne. Students learn about the artist through web links and videos, color artwork similar in style to his work then use the grid method to re-create and then color some of his famous paintings. Finally students create a still-life drawing of fruit from above using oil pastels. 18 Worksheets Included: (See Preview File) Paul Cézanne Poster (8” x 10”) Artist Biography Sheet Teacher instruction sheet More resources sheet with links to movies 2 Coloring Sheets of Cézanne’s art in black outline form and color suggestions 2 grids for students to re-create some of his most famous work, starting with a contour line image and then having students find contours and grid on their own. 2 Reference sheets with room for tracing (Each grid has an additional sheet with color suggestions and a color photo reference of the artwork. Students should trace their gridded work onto the second worksheet, or drawing paper and then color using oil pastels or other media.) Compare/Contrast Analysis of two of Cézanne’s paintings Oil Pastel Blending Sheet Still Life Project Sheet with Guidelines Abstract Landscape Project Guidelines and Thumbnail Sheet Abstract Landscape Project Sheet KEYS: Student example of oil pastel still life and abstract landscape Compare/Contrast Analysis Key Ways to use in the classroom: As an introduction to a famous artist and their work. Worksheets culminate with student creating their own still life oil pastel drawing. To support other drawing skills such as: contour lines, shading in color and grid techniques. As early finisher work or as a quick art substitute lesson. TpT EASEL: Use TpT Easel to easily print or digitally assign individual pages to students. Note: There are options on how to give students color reference other than to print these sheets in color. You can project the example using a document camera or have students look up artwork on a chrome book or smartphone, for example. Learn more about TpT Credits here: More about TpT Credits Follow me at A Space to Create A bundle of additional artists can be found here: No Prep Art History Bundle More individual artist packets here: Haring OKeeffe Lichtenstein A note about artwork used in this resource: The work contained in this resource was drawn by Sabrina Wingren using Paul Cézanne's work as a guide. The work of this artist has been released into the public domain by its author. Any student artwork included is used with express permission. Oil Pastels, Paul Cezanne, Classroom Art Lessons, Substitute Art Lessons, Art for Early Finishers, Interactive Coloring Sheets, Homeschool Art Lessons, Art History based lessons, Art Movements, Art History lessons, Pop Art, Paul Cézanne Activities, No Prep Art History Lessons. ©2019 A Space to Create Not intended for resale or sharing online without permission.
The Storyteller is the brilliant autobiography of Dave Grohl - Foo Fighters frontman, former Nirvana drummer and loving father.
Integrated STEM and language arts activities for the book Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. Free biography printable. 2nd to 4th grade.
Using The Who Was Series Biographies For Homeschool History {With FREE Printable}
Happy Monday!! It has been a productive one around here As I write these words, I also realize some of the events of today. I was very excited to be off today and have the morning to myself to complete at least ONE new product. The way I work tends to be 20 things going at the same time. (Anybody with me?) However, I really needed the feeling of accomplishing SOMETHING! As teachers, I think we have high ambitions for our breaks from school. I know I do! So, I woke up early, started the coffee, and got my Netflix going for some background noise while I worked. It never really feels like work when you’re “watching TV.”
Find plenty of middle school biographies to add to your teen or tweens reading list. These titles are perfect for your middle school reader.
Part 4 The students have been working hard reading and researching about their person of choice! They are learning so much and so excited! One little girl ran up to me and said, "Did you know that Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day! I need to put this on the timeline!" It's important to model how to write complete sentences from their recording sheets. If you do not take time to do this students will copy word for word from their recording sheets. This will mean they will either copy it from the book or write an incomplete sentence. This student researched Dr. Seuss. She has some spelling issues but she has been finding some great facts. After she filled out the recording sheets she chose what kind of paper she wanted to use to write her report. I offer the children many different types of paper. Each paper choice has a spot for a heading. These headings get transferred to the Table of Contents! Students love filling out the About the Author page! Students look at a photo or drawing of their person and they draw on the cover with pencil. After they are done they trace the drawing with Sharpie. This helps bring out the details and helps when they color. Click to Enter the Giveaway! Enter Name and Email Previous Posts Part 1 - Biography Book Suggestions Part 2 - Text Features Part 3 - Research
An exciting and fun project you can do with your students or as an independent project after you have read any biography or autobiography!!This kit comes with all the templates that you need plus a rubric if you want to use this as a grade.Step-by-step picture instructions are included to make assem...
how to write a biography. - ESL worksheets
These books will inspire you to live your own life to the fullest.
So weve got a bunch of kids, right? They all love different kinds of stories - some are all about adventures, while some cant get enough of those fairy tales.
A professionally made biography outline template you can download for free. This is easy to edit and fully customizable in all versions of MS Word. It is also print and digital ready.
Biographies can be inspiring. Here is a curated collection of the best biographies of all time to read for inspiration and fun.
Teaching with Biographies and Ben Franklin With all of the fabulous biographies available today for children, teaching about and with biographies can be such fun for your students. It hasn't always been this way. When I was a little girl (many, many years ago...) I remember biographies being boring, fact-filled chapter books. They were definitely not the books that I chose when I went to the library. The only biographies I remember reading were those assigned to me by my teachers. Today's biographies for children are very different. Biographies for children are now colorful picture books full of interesting information that grab the reader's attention and are enjoyable to read. I recently gathered a variety of biographies for my students on Benjamin Franklin. My school library has several wonderful biographies about Mr. Franklin. We combined learning about the characteristics of biographies with learning more about this U.S. founding father. Some great biographies about Benjamin Franklin include: Ben Franklin His Wit and Wisdom by Alan Schroeder Who Was Ben Franklin? by Dennis Fradin Now and Ben by Gene Barretta Although all of these books are excellent, I chose to begin by using How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning by Rosalyn Schanzer. Before we read this book, I had the students to do a variation of an ABC brainstorm activity. With ABC brainstorm, students write what they know about a given topic using each letter of the alphabet. Instead of ABC's, we did a BEN brainstorm. Students wrote one fact about Ben Franklin with each of the 3 letters: "B", "E", and "N". (3 facts are much faster to write than 26.) I discovered that many of my students knew very little of Ben Franklin or thought he was one of our presidents. After we discussed our prior knowledge, we then discussed characteristics of biographies. My sweet teacher friend next door has this adorable biography anchor chart that she let me share. After reviewing the characteristics of a biography, we read and discussed How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning. My students really enjoyed this colorful and interesting biography. Next, students used their Chromebooks to read an online book about Ben Franklin. This book is actually part of a paid website that my school system has purchased called myOn. It was a fun graphic biography that my students enjoyed, but if you do not have access to this website, another great choice is this page from Mr. Nussbaum. The students then used the information they learned from both resources to complete a graphic organizer. This biography graphic organizer can be found in my store in a packet containing four graphic organizers for your students to use as templates as they research and write about a person. Choose the graphic organizer that is perfect for your whole class, assign different graphic organizers for different groups of students, or choose specific organizers to differentiate the needs of your students. Use the graphic organizer alone, or as a writing template for the writing page essay paper. A grading rubric is also included if you choose to use this as an assessment. Click here or the picture below to purchase. Finally, we watched a 90 second video that recapped the information we had learned about Benjamin Franklin. This short video can be found here. If you are looking for a fun lesson to use with biographies, I hope you may want to try these activities out with your students. I know my kiddos had a lot of fun and learned a lot about Benjamin Franklin and biographies. Have a blessed day! Check out my blog: Teaching Fourth Visit my TpT Store Find me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Pinterest
