Topic: Biography

  • The Life Story of Marie Curie Activity Pack

    The Life Story of Marie Curie Activity Pack

    Students will love learning about one of the most inspirational women in history. Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win the award twice. She dedicated her life to doing research on radioactivity.

    There are a variety of activities for you to teach about her life story. This could be a week-long unit or as short as a day or two, depending on time allotted and the needs of your students. There are several ways to use this unit to differentiate for students.

    Activities included:
    ✔ Meet Marie Curie
    ✔ Life Story with Scenes & Questions
    ✔ Comprehension Questions
    ✔ FlipBook (5-pages)
    ✔ Fact or Fiction Activity
    ✔ Character Mini-Booklet w/Timeline–fits perfectly inside their notebooks!
    ✔ Biography Organizers
    ✔ A Famous Quote
    ✔ Character Traits Activity
    ✔ Quiz
    ✔ Writing Prompts
    ✔ Answer Keys
    ✔ Vocabulary Photo Posters
    ✔ Spotlight on Vocabulary

    Reading:
    Have students read the passages about where they will meet Marie Curie and learn all about her life. The articles are written with questions and scenes for students to connect and color. There’s also custom-created organizers to use to review or to research further.

    Use the hands-on activities for different centers:
    ✔ Fact or Fiction Activity
    ✔ Timeline Activity
    ✔ Flip Book
    ✔ Comprehension Questions
    ✔ Biography Organizers
    ✔ A Famous Quote
    ✔ Character Mini-booklet
    ✔ A Close Look at Character Traits
    ✔ Vocabulary Posters
    ✔ Spotlight on Vocabulary

  • The Life Story of Malala Yousafzai Activity Pack

    The Life Story of Malala Yousafzai Activity Pack

    Malala Yousafzai is one of the most inspirational young girls of all time. She spoke out publicly for the rights for all children to have an education. Even after a tragic shooting, this incredibly brave girl stood up for equal rights for women and girls around the world.

    This biography unit has it all! There are a variety of activities for you to teach about Malala Yousafzai’s life story. This could be a week-long unit or as short as a day or two, depending on time allotted and the needs of your students. There are several ways to use this unit to differentiate for students.

    Activities included:
    ✔ Meet Malala Yousafzai
    ✔ Life Story with Scenes & Questions
    ✔ Fact or Fiction Activity
    ✔ Character Mini-Booklet w/Timeline Sorting Activity—fits inside their notebooks!
    ✔ Biography Organizers
    ✔ Famous Quote
    ✔ Character Traits Activity
    ✔ Plus a 5-page Flip Book
    ✔ Quiz
    ✔ Writing Prompts
    ✔ Answer Keys
    ✔ Vocabulary Posters for important character traits:
    Brave, Determined, & Confident

    Reading:
    Have students read the passages about where they will meet Malala Yousafzai and learn all about her life. The articles are written with questions and scenes for students to connect and color. There’s also custom-created biography organizers to use for review or for further research.

    Suggestions and Ideas for four different centers:
    ✔ Have students read the Meet Malala Yousafzai OR Life Story passages with scenes and questions. ✔ Then answer the questions on the biography organizers.
    ✔ Have students complete the character mini-booklet with timeline dates. These fit nicely inside their notebooks.
    ✔ Have students complete the quote activity & writing prompt(s).
    ✔ Have students complete the character traits activity using the vocabulary posters as a guide.
    ✔ Have students complete the flip booklet.

  • The Life Story of Jane Goodall Activity Pack

    The Life Story of Jane Goodall Activity Pack

    • Students will love learning about Jane Goodall and her time spent living with chimpanzees in Tanzania. Jane Goodall spent most of her life researching animals in the wild. She has dedicated her life to the study and protection of wildlife and the environment.

    There are a variety of activities for you to teach about her life story. This could be a week-long unit or as short as a day or two, depending on time allotted and the needs of your students. There are several ways to use this unit to differentiate for students.

    Activities included:
    ✔ Meet Jane Goodall
    ✔ Life Story with Scenes & Questions
    ✔ Comprehension Questions
    ✔ FlipBook (5-pages)
    ✔ Fact or Fiction Activity
    ✔ Character Mini-Booklet w/Timeline–fits perfectly inside their notebooks!
    ✔ Biography Organizers
    ✔ A Famous Quote
    ✔ Character Traits Activity
    ✔ Quiz
    ✔ Writing Prompts
    ✔ Answer Keys
    ✔ Vocabulary Photo Posters
    ✔ Spotlight on Vocabulary

    Reading:
    Have students read the passages about where they will meet Jane Goodall and learn all about her life. The articles are written with questions and scenes for students to connect and color. There’s also custom-created organizers to use to review or to research further.

    Use the hands-on activities for different centers:
    ✔ Fact or Fiction Activity
    ✔ Timeline Activity
    ✔ Flip Book
    ✔ Comprehension Questions
    ✔ Biography Organizers
    ✔ A Famous Quote
    ✔ Character Mini-booklet
    ✔ A Close Look at Character Traits
    ✔ Vocabulary Posters
    ✔ Spotlight on Vocabulary

  • The Life Story of Harriet Tubman Activity Pack

    The Life Story of Harriet Tubman Activity Pack

    Your students will love learning about one of the most inspirational women of all time. Harriet Tubman was an inspirational leader and humanitarian.

    This biography unit has it all! There are a variety of activities for you to teach about Harriet Tubman’s life story. This could be a week-long unit or as short as a day or two, depending on the time allotted and the needs of your students. There are several ways to use this unit to differentiate for students.

    Activities included:
    ✔ Meet Harriet Tubman
    ✔ Fact or Fiction Activity
    ✔ Character Mini-Booklet w/Timeline Sorting Activity—fits inside their notebooks!
    ✔ Biography Organizers
    ✔ Character Traits Activity
    ✔ Plus a 5-page Flip Book
    ✔ Quiz
    ✔ Answer Keys
    ✔ Vocabulary Posters for important character traits:
    Strong, Brave, and Selfless

    Reading:
    Have students read the passages about where they will meet Harriet Tubman and learn all about her life. There’s also a custom-created biography organizer to use for review or for further research.

    Suggestions and Ideas for centers:
    ✔ Have students read the Meet Harriet Tubman passage OR Life Story passages with scenes and questions. Then answer the questions on the biography organizers.
    ✔ Have students complete the character mini-booklet with timeline dates. These fit nicely inside their notebooks.
    ✔ Have students complete the character traits activity using the vocabulary posters as a guide and then complete the Venn diagram to compare Sojourner to themselves.

  • George Washington Carver Unit with Articles, Activities, and Flip Book

    George Washington Carver Unit with Articles, Activities, and Flip Book

    Students will love learning about George Washington Carver, one of America’s most famous and influential scientists of all time!

    George Washington Carver is considered one of the greatest scientists of all time! He is best known for inventing hundreds of new products from peanuts and sweet potatoes. Many people agree that his biggest achievement was improving the life of farmers everywhere.

    This unit includes many interactive activities and learning opportunities for students including:
    ✔ Informational articles his life
    ✔ Meet George Washington Carver
    ✔ Biography Organizers
    ✔ Fact or Fiction Activity
    ✔ Two Quotes with questions
    ✔ Vocabulary Posters
    ✔ Vocabulary Flip Flaps
    ✔ Plus a 5-Page Flip Book

    There are three main activities:
    Vocabulary:
    Introduce the six vocabulary words with the real-life photo posters included. You could post these posters around the classroom and have students travel around to match up and define the words in their flip flaps or use it as a center activity. These posters are excellent for a bulletin board display too.

    Reading:
    Next, have students read the informational articles and character studies where they will meet George Washington Carver and learn all about his life. It starts with him as a young boy, and it continues to show his complete life story. The articles are written with questions and scenes for students to connect and color. There’s also custom-created Carver organizers to use for review or further research.

    Activities:
    There are two Carver quote pages with questions as well as fact or fiction activity so students can show what they know. Have students complete the Mystery Flaps and the 5 page Flip Book all about George Washington Carver. I usually have them do one page at each center or station. They can use the articles as a reference source to help them complete the pages of the booklet.
    Lastly, they cut, color, and assemble the booklet. Flipbooks can be glued or stapled inside their interactive notebooks, file folder, or a 12 x 18 piece of construction paper folded like a book cover. Students could then decorate the cover of the booklet.

  • The Life Story of Frederick Douglass Activity Pack

    The Life Story of Frederick Douglass Activity Pack

    Your students will love learning about one of the most influential African-Americans of all time. Frederick Douglass escaped a life of slavery. During the Civil War, he worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln. Douglass dedicated his life to ending slavery.

    There are a variety of activities for you to teach Frederick Douglass’s life story. This could be a week-long unit or as short as a day or two, depending on the time allotted and the needs of your students. There are several ways to use this unit to differentiate for students.

    Activities included:
    ✔ Meet Frederick Douglass
    ✔ Life Story with Scenes & Questions
    ✔ Fact or Fiction Activity
    ✔ Character Mini-Booklet w/Timeline–fits perfectly inside their notebooks!
    ✔ Biography Organizers
    ✔ Character Traits Activity
    ✔ Quiz
    ✔ Answer Keys
    ✔ Vocabulary Posters for important character traits:
    Committed, Confident, Diligent

    Reading:
    Have students read the passages about where they will meet Frederick Douglass and learn all about his incredible life story. There are also custom-created organizers to check for understanding or evaluate their reading.

    Suggestions and Ideas for centers:
    1. Have students read the Meet Frederick Douglass passage OR Life Story passages with scenes and questions. Then answer the questions on the biography organizers.

    2. Have students complete the character mini-booklet with timeline dates. These fit nicely inside their notebooks.

  • The Life Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton Activity Pack

    The Life Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton Activity Pack

    Your students will love learning about one of the most influential women in American history. Elizabeth Cady Stanton dedicated her life to fighting for equal rights for everyone. She was also one of the key leaders of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States. Thankfully, in 1920, the 19th Amendment was passed giving women the right to vote.

    This biography unit has it all! There are a variety of activities for you to teach about Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s life story. This could be a week-long unit or as short as a day or two, depending on time allotted and the needs of your students. There are several ways to use this unit to differentiate for students.

    Activities included:
    ✔ Meet Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    ✔ Life Story with Scenes & Questions
    ✔ Fact or Fiction Activity
    ✔ Character Mini-Booklet w/Timeline Sorting Activity—fits inside their notebooks!
    ✔ Biography Organizers
    ✔ Famous Quote
    ✔ Character Traits Activity
    ✔ Quiz
    ✔ Writing Prompts
    ✔ Answer Keys
    ✔ Vocabulary Posters for important character traits:
    ✔ Brave, Dedicated, Determined

    Reading:
    Have students read the passages where they will meet Elizabeth Cady Stanton and learn all about her life. The articles are written with questions and scenes for students to connect and color. There are also custom-created biography organizers to use for review or for further research.

    Suggestions and Ideas for four different centers:
    ✔ Have students read the Meet Elizabeth Cady Stanton passage OR Life Story passages with scenes and questions. Then answer the questions on the biography organizers.
    ✔ Have students complete the character mini-booklet with timeline dates. These fit nicely inside their notebooks.
    ✔ Have students complete the quote activity & writing prompt(s).
    ✔ Have students complete the character traits activity using the vocabulary posters as a guide and give examples of how she was brave, dedicated, and determined.

  • The Life Story of Clara Barton Activity Pack

    The Life Story of Clara Barton Activity Pack

    Clara Barton’s life story is a truly inspirational story. She is a role model and superstar that your students will love learning about.

    This unit includes everything you need to teach about one of the most remarkable women in American history. Clara Barton did many amazing things in her lifetime. She started a free public school, nursed soldiers on the battlefield during the Civil War, convinced Congress to open an American Red Cross, and then went on to serve as its leader for 23 years. Clara Barton is still known today as one of the most influential humanitarians in history.

    In this unit, there are several reading passages, comprehension activities, and First Aid information to use to teach a mini-lesson on first aid with a Build a First Aid Kit.

    This Activity Pack includes many interactive activities and learning opportunities for students including:
    ✔ Meet Clara Barton
    ✔ Biography Organizers
    ✔ Character Mini-Booklet with Timeline
    ✔ Comprehension Questions
    ✔ Vocabulary Posters
    ✔ Vocabulary Flip Flaps
    ✔ Writing Prompts
    ✔ Fact or Fiction Activity
    ✔ Fact/Opinion
    ✔ Build a First Aid Kit
    ✔ Character Traits: Words are Powerful Activity
    ✔ Quiz and Answer Key
    ✔ PLUS a 5 Page Flip Book

    Be sure to check out the PREVIEW for more information.

    There are 3 main activities in this activity pack:
    Vocabulary:
    Introduce the vocabulary words with the real-life photo posters included. You could post these posters around the classroom and have students travel around to match up and define the words in their flip flaps or use as a center activity. These posters are excellent for a bulletin board display too. In addition, the vocabulary flip flaps are great for interactive notebooks.

    Reading passages about Clara Barton’s Incredible Life Story:
    Next, have students read the articles and character studies where they will meet Clara Barton and learn about her life story. It starts with her as a young girl and continues to tell her life story. The articles are written with scenes for students to connect and color.

    Student Activities:
    Have students complete the comprehension questions, and other activities, and 5 page Flip Book. For the Clara Barton Flip Book, you could have students do one page at each center or station. They can use the articles as a reference source to help them complete the pages of the booklet. Lastly, they cut, color, and assemble the booklet. Flip-Up books can be glued or stapled inside their interactive notebooks, file folder, or a 12 x 18 piece of construction paper folded like a book cover. Students could then decorate the cover of the booklet.