Get Inspired With Biography Research! Part 2 –- Project Ideas -
Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Once you have your students hooked on
reading biographies, they’ll be itching to share their newfound
biographical knowledge with each other and the world. Fact-
filled biography research lends itself to a wide range of
creative projects. Perhaps the greatest challenge is teaching
our students how to focus on just the “important stuff”! Here is
a sampling of the biography projects and lessons I’ve tried with
my class. Last week I shared an annotated list of my favorite
biographies, and stay tuned for our culminating biography
project next week! Phase 1: Meet the Books — Biography Sorting
When beginning our biography unit, I build excitement by
dragging out a big cardboard box stuffed with biographies. I
offer to clear off a couple of bookshelves and provide baskets,
however it is up to the students to come up with a logical plan
for sorting and storing the books in our classroom library. To
solve this authentic problem, the s