3rd Grade Biography Project

I have always been fascinated with history.  There is something about learning how others lived that is just thrilling.  That is why I am always so excited to teach a biography unit.  And, last year I stumbled upon the "Who Was" biography series.  I quickly went to Amazon and Barnes and Noble and purchased as many that I could afford.  And, as of now, I have about 30 different biographies from this series for my 3rd graders to look at.

The kids just love these books as they have a bobble head characterization of the famous historical person on the front!  So, with that in mind, I created the 3rd Grade biography project!

Last year it started with an intervention group of higher level readers.  They actually read two of these books- comparing and contrasting both people's accomplishments, looking at the obstacles they overcame, and just basic information.  In the end, they needed to present a "Living Museum," based on one of the biographies they read.  These kiddos had so much fun!  Take a quick look at some of their completed projects.

I put much more value on their presentation and what was said than I did their posters.  But, nevertheless, my students had a great time.  And they learned a lot!

For this year, I vamped up the biography project quite a bit.  I have aligned it to 7 different CCSS Reading and Speaking Standards.  And, I added a project choice board.  A little differentiation going on!

I am so excited about this project that I wanted to share it with you!  Here is a quick preview of all that you would get in my $4.00 3rd grade biography unit.  (I even added a sample 3 week unit plan/teacher guide.)  All that you would need to provide would be the biographies- one page articles or books would work for the activities in this packet!

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