Our biography unit is one of my favorites, I look forward to it every year. The posters and presentations are fantastic of course but the nuts and bolts of the unit are designed to meet second grade reading and social studies standards.
Every student chose a different biography so we could benefit from learning about 21 famous people during the presentations, rather than just a few. Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt thought it was cool that they were both carved into Mt. Rushmore!
One of our standards is: After reading or listening to a variety of true stories about individuals recognized for their achievements, describe and compare different ways people have achieved great distinction (e.g. Scientific, professional, political, religious, commercial, military, athletic, or artistic).
As you can see, we learned about a wide range of people from different eras and interests.
Some are still living and some have left
their legacy behind.
Both Claude Monet and Claude Bunnet paid us a visit!!
Great job to all on the projects.
Maybe someday we'll read about you!
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