Biographies in the Classroom

In the course of doing some research for some 4th grade teachers working on a biography project, I discovered some activities and website that I wanted to share.  Take a look at these and see if you can use them in your next project!  

Turtle Diary Biographies
www.turtlediary.com/biographies
This is a great site for easy to read biographies to get the kids started!  There are even word helpers with sound and definitions!

  
NEO K12
www.neok12.com/Biographies.htm
This site has video biographies that are mostly for grades 4-12


Powerpoint Facebook
Click here to go to Facebook Template
This is an activity that you can download.  Each student creates a facebook page for their chosen author, historical figure, etc. 


Cube Creator
Click here to go to Cube Creator
A fun way to display information about the person they're studying!  This is a step by step guide that ends in a printable that is folded into a cube.