Biography Project

It's been awhile since I've updated, but trust me.. we've been busy!! After returning from Christmas Break, we made the switch from fiction to nonfiction. We began our nonfiction unit with biographies. We spent all last week researching information about Martin Luther King, Jr. After reading numerous books, articles, and looking at websites, we discovered we learned many new and interesting facts!

This week, the kids had an opportunity to do their OWN research. I was very impressed with their hard work!!

Day 1 - We talked about how before you can begin research, you need to have a clear focus. In order to do this, you should brainstorm questions you have about your person. Each group sat down and discussed some questions they wanted to find out about their famous person.

Day 2 - The students used the computer to search for some information about their person. They used their questions from yesterday to help guide them. This was probably their most favorite part!

Day 3 - More research!! This time we used books about our famous person!



Day 4 - Final project!! The kids loved sharing the information they found. Please ask your child who their famous person was and what they found out!