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Building a biography unit? Whether you need one resource or entire genre study, you've come to the right place!

Wax Museum Biography Research Project: Living History Presentation Activity

By Brenda Kovich

Planning a wax museum or living history presentation? This flexible, comprehensive resource lays out four options for your project. Teacher, student, and parent resources - with examples - guide you from beginning to end. Now you can create a

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Writing, Informational Text

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

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RI.4.9, RI.5.9, W.4.4, W.4.7, W.4.8, W.5.4, W.5.7, W.5.8, SL.4.4, SL.5.4, SL.5.6

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Biography Project & Activities - MLK Day ELA Packet

By Brenda Kovich

Build an ELA packet with activities that celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr! Kids read a three-page biography, make a timeline, identify causes and effects, and interpret famous quotes.Open the preview to take a closer look at the

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Martin Luther King Day, Informational Text

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Independent Work Packet

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Biography Unit - Genre Study for Fourth and Fifth Grade Students

By Brenda Kovich

Energize your biography unit! Biography templates engage students in reading, research, and projects. Kids choose their own biography activities with choice boards. A wax museum culminates the genre study. Open the previews to take a closer look at

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English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

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RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.4, RI.4.5, RI.4.6, RI.4.7, RI.4.8, RI.4.9, RI.4.10, RI.5.1...

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Biography Templates - Crafts & Research Project for Any Person - 4th & 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Looking for some biography projects? Fourth and fifth grade students love the fun activities and crafts. Teachers love the ready-to-print templates, creative ideas, and research project. It's a win-win situation. Open the preview to take a closer

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Reading, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Research, Projects, Printables

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RI.4.9, RI.5.9, W.4.2, W.4.7, W.5.2, W.5.7

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Biography Activities - Task Cards & Choice Boards for Any Book

By Brenda Kovich

Dozens of biography activities come in two formats: task cards or choice boards. Each focuses on one informational text standard, as well as a higher order thinking skill (applying, analyzing, evaluating, or creating).Open the preview to take a

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Gifted and Talented, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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GATE

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RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.4, RI.4.5, RI.4.6, RI.4.7, RI.4.8, RI.4.9, RI.5.1, RI.5.2...

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Biography Poster, Anchor Chart, Graphic Organizer & Questions for Genre Study

By Brenda Kovich

Support your biography genre study with a poster, anchor chart, graphic organizer, and questions. Each comes as a color or grayscale page that you may print or display. Kids learn to distinguish, identify, and analyze elements (characters, setting,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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RI.4.10, RI.5.10

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Free Biography Lesson Plans for a 3-Week Genre Study - Fourth and Fifth Grades

By Brenda Kovich

Grab three weeks of lesson plans for your biography genre study. In this unit, kids will read and report on short biographies and/or read a full-length narrative. They can complete a free organizer, as well as crafts and research. For a grand

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English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities, Lesson

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Time flies when you're having fun! I taught fourth grade for more than 35 years and loved it. Today, my mission is to create enjoyable, engaging materials your classroom.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in student-centered learning that's seriously fun. In my store, you'll find engaging genre studies and hands-on science, as well as scaffolded ELA and math units that move kids to mastery.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I'm proud to be a National Board Certified Teacher (Middle Childhood Generalist) and have received three special awards: Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellow, Crystal Apple Award Winner, and Lake Central Teacher of the Year.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received a B.A. in Elementary Education, an M.S. in Elementary Education, a Gifted and Talented Endorsement - all from Purdue University.

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