As a part of this unit, each child will choose a person to learn about. After researching the life of this person, the student will present a short oral biography report to the class. A research
We made pictures in the style of Ms. O'Keefe. Check out our work in the hallways!
guide has been provided. Your child may use the guide when he or she presents the information in class. Students will also draw a portrait of their person on the "framed paper." In the background, the
We learned about inventor Thomas Edison.
students will draw smaller pictures of objects that represent important accomplishments or interests of that person.
Your child may chose to read about an historical figure, or a relative,
George Washington Carver was a botanist.
neighbor or grandparent, or someone else who is living and working today. We hope to learn about a wide variety of interesting people!
Yo-Yo Ma plays the cello.
Mary Anning hunted for fossils in England.
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