Biographies

Two great activities that would span 5 lessons on civil rights activist, Martin Luther King. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is an close reading activity - children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar...

A biography project about the life of the sixteenth American President and the leader of the United States during the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln. The NO PREP unit has been split into four separate lessons and is perfect for...

Two great activities that would span 5 lessons on former US President and founding father, Thomas Jefferson. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is a close reading activity - children need to read through an informational text, and then answer...

A biography writing unit about the life of the founding father and third U.S. President, Thomas Jefferson. The NO PREP unit has been split into four separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade...

Two great activities that would span 5 lessons on US founding father, Benjamin Franklin. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is a close reading activity - children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar...

Two great activities that would span five lessons about the life of the man responsible for the discovery of the Americas, Christopher Columbus. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is a close reading activity - children need to read through an...

A biography writing unit about the life of the person many think is responsible for the discovery of the Americas, Christopher Columbus. The NO PREP unit has been split into four separate lessons and is perfect for students...

A biography writing unit about the life of one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a famous scientist, Benjamin Franklin. The NO PREP unit has been split into four separate lessons and is perfect for students...

A biography writing unit about the life of famous Italian artist, Leonardo da Vinci. The NO PREP unit has been split into four separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade.  Included in this...

Abraham Lincoln's address at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863 is one of the most compelling speeches in American history. In the midst of a civil war that threatened to destroy the Union, Lincoln implored Northerners to honor those who had perished during...

This biography of Andrew Johnson compares his personality with that of his predecessor, Abraham Lincoln, and focuses on his disputes with Congress over Reconstruction after the Civil War. These clashes between Johnson and Congress ultimately resulted in...

There has, perhaps, been no president more polarizing that Andrew Jackson. Ascending to the White House as both a challenge to Eastern interests and a champion of the "common man," Jackson went on to fundamentally change the federal government. Indeed,...