Picture book biographies can provide young readers with a great deal of information. Yet without a focus for reading, students often pay attention to interesting details and tidbits—what's been called the "terrific specifics"—rather than the big ideas in history. As they read and respond to picture book biographies, students will see fundamental differences between the past and the present and witness the impact some people had on the times in which they lived.
- Subject:
- Character Education
- Education
- Elementary Education
- Social Studies
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Homework/Assignment
- Lesson
- Lesson Plan
- Author:
- Myra Zarnowski
- Date Added:
- 07/11/2023