Friday, April 4, 2014

Famous People Who Have Made a Difference

The children L-O-V-E-D creating their lifelike biography portraits and speaking in their famous person's voice.  They learned about the inventions of Thomas Alva Edison and Benjamin Franklin, uncovered the determination of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the courage of Amelia Earhart, Helen Keller, Mother Teresa, and Jackie Robinson, and they were inspired by John F. Kennedy, Juliette Gordon Low, J.K. Rowling, and Beverly Cleary. Our biography focus was two-fold; to develop stronger research skills and to connect that information to our own lives.

Please click on the link below and learn how these famous people have made a difference in your child's life.



Please leave us a comment and tell us something new you learned from our research.