The Literacy Dive Podcast: Reading and Writing Strategies for Upper Elementary Teachers and Parents

69. 9 Quick Mini-Lesson Ideas for Biography Exploration


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Welcome to another episode to highlight February’s topic of biographies! If you listened to last week’s episode then your students should know what biographies are now that you’ve introduced them. Biographies may not seem like the most interesting genre, so today I’ll be sharing nine mini-lesson ideas that are going to be engaging and interesting for your students. These ideas should leave you inspired and focused on this nonfiction genre.

In this episode, I share:

  • 9 exciting mini-lesson ideas to explore biographies
  • Whole group and individual activities for teaching biographies
  • How to use graphic organizers to make learning memorable
  • Tips for taking advantage of available resources

SHOW NOTES: theliteracydive.com/podcast-episode69

Resources Mentioned:

  • Free Biography Templates
  • Easy Reader Biographies
  • Black History Biography Activity Bundle

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