ACTIVITIES
Use these enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl.
REFERENCE
Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject matter.
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nelson Mandela and answer…
Does the U.S. still have the draft? Were there actually draft riots in America? Did half of George Washington's army…
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Albert Einstein and answer reading comprehension…
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Helen Keller.
Provoke students' thoughts on peer pressure, friendship, and their goals in life with discussion questions for We Beat…
Albert Einstein is known for his Theory of Relativity and other discoveries. A biography on Einstein and related…
Learn about Mohandas Gandhi's life and accomplishments, and then explore the related activities.
DAILY WARM-UPS
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe and answer reading…
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, and…
Use the activities throughout this guide with the Who Was...? Series for teaching specific historical events, studying…
Share the story of Charles Schulz with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Yuri Alekseivich Gagarin, the first human ever to fly in space.
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Italian inventor and painter Leonardo da Vinci.
Share the story of Neil Armstrong and the race to the moon with your students, and assign the related activities to help…
WORKSHEETS
Develop research and composition skills with this Black Biographies activity for Black History Month (February) or…
Review key events in the life of Joan of Arc, particularly her role in the Hundred Years War, with this printable word…
Pupils will learn about Spoonerisms, instances in speech when the initial letters or syllables of words are switched,…
Share the story of Cesar Chavez's achievements with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn…
In this nonfiction printable, students read a short biography on Louisa May Alcott and answer reading comprehension…
LESSON PLANS
Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…
Interesting facts and fun activities related to the Studio 54 disco in New York.
