Our biographies on famous and historical figures will enhance your lessons and students will enjoy studying them. Included are reading warm-ups, poems, discussion guides, and more. These resources are appropriate for a variety of grade levels, from kindergarten through high school.
Printables for Grades K-5
Our printables will enhance your lessons on reading biographies. Included are warm-ups about well-known people, creating books and auto-biographical information, and more.- Nelson Mandela Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
- Helen Keller Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
- Walt Disney Biography: A Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up
- Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
- Helen Keller
- Getting to Know Me
- Learn About Susan B. Anthony
- More Popular Biography Printables for Grades K-5
Printables for Grades 6-12
Use these printables to expand your students' learning about well-known people. Activities include warm-ups, reading passages, fun-fact printables, and much more.- We Beat the Street Discussion Guide
- Albert Einstein Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
- Albert Einstein, Physicist
- Gandhi
- The Peanuts Gang: Charles Schulz
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Fastest Woman in the World: Wilma Rudolph
- More Biography Printables for Grades 6-12
Lesson Plans for Grades K-12
Add to your biography lessons with these lesson plans on well-known people that will enhance student learning. Students will write a formula poem, look at art work, complete comprehension questions, and more.- An Autobiographical Poem
- Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You
- Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring
- Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader
- Marie Curie's Discovery
- Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights
- The Era of Thomas Jefferson
- More Biography Lesson Plans
Biography Teaching Guides
Choose from our teaching guides to add to your biography lessons and expand student learning. Guides include reading skills and strategies, group discussion questions, cross-curricular activities, and more.- Red Scarf Girl Teacher's Guide
- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Teacher's Guide
- A Long Way Gone Teacher's Guide
- The Henry Books: A Teacher's Guide
- Up Close: Jane Goodall Discussion Guide
- Listening Is an Act of Love Teacher's Guide
- Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of the Macy's Day Parade Educator's Guide
- More Biography Teaching Guides
Social Studies Activities
Explore the biographies of well-known people using our resources and add to your lessons. Activities include creating an illustrated mini-book, a discussion guide, and more.- Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl Discussion Guide
- Chronology of Conscription in the U.S. -- Colonial Era to 1999
- Benjamin Franklin Little Book
- Abraham Lincoln Biography & Mini-Book
- John Venn
- Ryan White, My Own Story
- Betsy Ross Little Book
- More Biography Activities for Social Studies
Reading & Language Arts Activities
Help your students learn about various well-known people using different teaching strategies. Our resources include warm-ups with comprehension questions, writing a formula poem, developing library skills, and more.- Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl Discussion Guide
- Babe Ruth Reading Warm-Up: Biography
- An Autobiographical Poem
- Henry Ford Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
- Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal
- Learning About Famous People
- More Biography Activities for Reading & Language Arts
Science Activities
Investigate well-known people in the science field with these resources to enchance your biography lessons. Students will add to their learning with fun-fact printables, research activities, comprehension questions, and more.- Learn About Johnny Appleseed
- Science and Social Studies: Benjamin Franklin
- Bio of a Famous Scientist
- Marie Curie's Discovery
- Jane Goodall, Ethologist
- The First Man in Space
- Early Astronomers
- More Biography Activities for Science Class
Holidays & Seasonal Resources
Commemorate holidays throughout the school year with these biographical resources and enhance your lessons. Student learning will increase with activities such as writing an autobiographical poem, reading warm-ups, and having fun with coloring pages.- An Autobiographical Poem
- "I Have a Dream" Little Book
- Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader
- Jackie Robinson Coloring Page
- Rosa Parks Coloring Page
- Learn About Pocahontas
- Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up: Sacagawea Biography
- More Biography Resources for the Holidays
Art & Music Activities
Let students show off their creative side with these biographical resources highlighting well-known people. Includes coloring pages, drawing activities, reading warm-ups, student art work, and more.- Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You
- My Book About Abraham Lincoln
- My Book About George Washington
- George Washington Carver Coloring Page
- My Book About Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Claude Monet Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
- I Have a Dream: Drawing Activity
- More Biography Activities for Art & Music
Biographies & Physical Education Connected
Incorporate biography lessons about well-known athletes into your lessons and add to student learning. Activities include reading warm-ups, coloring pages, reading passages, and much more.- Jackie Robinson Coloring Page
- Past Olympic Athletes: Profiles, Biographies, and Activities
- Michelle Kwan Reading Warm-Up
- Jesse Owens: Olympic Champion
- Jackie Robinson Mini-Biography
- Jim Thorpe Reading Warm-Up
- Althea Gibson
- More Physical Education Biographies
References
These references will enhance your lessons on biographies about well-known people and increase student learning. Browse through them and add them to your lesson resources.- Overview of the Presidents: Basic Facts & Figures
- Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life
- Assassinations and Attempts in U.S. Since 1865
- Just Where Was Columbus?
- President Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. Biography
- President George Washington Biography
- President James Monroe Biography
- More Popular Biography References
