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- Beginning biography research
- Encyclopedia research skills will be taught using biographies of famous people. This is one lesson in a collaborative unit taught by both the classroom teacher and the library media coordinator.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Joan Milliken.
- Graphically organize a biography
- This lesson is a good ending to a unit on biographies. The students will work together in small groups to create a poster that displays the information from a biography in a graphic organizer.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills and Social Studies)
- By Ellen Benton.
- My favorite women: My Great Aunt Arizona
- These three (or four) 45-minute lessons will introduce kindergarteners and first graders to Women's History Month. The students listen to the story of author Gloria Houston's great-aunt, Arizona Houston Hughes. During and following the listening and viewing experiences, the students will discuss their experiences with women in their own history who are helping them become good citizens and grow up well.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Floanna Long.
- Strategy lesson: KWL
- This lesson activates students' prior knowledge about famous North Carolinians and helps them organize thoughts and questions before they read biographies.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Alisa McAlister, Sherry French, and Harnetha Hudgins.
- Who's Theodor Seuss Geisel?: Meet the real Dr. Seuss
- Students will search internet resources, print and multimedia encyclopedias to research information on Dr. Seuss. Students will use a "Biography" template to document information, site resources, and write a simple biography report.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Amy Rhyne, Paulette Keys, and Sarah Carson.
