Overview
Students will learn all about themselves and their classmates while collaborating with one another, the teacher, and their family members to complete an All About Me Poster and a Portrait of a Friend.
Objective
The Students will:
- Identify and explore the components of a biography
- Create their own interactive All About Me Poster
- Create a portrait of a classmate
- Form and revise questions
- Feel a sense of pride while learning more about themselves and their classmates
Lesson Plans for this Unit
Lesson 1: The All About Me Poster
Lesson 2: Portrait of a Friend
Reproducibles
Culminating Activity
When students have completed their posters and friend portraits, allow some time for each pair to present them to the class. The partners can introduce each other to the class by sharing their partner's All About Me poster, their mini-biography, and the portrait they drew of their partner. Encourage students to provide details when sharing the portraits.
Supporting Books
- Part of Collection:
- Subjects:Arts and Crafts, Nonfiction Writing, Understanding Self and Others
- Skills:Biographies, Writing
- Duration:3 Weeks
