Biography Activities - Task Cards & Choice Boards for Any Book

Dozens of biography activities come in two formats: task cards or choice boards. Each focuses on one informational text standard, as well as a higher order thinking skill (applying, analyzing, evaluating, or creating).

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They can be used with any biography: picture or chapter book, read-aloud or independently. You may pick and choose, ask students to specific tasks, or allow them to choose their own activities using the tic-tac-toe menus.

All materials come in two versions: with and without Common Core State Standards listed.

• 40 task cards
• Traditional choice board (2 pages)
• Crafty choice boards (2 pages)
• Support material
• Student contracts and assessment

Activities focus on ten nonfiction standards.

• Answering questions
• Determining main idea
• Summarizing
• Explaining events
• Understanding domain-specific words
• Describing text structure
• Examining perspective
• Interpreting media
• Examining evidence
• Integrating information

Kids employ higher order thinking skills. Each task addresses one of the top levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

• Applying
• Analyzing
• Evaluating
• Creating

Resources can be used in a variety of ways.

• Whole class instruction
• Test prep
• Small group work, remediation, or tutoring
• Enrichment
• Fast finisher assignments
• Homework
• Sub plans
• Homeschool

Your students will love it – and you will too!

• Kids enjoy choice and independence.
• If you use the crafty option, they’ll love the hands-on activities too.
• Activities address the intent of your standards, as well as higher order thinking skills.
• They also give kids something to do when they finish their work early.

Enjoy teaching!

Brenda Kovich