Description
Give students focused reading practice and opportunities to explain their understanding.
- Grades: 2–5
- Format: Downloadable teaching resource
Learning Objective
Students read passages about important people in Women's history and then use the included templates and anchor charts to create a biography poster.
What's Included
- Part 1: Passages
- Juliette Gordon Low (450L, 830L, 1000L)
- Mary Edwards Walker (380L, 790L, 950L)
- Marie Curie (400L, 780L, 1100L)
- Gloria Steinem (510L, 780L, 1000L)
- Annie Dodge Wauneka (430L, 780L, 1010L)
- Ellen Ochoa (500L, 770L, 940L)
- Maria Tallchief (500L, 790L, 1020L)
- Malala Yousafzai (360L, 740L, 980L)
- Helen Gibson (430L, 810L, 1030L)
- Sybil Ludington (460L, 760L, 990L)
- Anna Mae Wong (460L, 810L, 1020L)
- Anne Frank (500L, 770L, 950L)
- Sojourner Truth (490L, 850L, 1000L)
- Frida Kahlo (500L, 820L, 930L)
- Part 2: Historical Figure Biography Project
- Project Description
- Anchor Chart: Biography
- Rubrics
- Graphic Organizer
- Extension Activity
- Part 3: Poster Quote Analysis
- Words of Wisdom Worksheet
- Portraits, Quotes, and Poster Elements
Ways to Use
Whole-class instruction, small groups, independent practice, or enrichment.
Preparation
Preview the included directions and select the activities you will use.
Standards & Skills
Students read passages about important people in Women's history and then use the included templates and anchor charts to create a biography poster.







The Homeroom Teacher –
A collection of incredible women across time written at a level that my 2nd graders can mostly understand with support and guidance. Standards-based skills and questions ensure that we are keep instruction rigorous.
jennifer P. –
Great resource- reading comprehension in kid friendly writing with great comprehension questions to go along with it.
Valerie D. –
I loved using this with my students! Thank you so much!
Veronica B. –
This was a great resource for my middle school Basic Academic Skills self-contained classroom!
Reach for the Sky –
Thank you, the students really enjoyed it. I will use it again.
Talia M. –
This was great for women’s month! My students loved reading about different influential women.
Johnie G. –
This was perfect for our biography unit. Students were able to pick who they read about. Lots of engaging passages!
Whitney M. –
My students are really into Women’s History month and these passages align with the standards and content perfectly!
Shannon N. –
Just what I needed! Thank you!
Kate A. –
Perfect for Women’s History Month! I especially loved that this was full of diverse women and highlighted trailblazers and important figures that the kids might not have heard of before as well.
Samantha Burch –
Thank you!