Third Grade Biographies
by Simona FIsch, [email protected]
Third graders recently completed a unit on biographies. Each guided reading group read a biography of a historical figure and then presented what they learned to the rest of the class. One group read the book Chocolate by Hershey: A Story About Milton S. Hershey by Betty Burford. They learned about how Milton Hershey faced many challenges and obstacles throughout his life but he never gave up and eventually built a hugely successful chocolate company. In order to share what they learned, the third graders decided to put on a play for the rest of the class. They worked hard writing the whole script themselves, rehearsing and even making a playbill. The whole class enjoyed watching the play and learned a lot about the man behind the chocolate.