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Welcome to Biography Perspectives presented by a 5th grade class somewhere in the Web-O-Sphere.

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Biography Perspectives Podcast A Fifth Grade Class & a Pre-Service Teacher

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Welcome to Biography Perspectives presented by a 5th grade class somewhere in the Web-O-Sphere.

Photo From:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kateharker/154332963/

    Biography Perspectives: Rachel Carson

    Biography Perspectives: Rachel Carson

    Welcome to Biography Perspectives presented by a 5th grade class somewhere in the Web-O-Sphere.

    This podcast is based on the book, “Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson” written by Amy Ehrlich and illustrated by Wendy Minor.

    Our segments include:
    Dear Diary
    Noteworthy Interview &
    Inspired Poem

    Enjoy!

    Today’s biography was selected from the annotated book list, “Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2004,” which is distributed yearly through the collaboration of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council. You can find the lists at www.socialstudies.org/resources/notable

    • 5 min
    Biography Perspectives: John Harrison

    Biography Perspectives: John Harrison

    Welcome to Biography Perspectives presented by a 5th grade class somewhere in the Web-O-Sphere.

    Today’s podcasts are based on the book, “The Man Who Made Time Travel” written by Kathryn Lasky and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.

    Our segments include:
    Noteworthy Interview
    Inspired Poem

    Enjoy!

    All biographies were selected from the annotated book list, “Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,” which is distributed through the collaboration of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council. You can find the lists at www.socialstudies.org/resources/notable

    • 3 min
    Biography Perspectives: Dr. Seuss

    Biography Perspectives: Dr. Seuss

    Welcome to Biography Perspectives presented by a 5th grade class somewhere in the Web-O-Sphere.

    Today’s podcasts are based on the book, “The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss” written by Kathleen Krull and illustrated by Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher.

    Our segments include:
    Noteworthy Interview
    Inspired Poem and
    Vocabulary Constabulary

    Enjoy!

    All biographies were selected from the annotated book list, “Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,” which is distributed through the collaboration of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council. You can find the lists at www.socialstudies.org/resources/notable

    • 4 min
    Biography Perspectives: Albert Einstein

    Biography Perspectives: Albert Einstein

    Welcome to Biography Perspectives presented by a 5th grade class somewhere in the Web-O-Sphere.

    This podcast is based on the book, “Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein” written and illustrated by Don Brown.

    Our segments include:
    Dear Diary
    Noteworthy Interview &
    Inspired Poem

    Enjoy!

    All biographies were selected from the annotated book list titled, “Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,” which is distributed through the collaboration of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council. You can find the list files at www.socialstudies.org/resources/notable

    • 4 min
    Biography Perspectives: Walt Whitman

    Biography Perspectives: Walt Whitman

    Welcome to Biography Perspectives presented by a 5th grade class somewhere in the Web-O-Sphere.

    This podcast is based on the book, “Walt Whitman Words for America” written by Barbara Kerley and illustrated by Brian Selznick.

    Our segments include:
    Noteworthy Interview &
    Inspired Poem

    Enjoy!

    All biographies were selected from the annotated book list, “Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,” which is distributed through the collaboration of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council. You can find the lists at www.socialstudies.org/resources/notable

    • 3 min
    Biography Perspectives: George Washington

    Biography Perspectives: George Washington

    Welcome to Biography Perspectives presented by a 5th grade class somewhere in the Web-O-Sphere.
    This podcast is based on the book, “George Washington’s Teeth” written by Deborah Chandra & Madeleine Comora and illustrated by Brock Cole.

    Our segments include:
    Dear Diary
    Noteworthy Interview and
    Inspired Poem

    Enjoy!

    All biographies were selected from the annotated book list, “Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,” which is distributed through the collaboration of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council. You can find the lists at www.socialstudies.org/resources/notable

    • 5 min

Customer Reviews

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Jamielee513 ,

Great podcast for students!

I’m working on something similar with my students! Love the format you all used.

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