Lessons 3rd Grade Bios

Biographies to Be Studied:  Third Grade Social Studies Austin Independent School District (Texas, USA)

Pierre-Charles L'Enfant
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/lenfant/index.html
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXEjPUPfeUY&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21&index=1&feature=plpp_video --Washington, D. C. 
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bke1/biographies/bk_template.jsp?name=lenfant&bk=bke1 


Benjamin Banneker
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/Primary%20Bio/bbanneker.html 
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/banneker/index.html 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RtFQClkgUI&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 


Benjamin Franklin
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/Primary%20Bio/bfranklin.html
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/franklin/index.html 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SChcy3IGlg&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21
http://people.pppst.com/ben-franklin.html 
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bka/biographies/bk_template.jsp?name=franklinb&bk=bka 
http://www.earlyamerica.com/ben1.htm --11 min. video with captions.
http://www.earlyamerica.com/ben2.htm --11 min. video with captions
http://www.benfranklin300.org/timeline/ 
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/fun/index.htm --printable crosswords about Ben Franklin
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/inventions.htm 
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/index.htm --biography
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/franklinb/aa_franklinb_subj.html 
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/benstory1.htm --passage and quiz.
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/benstory.htm --passage and quiz
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/franklin/index.html --animated bio.
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/benjaminfranklin/preview.weml --Free trial or with AISD password.




Daniel Boone
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/boone/index.html 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcFXdPTiFow&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tufUNw8aM8&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANHGJzrsUYQ&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bka/biographies/bk_template.jsp?name=booned&bk=bka 
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/revolut/jb_revolut_boone_1.html 


Christopher Columbus
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/columbus/index.html 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7m1V16rtCw&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://holidays.pppst.com/columbusday.html 
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/tx/books/bke2/sources/bke2_template.jsp?name=columbusc&bk=bke2 --ships log
http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/1492.exhibit/c-Columbus/columbus.html --Christopher Columbus
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/columbusyoung.htm --bio and multiple choice quiz.
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/columbusstory.htm --bio and multiple choice quiz.
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/explorers/book/index.html --animated bio.
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/christophercolumbus/preview.weml --Free trial or AISD login.



The Founding Fathers
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2_mIqwZ0gM&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-EcyNz9vCE&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ84gIwmKNs&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNPoFGJYdTs&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqAt8A0W204&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OfYzeAEV_c&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXoXtoiAGXo&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://people.pppst.com/george-washington.html 
http://www.earlyamerica.com/gwlife.html --George Washington
http://www.earlyamerica.com/gwlife2.html 
http://www.earlyamerica.com/gwlife3.html 
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/jefferson/jefferson.html --Thomas Jefferson
http://www.libertyskids.com/fungames.html 
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/revolut/jb_revolut_resign_1.html --George Washington
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/revolut/jb_revolut_wletter_1.html --Washington's letter to Continental Congress
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/adams/aa_adams_subj.html --John Adams
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/jefferson/aa_jefferson_subj.html --Thomas Jefferson
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/wash/aa_wash_subj.html --Washington
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/wash/aa_wash_martha_1.html --Washington
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/wash/aa_wash_soldier_1.html --Washington
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/washstory1.htm --George Washington quiz and bio
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/jeffstory.htm --Thomas Jefferson
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/valleyforge.htm --Washington/Valley Forge
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/washington/index.html --Animated Washington bio!
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/georgewashington/preview.weml --Free trial or AISD password.
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/jamesmadison/preview.weml --James Madison, Father of the Constitution
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/johnadams/preview.weml --John Adams.  
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/thomasjefferson/preview.weml --Thomas Jefferson
http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/biographies/georgewashington/preview.weml 




Juan de Onate
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3RGLtZGUig&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

Henry Ford
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/ford/index.html 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnZgWM7NmwA&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://people.pppst.com/henry-ford.html 
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bka/biographies/bk_template.jsp?name=fordh&bk=bka 
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/economics/assemblyline/preview.weml 


Mary Kay Ash
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I6TsbSaDY0&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 


Wallace Amos
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LuBOv1y4CI&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL9rb3Sn7vs&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

Milton Hershey
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxYRhgRF_lo&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

Sam Walton
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBATMIfIl-w&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

Helen Keller
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/keller/index.html 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbCk_DQCOp4&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://people.pppst.com/helen-keller.html 
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bka/biographies/bk_template.jsp?name=kellerh&bk=bka 
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/keller/aa_keller_subj.html 
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/helenkeller/preview.weml --Free trial or AISD login.  Use closed captions.
http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/biographies/helenkeller/preview.weml 

Clara Barton
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/barton/index.html 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k0D01ODDFA&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkb/biographies/bk_template.jsp?name=bartonc&bk=bkb 

Ruby Bridges
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qZ1wCy59AQ&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

Military and First Responders
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL6Ke6-aFR8 --About Camp Mabry Military Forces Museum in Austin
visit to Camp Mabry
//www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF65884717980588B --Old Donald Duck World War II army movies
All About Military DVDs (Amazon.com or subscription service that has them)
Pebble Plus U. S. Military easy reader picture books
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usgovernmentandlaw/armedforces/preview.weml --Free trial or AISD login.  Use closed captioning.

Hector P. Garcia
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/hgarcia/index.html 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=she-2x6Oa7o&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

James A.. Lovell
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIfFWqDj9BA&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

Harriet Tubman
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/tubman/index.html 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePJajGdbEug&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://people.pppst.com/harriet-tubman.html 
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u6/index.html --Underground Railroad map
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/index.htm --Underground Railroad
http://www.mission-us.org/pages/landing-mission-2 --underground railroad game
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u6/index.html --Underground Railroad maps
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/tubman/aa_tubman_subj.html 
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/tubman/aa_tubman_youth_1.html 
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/tubman/aa_tubman_rail_1.html 
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/tubman/aa_tubman_spy_1.html 
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html --Lessons, exercises, and links to resources
http://sheetmusic.berkeley.edu/courses/is182/papers/UGG/index.htm --Underground Railroad information.
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/harriet_tubman_grade_3.htm --quiz and passage
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/tubman.htm --quiz and passage
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/undergroundrailroad/preview.weml --Free trial or AISD login.  Use closed captioning.
http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/biographies/harriettubman/preview.weml 



Juliette Gordon Low
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EyDqTP_lAQ&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

Todd Beamer
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=7arO6mTs5W0&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/september11th/ --Free movie about September 11th.

Ellen Ochoa
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcBEYgfaUHA&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bka/sources/bka_template.jsp?name=ochoae 
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkb/biographies/bk_template.jsp?name=ochoae&bk=bkb 

John "Danny" Olivias
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mvZ7bba-nU&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

The Four Chaplains
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGPyifVmWDY&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

Kadir Nelson
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0VzAL3WnGY&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

Tommie dePaola
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRXI0bJZIAA&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIL3WtSCjcQ&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://literature.pppst.com/DEF/tomie-depaola.html 


Phillis Wheatley
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/wheatley/index.html 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPWQqMl9cEA&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/jadams.htm 
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/tx/books/bke2/biographies/bk_template.jsp?name=wheatleyp&bk=bke2 
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/revolut/jb_revolut_poetslav_1.html --Wheatley bio

Carmen Lomas Garza
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=xupwcskQ3hc&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

Laura Ingalls Wilder
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlr7qOrFQS4&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://literature.pppst.com/V-Z/laura-ingalls-wilder.html 

Bill Martin, Jr.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4-54K_SKvM&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

Jonas Salk
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/salk/index.html
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6NkM61HlB8&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bka/biographies/bk_template.jsp?name=salkj&bk=bka 

Maria Mitchell
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2xPUZDsk3o&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

Cyrus McCormick
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/mccormick/index.html 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTdKHXELWhI&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

Bill Gates
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAXaQ3FrrXs&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bka/biographies/bk_template.jsp?name=gatesb2&bk=bka 
http://www.pbs.org/nerds/who.html#2 --bio connected with a documentary about development of the PC


Louis Pasteur
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/biographies/pasteur/index.html 
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nqxamNuSwk&feature=BFa&list=PLF51718CE428E8D21 

http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/searchengine_f.cgi?SEARCH=Heroes&WORD_POINTS=0,1,0,0 --lesson plans for biography projects.
http://sf.factmonster.com/homework/wsbiography.html --how to write a biography