A while ago, second grade students came in to the library for a lesson on biographies. We talked about what biographies were, and then I read a biography to them about Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry's ice cream. We talked about which information in the book was most important, very important, and nice to know. Determining importance is a critical skill for research. I wrote notes on sticky note paper, and students helped me to decide in which category the notes belonged. Then they chose a biography book about a person they wanted to learn about for a classroom biography project.
Over the course of the last month, we have had some of the projects that different second grade classes created on display in the library. Yesterday, some students from Ms. LeBaron's class brought some in.
We love seeing their projects, and students from other classes enjoy looking at them also. Their creativity never ceases to amaze us!
