Alice Coachman Biography, Informational Text and Reading Response Activities

Looking for informational text and activities to teach your kiddos about Alice Coachman, the first African American to win an Olympic Gold Medal? This print-and-go biography unit on Alice Coachman has everything you need and is loaded with options to keep your students engaged and excited about learning. Best of all, it's available in both a print and digital version.

You can use this product during a study of biographies, during Black History Month (February), a study of the Olympic Games, or Women’s History Month (March).

WHY YOU NEED THIS ALICE COACHMAN BIOGRAPHY:

This biography unit is a rich source of reading material that can help improve literacy, comprehension, and critical thinking skills and also introduces students to an outstanding female African American role model.

• Meets needs of all levels of students in grades 2-5
• Engaging activities
• Addresses Critical & Creative Thinking
• Comprehending Informational Text

THIS CAPTIVATING READY TO USE BLACK HISTORY BIOGRAPHY CONTAINS EVERYTHING YOU NEED:

All activities are available in both print and digital versions.

✅ A Cover Page in b/w and color and both a photograph and clip art and a quote

✅ Biography of Alice Coachman

✅ Character Map

✅ Just the Facts Graphic Organizer

✅ Important Events Graphic Organizer

✅ Three Interesting Things Graphic Organizer\Important Events Graphic Organizer

✅ Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer

✅ The Important Thing Summarization Activity

✅ Footprints in History – Timeline Activity

✅ Analyze a Quote

✅ Design a postage stamp for Alice Coachman

✅ Biography Foldable Flip Book

✅ Michelle Obama shutter fold book

THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS YOU CAN USE THIS ALICE COACHMAN BIOGRAPHY UNIT:

• In a center
• For Early Finishers
• Whole Group
• Small Group
• Independent Study
• Great for sub plans!
• You can also use this unit to accompany the picture books Queen of the Track - Alice Coachman Olympic High Jump Champion or Touch the Sky, Alice Coleman Olympic High Jumper

You can use this product during a study of biographies, during Black History Month (February), a study of the Olympic Games, or Women’s History Month (March).

You may use this biography of Alice Coachman and the activities with students in grades 2-5. Younger students may not complete all the activities, but there are plenty for you to pick and choose from.

OTHER RESOURCES YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN:

• Dolores Huerta Biography & Reading Response Activities
• Bessie Coleman Biography & Reading Response Activities
• Sonia Sotomayor Biography & Reading Response Activities

PLEASE NOTE: The digital version of the file is stored on Google Drive™ and formatted as Google Slides™. You will need a Google Classroom™ or Google Drive™ account to access these files. There is a PDF file included in the download with links to the file. When you click on the link, a page will appear that allows you to make a copy of the file to your Google™ account.

© Susan Morrow This purchase is for single-classroom use only. Sharing this resource with multiple teachers, an entire school, or an entire school system is strictly forbidden. Multiple licenses are available at a discount.

Keep 'em Thinking!

Susan Morrow