I usually introduce her story through one of my favorite picture book biographies. I love this book from Scholastic.. it's from their "My First Biography" series. The text is simple and illustrations are bright and beautiful.
I also like to use these two picture books, too!
I then create a timeline of some of the important events that happened in her life, with my students. It's a great way to see how much they were able to absorb from her biography ... fantastic for retelling and comprehension. Then, we create a class story about her life. We use simple sentences, and each student illustrates one of the pages in the class story. The final product is always a masterpiece....
I couldn't help myself ... I had to share their beautiful illustrations!! They worked so hard!!
You can grab your copy of the Harriet Tubman Class Story here:
