Biography Card Bundle (Daily Routine)

This bundle includes resources to help you incorporate under-represented history into your classroom without having to give up lesson time needed to cover the curriculum. These biography profile cards can be used in 5 minutes a day and will introduce students to 30-42 people a month, not to mention create thoughtful discussion and reflection based on the challenge question cards included.

Unfortunately, our curriculum doesn't feature many black and brown faces, or many women. Electing to erase this massive history from the curriculum is doing our children a disservice. This resource can help. Representation matters.

WHAT HERITAGE MONTH CARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE?

• Black History Profile Cards (February)
• Women's History Profile Cards (March)
• Hispanic Heritage Profile Cards (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15)
• Asian Pacific Heritage Profile Cards (May)
• Caribbean American Heritage Profile Cards (June)
• Native American Heritage Profile Cards (November)

*Click the individual products for previews.

LOOKING FOR A DIGITAL VERSION WITH LIVE LINKS?

• Black History (February)
• Women's History (March)
• Asian Pacific Heritage (May)
• Hispanic Heritage (Sept 15. - Oct. 15)
• Native American Heritage (November)
• Digital BUNDLE

WHAT IS INCLUDED WITH EACH RESOURCE?

• 30-42 biography cards (visit resource for exact amount)
• 8-12 daily challenge prompts (these can be reused since they will switch Americans daily)
• Timeline cards for a display for Black History and Women's History (see preview; years on each card are the date of birth for that person)
• Teacher Guide

HOW DO I USE THEM IN MY CLASSROOM?

To read about how I use these cards in my own classroom, CLICK HERE.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The idea is that cards (which have a Black American photo on the front and a couple sentences about that person on the back) will be put onto necklaces or clips. Everyday your students will get a new necklace for the day. They will read about that American and share with peers, talk about that American at lunch or to their specials teacher, etc. through the day. At the end of the day, there is a “Daily Challenge” that takes mere minutes. The teacher projects or asks the question (or sentence frame) from the challenge card and students respond orally with a partner, group, or as a class with a response for the specific American they have. This can be turned into a writing activity, but will maintain it’s significance just through discussion. By the end of the month your students will have been exposed to multiple figures in black history and will have had deep, meaningful discussions, without having to try to interject lessons into your already crammed pacing.