Famous People lesson plans
Famous People lessons tell one real life story per lesson: Marie Curie and Alan Turing, Malala and Nelson Mandela, Frida Kahlo and Beethoven, Walt Disney and Coco Chanel, Pelé and Amelia Earhart. The courses are marked for all levels, so the same story works as reading and retelling for a newer student and as a discussion of choices and consequences for an advanced one. A biography also gives a student the past tenses in a context worth talking about.
The first lesson of every course is a full plan you can read here with no signup. The other lessons show an outline.
Courses
Scientists & Inventors
Curie, Einstein, Lovelace, Tesla, Turing and Newton: the people who changed how we understand the world. Levels A2 to C1.
Leaders & Changemakers
Mandela, Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Malala and more: people who changed their countries without an army. Levels A2 to C1.
Artists & Creators
The Beatles, Frida Kahlo, Picasso, Shakespeare, Miyazaki and Beethoven: what it takes to make something new. Levels A2 to C1.
Founders & Builders
Disney, Chanel, Ford, Honda, Jobs and Carnegie: the people who built companies, and what they cost. Levels A2 to C1.
Athletes & Explorers
Pelé, Serena Williams, Muhammad Ali, Hillary and Tenzing, Amelia Earhart and Shackleton: bodies, limits and the people who pushed them. Levels A2 to C1.