Resources › For Educators How to Teach Your Students to Write Biography Poems Students can tell their stories in a playful way Print Dan Tardif / Getty Images For Educators Elementary Education Classroom Organization Reading Strategies Becoming A Teacher Assessments & Tests Secondary Education Special Education Teaching Homeschooling By Beth Lewis Beth Lewis Education Expert B.A., Sociology, University of California Los Angeles Beth Lewis has a B.A. in sociology and has taught school for more than a decade in public and private settings. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on November 19, 2019 Biography poems, or Bio poems, are a quick and easy way for young students to learn poetry. They allow students to express their personality and introduce themselves to others, making them a perfect activity for the first day of school. Bio poems can also be used to describe someone else, making them perfect for history lessons or other subjects where students might be studying key historical figures. You will see in the examples below that students can research someone like Rosa Parks, then create a Bio poem on her. What Are Bio Poems? Below, you can read three examples of Bio Poems. One is about a teacher, one is about a student, and one is about a famous person that students researched. Sample Bio Poem of a Teacher Beth Kind, funny, hard-working, loving Sister of Amy Lover of Computers, Friends, and Harry Potter books Who feels excited on the first day of school, sad when she watches the news, and happy to open a new book Who needs people, books, and computers Who gives help to students, smiles to her husband, and letters to family and friends Who fears war, hunger, and bad days Read More How to Write an Interesting Biography By Grace Fleming Who would like to visit the pyramids in Egypt, teach the world’s greatest third graders, and read on the beach in Hawaii Resident of California Lewis Sample Bio Poem of a Student Braeden Athletic, strong, determined, fast Son of Janelle and Nathan and brother to Reesa Loves the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, sports, and Baked Beans Who feels happy when playing with friends, and happy when playing sports and being with his family Who needs books, family, and Legos to by happy in life Who makes people laugh when someone is sad, who likes to gives smiles, and loves hugging Fears the dark, spiders, clowns Would like to visit Paris, France Resident of Buffalo Cox Sample Bio Poem of a Person Researched Rosa Determined, Brave, Strong, Caring Wife of Raymond Parks, and mother of her children Who loved freedom, education, and equality Who loved to stand up for her beliefs, loved to help others, disliked discrimination Who feared racism would never end, who feared she wouldn't be able to make a difference, who feared she wouldn't have enough courage to fight Who changed history by standing up to others and making a difference in equality Who wanted to see an end to discrimination, a world that was equal, and respect was given to all Born in Alabama, and resident in Detroit Parks Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Lewis, Beth. "How to Teach Your Students to Write Biography Poems." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/sample-biography-poem-2081833. Lewis, Beth. (2023, April 5). How to Teach Your Students to Write Biography Poems. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/sample-biography-poem-2081833 Lewis, Beth. "How to Teach Your Students to Write Biography Poems." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/sample-biography-poem-2081833 (accessed April 19, 2024). copy citation