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The Living History Series: Dizzy Gillespie Biography Mini-Unit

October 29, 2013 by Selena Robinson 6 Comments

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Hi everyone! This month’s Living History series figure was Dizzy Gillespie and today we’re sharing a free biography mini-unit about this jazz great!

Dizzy Gillespie Biography Mini-Unit: Look! We're Learning!

Naturally, our kids didn’t have a clue who he was, so they got a chance to learn about Dizzy’s early life, career, and accomplishments. (Sidenote: We used to call Pooh Dizzy when he was a baby because of his cheeks. As you can see, he’s still got them!)

Dizzy Gillespie Biography Mini-Unit: Look! We're Learning!

After we learned about Dizzy playing with special trumpets that had the bell at an angle, Roo grabbed a pencil to play an angled trumpet of his own.

Dizzy Gillespie Biography Mini-Unit: Look! We're Learning!

Tigger completed the unit copywork while we listened to one of Dizzy’s most famous songs “Salt Peanuts”.

We had a ball learning about Dizzy Gillespie! Grab our free Dizzy Gillespie Biography Mini-Unit to use with your kids, if you like!

Dizzy Gillespie Biography Mini-Unit

Dizzy Gillespie Biography Mini-Unit

Filed Under: 2013-14 Curriculum, Free Printables, Homeschool Curriculum, Living History Series

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  1. Megan says

    October 29, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    What a fun resource! I don’t think my kids know who he is either! I’m going to pin this to my Music board to use when I get to that part of our music history. I’ll probably use it as a springboard for a whole Jazz unit. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Selena@lookwerelearning says

      October 29, 2013 at 9:27 pm

      Thanks for visiting! I hope you enjoy it! We’ll be highlighting a different jazz musician every other month. 🙂

      Reply
  2. marykprather says

    November 1, 2013 at 9:54 am

    Awesome! I used to teach about Dizzie Gillespie when I was a public school teacher — grabbing this for my son! Thanks!

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    • Selena@lookwerelearning says

      November 5, 2013 at 6:44 am

      Hey Mary! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Paa Hawkins says

    November 1, 2013 at 10:09 am

    Very nice. Thank yiou!

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    • Selena@lookwerelearning says

      November 5, 2013 at 6:43 am

      Thanks for visiting! 🙂

      Reply

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