Women in History Month

 

Women's History Month was established  in 1981  for the week of March 7th.  In 1987 it was passed designating March to be "Women's History Month."   Since this proclamation, we celebrate the contributions women have made to the United States and various fields over the course of American history. ( https://womenshistorymonth.gov/about/) 

The video below can be used to introduce Women in History month.  It was created March 2021.

Here are several resources you can use for Women's History Month.  

• EdTechbook, Learning Pathway: Influential Women.  Here you will find Choice Boards for Women's History Month, Slide decks, and much  more.  You can also dive into different topics such as Women and the Wars &  STEM.  
• Digital Resources for Biographical Research - here is a list curated by Zeeba Pavri.  She also created a slide deck for Women's History Month take a look.   
• Unit 5 High School IMC  resources and Junior High IMC resources. 
• Decktoys Women's in History Month.  This one is a great activity for younger students.  No signup needed.  Just play. 
• This resource links your students out to Videos from each of book titles.  Great for elementary students as well. 
• Junior Scholastic has a Text Set to observe Women's History Month and the contributions they have made. Check out their Cover Story "Exercising Their Rights" where you will meet 5 female athletes who fight for equity in sports. (Must have a license to see this information) As a reminder, all scholastic material come with multiple reading levels, text to speech, presentation view and teaching resources, such as a slide deck, Google Form for a quiz, and close reading activities.  
• PBS Media has several resources for teaching about Women's History Month.  Here are is a collection on Engaging Students and Educators on Women's History Month through film.
• Nearpod has several videos in their library which can be used to highlight several Women in History. Just search Women History in the Nearpod Library. 
• 4 Ways to Teach Women's History with Nearpod
• 14 Women who are impacting education
• Canva has several templates you can use for projects around Women in History, just login with your Google account and get started. 
• Spotify - Women of Acoustic for your music lovers!
• Becoming by Michelle Obama -  I listened to this book and loved it. Great Read!  There is also an adaption for young readers as well. 

Like always, these are curated from multiple sources so you can make a decision on what is appropriate for your grade level and students.