Women's History Month - Elementary Library Lesson - International Women's Day

This Elementary Library Lesson is themed for Women's History Month or International Women's Day. It mentions or features biographical information about 28 women throughout history. Includes trivia, fun facts, and would-you-rathers. Editable in Google Slides and PowerPoint.

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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH LIBRARY LESSON

• Recommended for: Grades 2-5
• Lesson Duration: 1-2 library lessons (about 50-75 minutes total, timing is flexible - you can use different parts of the lesson with different grades)
• Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
• Editable: YES, all text is editable

***Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a Women's History Month themed read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! I cannot include a recorded read-aloud due to copyright restrictions.

THIS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES:

• 57-slide PPT + Google™ Slides library lesson presentation
• List of 24 recommended reads, themed for Women's History Month (1 page, PDF and PPT)
• Scavenger Hunt Activity (2 pages, differentiated, PDF and PPT)
• Answer Key for Scavenger Hunt (1 page, PDF and PPT)
• Prep, set up, tips (6 pages, PDF)
• Detailed, pre-filled, editable lesson plan; includes CC, TEKS, and AASL Standards (2 pages, PDF and PPT)
• Google™ Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
• Instructions on how to set up PPT slide timings for digital bulletin boards (2 pages, PDF)

EVERYTHING IS THEMED FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

• sign language: "lady / woman"
• Whole-group guessing game of women in history - students use colorful icons to guess why five influential women are important
• Word of the Week: suffrage and equality
• includes careers in STEM, architecture, human rights, politics, law, art, and sports
• would you rathers
• fun facts
• trivia questions and answers
• Happy birthday to...
• mentions or features multiple diverse women in history
• All slides are illustrated with real photos and colorful clipart for Grades 2-5.

FEATURED WOMEN INCLUDE:

Some of these are just brief mentions; others are more in-depth.

• Princess Diana (human rights)
• Diana Nyad (swimmer)
• Katherine Johnson (math/science)
• Marian Anderson (singer)
• Wangari Maathai (environmentalist / women's rights)
• Zaha Hadid (architect)
• Frida Kahlo (artist)
• Venus and Serena Williams (tennis players)
• Ann Makosinski (15-year old inventor)
• Malala Yousefzai (women's rights activist)
• Grace O'Malley (Irish pirate queen)
• Lozen (Apache warrior and shaman)
• Ann Frank (human rights)
• Amelia Earhart (aviator)
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton (suffrage)
• Susan B. Anthony (suffrage)
• Maya Lin (artist and architect)
• Sonia Sotomayor (Supreme Court justice)
• Justice Amy Coney Barrett (Supreme Court justice)
• Justice Elena Kagan (Supreme Court justice)
• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (Supreme Court justice)
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Supreme Court justice)
• Sandra Day O'Connor (Supreme Court justice)
• Sacagawea (explorer)
• Pocahontas (Powhatan princess)
• Martha Washington (first First Lady of the US)
• Queen Isabella of Spain 
• Kamala Harris (US Vice President)

DIFFERENTIATED WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH LIBRARY LESSON SCAVENGER HUNT

• 2 versions + answer key
• Version 1 - students color the objects as they find them in the presentation slides
• Version 2 - questions about the information in the slides + smaller images to find

LIST OF RECOMMENDED READS

• Includes picture books, fiction, graphic novels, and nonfiction
• all are themed for Women's History or strong female protagonists
• some of the books feature women mentioned in the slideshow
• total of 24 titles
• includes small images from the presentation
• titles are editable, so you can customize the books included for your library
• All titles were hand-selected by a veteran school librarian for quality, diversity, positive reviews, and currency.

MORE ELEMENTARY LIBRARY LESSONS:

• Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (May) Library Lesson (Grades 3-6)
• Endangered Animals Library Lesson (Grades 3-6)
• Haiku Library Lesson (Grades 3-6)

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