Today's Classroom Activities :

Women in History

Awesome Women
Social Studies/History This March, during National Women's History Month, send your students to the library and the computer to research famous women. At the same time, have them gather information from newspapers and news magazines to produce a scrapbook of famous women who are in the news right now. Also send them into the community to find out about local women who are doctors, lawyers, CEOs etc. Invite some of those women to your classroom for a panel discussion about how they have gotten to their positions. Who influenced them most? What mark do they hope to leave on their professions and communities? What advice do they have to offer to your students?

Harriet Tubman Day
History During your celebration this month, read about Harriet Tubman, who has a day of celebration in the state of New York on March 10. Go to Harriet Tubman & The Underground Railroad to see some wonderful work done by a second grade class. It includes a timeline, a vocabulary quilt, crossword puzzles and a quiz. Get some ideas for making your own class an educational website. Read the Proclamation that was created for Harriet Tubman Day.

Female Power
Social Studies/History Take your students on a virtual tour of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and see the achievements made by women in the industry. Also, go to the official Amelia Earhart website to see the movie trailer, find a biography, a list of her achievements, and photos.

Have students visit The National Women's History Project where they can read about the former National Women's History Week/Month Honorees and their accomplishments.

Women's Words of Wisdom
In this exercise, students create a bulletin board of inspiring quotes by famous women.

CNN Student News Learning Activities: Women's History Month
Students will learn about the significant roles that women have played in shaping the world.

Women in American History
This unit will introduce students to the many talented women in American history and the early struggle for women to receive the right to vote.