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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH LIBRARY LESSON
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Recommended for: Grades 2-5
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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)
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Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
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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:
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57-slide PPT + Google™ Slides library lesson presentation
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List of 24 recommended reads, themed for Women’s History Month (1 page, PDF and PPT)
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Scavenger Hunt Activity (2 pages, differentiated, PDF and PPT)
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Answer Key for Scavenger Hunt (1 page, PDF and PPT)
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Prep, set up, tips (6 pages, PDF)
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Detailed, pre-filled, editable lesson plan; includes CC, TEKS, and AASL Standards (2 pages, PDF and PPT)
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Google™ Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
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Instructions on how to set up PPT slide timings for digital bulletin boards (2 pages, PDF)
EVERYTHING IS THEMED FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
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sign language: “lady / woman”
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Whole-group guessing game of women in history – students use colorful icons to guess why five influential women are important
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Word of the Week: suffrage and equality
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includes careers in STEM, architecture, human rights, politics, law, art, and sports
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would you rathers
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fun facts
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trivia questions and answers
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Happy birthday to…
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mentions or features multiple diverse women in history
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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.
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Princess Diana (human rights)
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Diana Nyad (swimmer)
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Katherine Johnson (math/science)
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Marian Anderson (singer)
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Wangari Maathai (environmentalist / women’s rights)
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Zaha Hadid (architect)
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Frida Kahlo (artist)
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Venus and Serena Williams (tennis players)
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Ann Makosinski (15-year old inventor)
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Malala Yousefzai (women’s rights activist)
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Grace O’Malley (Irish pirate queen)
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Lozen (Apache warrior and shaman)
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Anne Frank (human rights)
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Amelia Earhart (aviator)
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton (suffrage)
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Susan B. Anthony (suffrage)
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Maya Lin (artist and architect)
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Sonia Sotomayor (Supreme Court justice)
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett (Supreme Court justice)
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Justice Elena Kagan (Supreme Court justice)
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (Supreme Court justice)
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Supreme Court justice)
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Sandra Day O’Connor (Supreme Court justice)
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Sacagawea (explorer)
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Pocahontas (Powhatan princess)
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Martha Washington (first First Lady of the US)
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Queen Isabella of Spain
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Kamala Harris (US Vice President)
DIFFERENTIATED WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH LIBRARY LESSON SCAVENGER HUNT
LIST OF RECOMMENDED READS
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Includes picture books, fiction, graphic novels, and nonfiction
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all are themed for Women’s History or strong female protagonists
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some of the books feature women mentioned in the slideshow
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total of 24 titles
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includes small images from the presentation
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titles are editable, so you can customize the books included for your library
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All titles were hand-selected by a veteran school librarian for quality, diversity, positive reviews, and currency.
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