This year, why not take some time in your classroom to celebrate with creative and engaging Women’s History Month activities? March is Women’s History Month, so it’s the perfect time to incorporate activities that recognize and celebrate the contributions of women throughout history into your middle and high school classrooms.
Here are a few ideas and no-prep resources to get you started!
Matching Activities
Engage students with these Women’s History Month activities about significant women in history! These Women in History activities include 3 differentiated versions for different student levels.
The 10 women in history included in the activities are: Amelia Earhart, Michelle Obama, Kamala Harris, Sally Ride, Rosa Parks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Louisa May Alcott, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, and Maya Angelou!
Timelines of Notable Women in History
Have each student create a timeline of notable women in history who have made an impact on their lives or the world around them. After researching about these women, students can present their timelines in any medium they choose such as creating digital slides, poster boards, or scrapbooks. This activity encourages students to think critically about these important figures and how they are connected to one another.
Create Biographies
Have your students pick a famous woman and write her biography. Ask them to research her achievements, struggles, successes, and impact on history. When they’ve finished writing their biographies, ask each student to share their story with the class. You could also have each student create an accompanying portrait of the woman they researched using art supplies like paint or colored pencils.
Are you looking for a fun, engaging way to teach your students about the amazing women who have contributed to science and technology? This engaging Women’s History Month project will help your class learn all about amazing women in science like Jane Goodall, Katherine Johnson, Sally Ride, Marie Curie, Mae Jemison and more!
Women’s Rights Projects
Art
Women’s rights have been hard fought since the beginning of time. Have your students express what they know through art projects like posters and paintings that illustrate issues related to women’s rights such as right to vote, education rights, gender equality, etc. Encourage them to use bright colors and meaningful symbols that will make a lasting impression.
Poster
Students will research specific facts about one of the leaders of the Women’s Suffrage Movement and create a poster about them. This scaffolded research project is great for teaching about famous women in history, such as Susan B. Anthony, Mary Church Terrell, Ida B. Wells, Sojourner Truth, Alice Paul, & Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Click here to read more about this women’s suffrage project.
Write Poetry
Women’s History Month is an ideal time for your students practice creative expression through poetry writing! Ask them to think about strong women they know—whether it be in their own life or throughout history—and consider how she has impacted them personally or society as a whole.
Then have them write a poem that reflects these thoughts using poetic devices such as alliteration, metaphor, simile, imagery and personification.
When they have finished writing their poems, you could even host an open mic night where each student can share his/her poem with the class!
Women’s History Month Activities for Your Classroom
Celebrating Women’s History Month is an important way for us to recognize and appreciate all that women have done throughout history and continue fighting for today.
Incorporating creative Women’s History Month activities into your classroom curriculum can help bring these stories alive for your students in new and meaningful ways while also helping them develop critical thinking skills along the way! So don’t be afraid to get creative with your approach this year!
You Can Download 4 Free Women’s History Month Posters Below:
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