Wonder Women

Celebrate Women’s History Month with a unit in your classroom devoted to the women of the world and the women in your life. Begin by sourcing some famous women in history from your students and then highlighting their achievements.

Each week, focus on a different field of study (science, music, social justice, athletics, literature) and research women who shaped that field. This could be anyone from Frida Kahlo, an iconic Mexican artist, to Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress. Be sure to include women from every culture and origin—there is no shortage of trailblazing, amazing women everywhere!

Once your students have studied women in history, turn their focus to a woman that is important in their life. Have them conduct an interview with this special person using questions like:

• What is something you’re proud of?
• What is a place that is important to you and why?
• What is one way you want to change the world?

After their interviews, have each of your students share with the class who they chose, their interview responses and what they mean to them.

To culminate, using a song with a familiar tune that everyone knows or is easy to teach, work with each student to write a short song of appreciation to the woman they interviewed that says why they love her and how she changes the world. You can even make one big song as a class that combines everything you’ve covered in the unit.

Then, invite students to go back to the person they interviewed and sing their special song to them!

To support this unit, use the A Song of Love (Una Canción de Amor) Activity.