Women’s History Month Library Lessons and Displays
Women in Literature
Celebrate women in literature by showcasing women authors and poets to your library patrons. Try out this library lesson plan to introduce Maya Angelou to students. Read the poem
"Phenomenal Woman." For mature students, create a discussion about the imagery used by Angelou, her style, and emotion to portray the overall theme and message of the poem. Younger students can also listen to the poem. Afterward, prompt students to draw an amazing woman that is in their life and the traits that make her so great.
Download our free Women in Literature posters here!
Great Books about Great Women
Teach students about the great achievements of women throughout history. Find stories that are inspiring from one of these lists! Or use these lists to pull books to create a Women’s History Month book display.
If you are an Alexandria user, you can create a
list of these books in Researcher for patrons or create a digital display with
Slideshow.
Huffpost: Women's History Children's Books
Women's History Month books for Kids
Self-Portrait Lessons with Frida Kahlo
To coincide with this month’s library posters, teach a lesson about the life of Frida Kahlo and incorporate creativity by having students make a self-portrait. Incorporate books about Frida Kahlo like the
Artist Who Painted Herself by Margaret Frith. Be sure to include a few examples of Frida’s self-portraits to help students get started on their paintings.
Source: Scholastic
2 Comments
These posters are great! Any chance some of them could be released in Spanish?
Thanks Kristen! That’s a great idea, we’ll definitely consider it!