March is Women in History Month!
The students will be participating in Women in History related activities during the month of March. Learning will include:
- Students will listen about Women in History during the morning announcements the week of March 13th.
- In kindergarten, the students will learn facts about one women in history a week. The students will write facts about the women in a Women in History book. (Helen Keller, Oprah Winfrey, Sally Ride, etc.)
- In first grade, the students will be introduced to a new woman during morning meeting. There will be a Google slide with video links and book links about Women in History. Students will also have time to explore various women on PebbleGo.
- The second graders will learn about women in history during morning meetings. The students will learn three facts about the women and discuss their importance.
- In third grade, the students will learn about important women in history through morning meeting slide shows, read alouds and weekly World Changers.
- The fourth graders, will learn about 2-3 renowned women per week via BrainPop during morning meeting, reference posted links to select Epic Books and Newsela articles to read on a weekly basis, and read daily inspirational quotes by women.
- Students in fifth grade, will be introduced to important women in history through a text set unit and weekly spotlights. Each fifth grader will research an important woman in history and create a banner highlighting important events in their life.
- In Music, students will be learning about amazing women composers and musicians this month. Women included this year are: Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill, Björk, The Chicks, Bette Midler, Carole King, and more.
- In Art, Students will explore the artwork of these influential female artists; Kusama, O'Keeffe, Hilma af Klint, Bridget Riley, Anni Albers among others. We will work on our own artwork that is inspired by the artwork created by them.
- In library, the students will be listening to and discussing books about women.
