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Women's History Month - Older Readers

Connecting to Books for Older Readers

  • Springboard research about Native American women artists, poets, activists, or other influential figures by starting with this video book trailer for #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women.

  • Compose Golden Shovel poems or try other activities inspired by Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance in these teaching ideas. Listen to this audiobook excerpt to learn about Harlem Renaissance women writers who were the inspiration for the author’s work.

  • Share the video book reading of "Girlhood" from Watch Us Rise with students. Then, have them write a poem about an aspect of their own identity.

  • Motivate readers with this complete video reading of Justice Rising: 12 Amazing Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement. Have students each select one of the women from the book and create a poster to display in the classroom.

  • Inspire students with the complete video reading of Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter, based on a true story!