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<![CDATA[www.123playandlearn.com - Women's History Month ]]>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:35:47 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Presidential Proclamation -- Women's History Month]]>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:11:18 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/womens-history-month/presidential-proclamation-womens-history-monthMarch is Women's History Month.

Throughout our Nation's history, American women have led movements for social and economic justice, made groundbreaking scientific discoveries, enriched our culture with stunning works of art and literature, and charted bold directions in our foreign policy. They have served our country with valor, from the battlefields of the Revolutionary War to the deserts of Iraq and mountains of Afghanistan. During Women's History Month, we recognize the victories, struggles, and stories of the women who have made our country what it is today.

This month, we are reminded that even in America, freedom and justice have never come easily. As part of a centuries-old and ever-evolving movement, countless women have put their shoulder to the wheel of progress -- activists who gathered at Seneca Falls and gave expression to a righteous cause; trailblazers who defied convention and shattered glass ceilings; millions who claimed control of their own bodies, voices, and lives. Together, they have pushed our Nation toward equality, liberation, and acceptance of women's right -- not only to choose their own destinies -- but also to shape the futures of peoples and nations........

~ From: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/03/01/presidential-proclamation-womens-history-month-2014

]]><![CDATA[Frida Kahlo Lesson Plan]]>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:44:04 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/womens-history-month/frida-kahlo-lesson-plan

Frida Kahlo de Rivera was a Mexican artist best known for her self-portraits. Many classify Frida as a surrealist but she claimed that she did not paint dreams but her painful reality. When Frida was 13 years old, she was on a bus that crashed into a trolley car. The young girl spent 3 months in a full body cast and although she completely recovered from the accident and regained her ability to walk, she spent most of her life in pain. She began painting to occupy her time while she was bed-ridden. She combined elements of Mexican and Amerindian mythology, dramatic symbolism, and a primitive perspective.
-Taken from Mocomi.com

Read "Who Was Frida Kahlo?" by Sarah Fabiny

Color with Frida Kahlo

Encourage children to color, or paint using vibrant and bright colors in the style of Frida Kahlo.
-Coloring page brought to you by NV Artworks

]]><![CDATA[Amelia Earhart Lesson Plan]]>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:43:54 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/womens-history-month/amelia-earhart-lesson-plan

Amelia Earhart was one of the world's most celebrated aviators. She broke records and charted new skies in the course of her short life. She disappeared while she was on a flight around the world.

Read "I Am Amelia Earhart" By Brad Meltzer

Make Your Own Airplane

What You Will Need
Wooden Clothes Pins
Skinny Popsicle Sticks (Regular and Short Length)
Paint in your choice of colors
Paint brushes
Glue (Elmer’s or Hot Glue Gun)

How to Make It
There are two ways you can go about the painting of the clothes pins and popsicle sticks. If your child is old enough, let them do the painting. If you have a smaller child, go ahead and pre-paint your items using bright colors. Be sure to use different colors for the clothes pins and the popsicle sticks. Then set them aside and let them dry.

You will want to glue your two longer popsicle sticks on the top and bottom of your clothes pin near the metal joint. Then glue your shorter stick near the back of the clothes pin on the top side. Let your child be involved with this. If the wings are a little crooked, it’s OK – it simply gives your plane character:-)

Once all your “wings” are glue on, set aside your airplanes and let them dry. MillerBug was so thrilled with his creation that he could hardly wait for them to dry!

Once your airplanes are dry, you’re ready to give them a home!

]]><![CDATA[Ann Frank Lesson Plan]]>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:43:37 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/womens-history-month/ann-frank-lesson-plan

During the two years and one month Anne Frank spent hiding in a Secret Annex in Amsterdam during World War II, she kept a diary. Anne Frank's diary, which was published by her father after the war and has been read by millions of people around the world, chronicles both the tensions and difficulties of living in such a confined space for that long a duration as well as Anne's struggles with becoming a teenager. Since the publication of her diary, Anne Frank has become a symbol of the children that suffered during the Holocaust.

Read "Who Was Ann Frank" by Ann Abramson

Make Your Own Journal

Supplies Needed; Construction paper, white paper, stickers and a stapler

Directions;
Fold your construction paper in half, then fold your white paper in half. Place your white paper inside your construction paper, so that the folds match. Use the stapler to staple the binding to create your book. Allow the children to decorate the front of their journal with stickers.

]]><![CDATA[Sally Ride Lesson Plan]]>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:43:26 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/womens-history-month/sally-ride-lesson-plan

In 1977 Sally responded to a newspaper ad that NASA was looking for astronauts. Over 8,000 people applied, but only 25 people were hired. Sally was one of them. Sally went to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas to train to become an astronaut. She had to go through all sorts of physical tests including weightlessness training, parachute jumping, and water training such as scuba and treading water in a heavy flight suit. She also had to become an expert in space travel and all the controls within the Space Shuttle.

In 1979 Sally became qualified to be an astronaut on the Space Shuttle. She was selected to be on the STS-7 mission aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. On June 18, 1983 Dr. Sally Ride made history as the first American woman in space. She worked as the mission specialist. The other members of the crew were the commander, Captain Robert L. Crippen, the pilot, Captain Frederick H. Hauck, and two other mission specialists, Colonel John M. Fabian and Dr. Norman E. Thagard. The flight lasted 147 hours and set down successfully. Sally said it was the most fun she'd ever had. In her later life Sally and her domestic partner Tam O'Shaughnessy founded a science education company called Sally Ride Science.

Read "Sally Ride; A Space Biography" by Barbara Kramer

Make your own Astronaut Photo Frame

Here is a fun, and easy, way to make a photo frame. Cut the center out of a paper plate, leaving a short lip at the top for the top of the helmet. Then use a flag sticker, or draw your own flag, and write USA on the top. Place a large copy of the childs' photo in the frame, and tape it to the back.

]]><![CDATA[Rosa Parks Lesson Plan]]>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:43:17 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/womens-history-month/rosa-parks-lesson-plan

It was on December 1, 1955 that Rosa made her famous stand (while sitting) on the bus. Rosa had settled in her seat on the bus after a hard days work. All the seats on the bus had filled up when a white man boarded. The bus driver told Rosa and some other African-Americans to stand up. Rosa refused. The bus driver said he would call the police. Rosa didn't move. Soon the police showed up and Rosa was arrested.
-Taken From ducksters.com

Read; "I Am Rosa Parks" by Brad Meltzer

Make Your Own Bus

Supplies Needed;

Egg carton
Yellow paint
Paintbrush
Construction paper
Assorted recycled/household materials (bottle caps, pieces of fabric, etc.)
Photograph of Rosa Parks, your child, and friends or classmates
Scissors
Glue

Directions;

Cut the lid off of an old egg carton. This will be the school bus. Have your little ones paint the entire lid yellow.
Help them draw and cut out the people and items from the list. They can make some items from different household materials, such as a bottle cap for a steering wheel. Encourage Them to think of what objects they would like to use for each item. This is a great chance for them to use their creativity!
Have them glue the items on different spots around the inside of the bus.
Help them cut out Rosa Parks's photo, their own picture and photos of friends or family. Have them glue Rosa Parks int he front of their bus, and everyone else anywhere they want on the bus.

]]><![CDATA[Justice Sonia Sotomayor Lesson Plan]]>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:43:09 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/womens-history-month/justice-sonia-sotomayor-lesson-plan

Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina and third woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court. Born into a working-class Puerto Rican family in the Bronx, she achieved exceptional marks in elementary and secondary schools (graduating valedictorian from academically challenging Cardinal Spellman High School) and attended two Ivy League schools, including Princeton University (on a full scholarship) and Yale Law School. At Yale, she was editor of what is now known as the Yale Journal of International Law.

Read "Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx" (Spanish and English Edition) By Jonah Winter

Make Your Own Gavel

Supplies Needed; Paper towel roll, toilet paper roll, glue, and black or brown paint

Directions. Glue the paper towel roll to the center of the toilet paper roll, and allow to dry. Once the glue is dry, paint your gavel, and allow the paint to dry.

Now you can make your own "laws" with the bang of your very own gavel, Just like justice Sotomayor!

]]><![CDATA[Dr Jane Goodall Lesson Plan]]>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:42:59 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/womens-history-month/dr-jane-goodall-lesson-plan

Born on April 3, 1934, in London, England, Jane Goodall set out to Tanzania to study wild chimpanzees by sitting amongst them, bypassing more rigid procedures and uncovering discoveries about primate behavior that have continued to shape scientific discourse. She is a highly respected member of the world scientific community and is a staunch advocate of ecological preservation.

Read "What's So Great About Jane Goodall?" by Blake Bibbins

Make a Chimpanzee Mask

Assist children in painting their own Chimpanzee mask. Use a short piece of yarn to tie the mask behind the child's head.

]]><![CDATA[Lucille Ball Lesson Plan]]>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:42:50 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/womens-history-month/lucille-ball-lesson-plan

Lucille Ball's TV Career started shortly after her radio comedy series in 1951 with I Love Lucy. She remained the top comedian for more then the next 3 decades on television.

Even today, Lucille Ball remains America's most popular TV comedienne, known for her henna red hair and slapstick comedy routines. She starred in five different TV shows during her career; the original, I Love Lucy (1951-57), became one of the great TV landmarks of the 1950s and continues today on TV across the world.

Create Your Own "I Love Lucy" Show.

Print out the template (below) and have the children color their own "I love Lucy" show. Remind them to add Lucy's red hair.

]]><![CDATA[Harriet Tubman Lesson Plan]]>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:42:42 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/womens-history-month/harriet-tubman-lesson-plan

Harriet Tubman was an American bondwoman who escaped from slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War. She was born in Maryland in 1820, and successfully escaped in 1849. Yet she returned many times to rescue both family members and non-relatives from the plantation system. She led hundreds to freedom in the North as the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, an elaborate secret network of safe houses organized for that purpose.

Read "Who was Harriet Tubaman?" By Yona Zeldis McDonough

Make your own Spy Binoculars

Supplies needed; Paper towel rolls, glue, and items to decorate

Directions; Glue your paper towel rolls together, and allow them to dry. Once dry, supply children with different mediums to decorate their binoculars.

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