K-2 Women's History Month Lesson 1

Essential Question

Was John being nice to Sheila? Why or why not?
What can you do to make boys and girls feel included?
What have you learned from this lesson?
Has someone ever told you you can't do something because of your skin color, gender (boy or girl), or age?

Texts

Literature

Supermom Saves the Day

Who says girls can't be superheroes? Sheila and her classmates learn that both girls and boys can be superheroes, thanks to their teacher, Mrs. Miller.

Joi Miner & Kate Sutton (illustrator)

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

February 10, 2017

Teaching Strategies

Responding to the Read-Aloud Text

Think Aloud requires readers to stop during their reading to think, reflect and discuss their process. Readers talk about skipping text, rereading, searching back in the text for information, questioning, clarifying, summarizing, making connections, reflecting, predicting and visualizing.

Grade Level

K-2

CCSS

R.L.K-2.1, R.I.K-2.1

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Buddy Share

Students choose a mode of expression—e.g., writing, art or storytelling—to share theme-related ideas and feelings with a “buddy” from outside the classroom.

Grade Level

K-2

July 13, 2014

Do Something

Fairness Fair

Students work in groups to role-play or tell stories about real life situations related to fairness, community, diversity or social justice themes. Students then perform their skits or stories for others as part of a class-wide “fairness fair.”

Grade Level

K-2

July 13, 2014

Do Something

Identity Artifacts Museum

Students create a display of artifacts to represent aspects of their identities.

Grade Level

K-2

July 13, 2014

Plan Built By

mcureton

K-2 Women's History Month Lesson 1

Supermom Saves the Day

Think Aloud

Buddy Share

Fairness Fair

Identity Artifacts Museum

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