March is Women’s History Month, coinciding with International Women’s Day on March 8. It’s a time to recognize the achievements of remarkable women from around the globe throughout history. This roundup of Women’s History Month activities and ideas celebrates artists, scientists, leaders, and more women who made their mark. They’ll open the door for deeper discussions on the challenges women have faced (and continue to face) and the impressive accomplishments they’ve made against the odds.
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Top 10 Women’s History Month Activities and Resources
These activities will engage students at any age and are simple for teachers too. Use our resource lists and roundups to find information about famous women, women’s history facts, quotes, podcasts, and more.
Introduce a new famous woman each day
Each day of the month, share a photo and short biography of a famous woman from history or modern day who has changed or is changing the world for the better. You can use the list at the link below for lots of other Women’s History Month activities too.
Try it: Famous Women in History Everyone Should Know
Share amazing women’s history facts
Start your class day with these fascinating facts about women, and use them as a jumping-off point for discussions or more Women’s History Month activities.
Try it: Women’s History Month Facts
Read great books about great women
Make story time, book study, or independent reading time all about strong women with this roundup of incredible books. They’ll teach kids about the inspiring lives of women from around the world.
Learn more: Inspiring Books for Women’s History Month
Draw inspiration from women illustrators
In the 80+ years since the Caldecott Medal’s inception, only about a third of the superb illustrators it celebrates have been women. Take some time to share strong female illustrators with your students. Then, have them choose one woman whose style they really like and try to create their own illustrations in the same vein.
Try it: Female Illustrators You Need To Include in Your Classroom Library
Embrace diversity during Women’s History Month
Women of color have often had multiple barriers to success, making their achievements especially worthy of recognition. Look for ways to embrace diversity by including all women in your activities.
Try it: Famous Black Women Everyone Should Know
Listen to an inspiring podcast
Check out our list of podcasts for engaging stories about famous and inspiring women. Then, challenge students to create their own podcast about a woman who inspires them.
Try it: Best Podcasts for Women’s History Month
Turn quotes into posters
Ask students to choose a quote from our list to illustrate on a piece of paper or poster board. Hang them in your classroom or hallway as part of your Women’s History Month activities.
Try it: Inspirational Quotes by Famous Women
Learn about women’s history through play
Games make fun Women’s History Month activities during indoor recess or to fill time at the end of class. Try to build a team of inspirational women in the game Icons. In Herstory, students act as authors who are writing about famous women. In Top Trumps, choose the famous woman with the best stats to win each round. Add one (or more) of these games to your classroom and kids can learn while they play.
Buy it: Icons; Herstory; Top Trumps at Amazon
Women’s History Month Activities Inspired by Amazing Women
Each of these Women’s History Month activities takes its inspiration from a specific inspiring woman. Encourage students to aim high, celebrating famous women while charting their own path to achievement and success.
Write poetry like Emily Dickinson
Dig deep into poems by Emily Dickinson (or any other famous woman poet). Then, have students write their own poems in the same style or on similar subjects.
Blast off like Mae Jemison
Learn more about Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to go to space. Then, create and launch your own simple bottle rockets out on the playground!
Debate like Kamala Harris
Celebrate the first woman vice president of the United States by learning to become a first-class debater, just like her.
Try it: Big List of Debate Topics
Learn to draw Taylor Swift
Try this for a fun brain break! Start up your favorite T-Swift playlist, then teach kids how to draw a simple sketch of the mega music star.
Understand the Bill of Rights like Sonia Sotomayor
Sotomayor was the first Hispanic and only the third woman ever to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Honor her by learning more about the Bill of Rights using our big free printable bundle.
Break codes like the WWII Code Girls
More than 10,000 women worked as cryptographers during World War II, breaking German and Japanese codes for the Allies. Learn more about these fascinating women, then give kids practice cracking codes with our free printables.
Write haiku like Fukuda Chiyo-ni
Haiku poems are student favorites: short three-line poems with a prescribed number of syllables in each. Fukuda Chiyo-ni was one of the most respected haiku poets. Learn about her life and read her poems, then invite students to write their own haiku.
Code like Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace is commonly considered to be one of the first computer programmers, even though she lived hundreds of years ago. After you learn about her life and accomplishments, honor her by learning how to code using online lessons and games.
Try it: Our Favorite Websites for Teaching Kids and Teens to Code
Paint like Georgia O’Keeffe with DIY sidewalk chalk paint
O’Keeffe’s big flower paintings are easily accessible for even the youngest students. Whip up your own sidewalk chalk, then head outside to the playground to create your own O’Keeffe-inspired masterpieces.
How To Make Sidewalk Chalk Paint (Free Printable + Video)
Watch the step-by-step video. Then give kids the free worksheet to record their observations and outcomes when they try it themselves.
Protect the environment like Rachel Carson
Carson’s book Silent Spring kick-started the environmental movement, bringing awareness of the widespread effects of pollution to the forefront. Celebrate her achievements by exploring environmental science topics like acid rain.
More Women’s History Month Activities
Looking for even more creative ways to honor women and their history? These activities offer a little something for every kind of student, teacher, and classroom!
Journal about women’s history
Offer your students one or more of these prompts to use in their daily journal sessions. And don’t forget to grab our huge bundle of free printable writing paper for your classroom!
- Why is Women’s History Month important?
- Write about a well-known woman who inspires you.
- What woman in your own life deserves to be celebrated?
- What problems do women face in today’s society?
- Choose a famous woman and write about how the world would be different without her accomplishments.
Stage a classroom wax museum
This is such a fun, engaging project. Girls create a presentation board and display about a famous woman they’ve chosen. Then, they dress up as their subject and stand by their display. As others visit the “museum,” each “wax statue” can answer questions or provide more information about the woman they represent. Use KWL charts to kick-start student research.
Start a “Books by Women” reading log
Try this for one of your Women’s History Month activities: Challenge kids to read as many books written or illustrated by women as they can. Use printable reading logs to help them keep track, and have them write book reports using our free templates.
Compare and contrast two famous women
This is an interesting way to analyze the lives and accomplishments of famous women throughout history. Our free printable worksheets will help students gather their information, then prepare to write an essay or make a presentation on their two subjects.
Create a Women’s History Guess Who game
Pick up an inexpensive copy of Guess Who? at the thrift shop or dollar store. Then, use the blank template in our collection to turn your game into a Women of History version! Choose any women you like to make this fun DIY game.
Put together a “Women in Art” gallery
Turn one hallway in your school into a gallery featuring art by women. You can buy posters of famous works online, then have students help write informational cards to post by each one. Invite classes to take turns touring the gallery, with student guides to answer questions along the way.
Host a “Women in Film” festival
Choose films by and about amazing women, and hold a festival to watch them together as a school or community. Pop some popcorn and bring snacks, then invite students and families to discuss each film together afterwards.
Celebrate women with a poetry slam
Poetry slams offer a unique performance-art experience for students of all ages. Work with your students to help them develop their own slam poems about women’s history, women’s rights, or famous women. Then, hold a school-wide poetry slam, inviting members of the community to come share in the experience as well.
Try it: Slam Poetry Examples
Write letters to inspiring women
Get some practice writing friendly letters while honoring incredible women at the same time! Encourage each student to choose a living woman who inspires them, and write them a letter explaining why they admire her.
Get your free women’s history quote posters!
Don’t forget to grab your free printable women’s history quotes posters to hang in your classroom or school hallways!
