Writing Activities for Women's History Month (Enrichment for Gifted Students)

This workbook has 106 printable pages for students to explore Women’s History Month. Students write to Mother Teresa about helping those who struggle, to Malala Yousafzai about standing up to bullies, to Michelle Obama about being healthy, to J. K. Rowling about friendship, to Hope Solo about the mental toughness, to Amelia Earhart about bravery, to Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Coretta Scott King and Hillary Clinton and Jane Goodall and Mae Jemison and Lucille Ball and Rhonda Roussey. Students engage in expository writing to prompts like: Which female leaders are making a difference in the world? Which animated characters are positive role models for girls? Why do we celebrate women for an entire month? What activities show that a woman is strong? What challenging jobs do women do in America? Which female superheroes do you like the most? What activities demonstrate that a woman is smart? What might a woman wear on her head? Which female child actresses show personality and individualism? How might a woman wear her hair? Students analyze emotions, like: the emotion a boy is feeling as he smiles while holding a coin, or what may have caused a mother to feel anger, or why a thief is nervous, or why a boy is bored, or why a girl is happy, or why a scientist is excited, or why a child is depressed, or why a hiker is confused, and more. Students compare and contrast boys and girls, mothers and fathers, children and adults, school and home, work and play, cats and dogs, winter and summer, talking and listening, anger and fear, being old and being young, happiness and sadness, asking and telling, throwing a fit and being calm. Students unscramble words, like: science, justice, equality, education, freedom, slavery, voting, choice, music, acting, rights, bravery, wisdom, and more. Students learn about Rosa Parks, Sally Ride, Amelia Earhart, Jane Goodall, Maya Angelou, Malala Yousafzai, Oprah Winfrey, Ella Fitzgerald, Serena Williams, Marie Curie, Michelle Obama, and more.