25 Women's History Month Ideas for School

There's no better way to make it through the last few weeks of winter than by spending your March celebrating Women's History Month. If you're looking for fresh, straightforward ways to help your students learn, look no further than these genius ideas.

In the Classroom

1. Museum - Have each student choose an important historical female figure and create a poster about her accomplishments. Decide on a presentation day and invite parents or students from another class to walk around your classroom and learn about history-making women.
2. Woman of the Day - Each day of the month, have one of your students give a short presentation at the start of class on a little-known woman that he/she finds interesting.
3. Timeline - Have your class draw pictures of important moments in history that involve women, like the suffragette movement or the first woman elected to Congress. Display the moments on a life-size timeline that hangs in a prominent place in your school.
4. Classroom Playlist - Create a school-appropriate playlist for your classroom comprised of female musicians and play it during individual work time or class changes.
5. Letters - Have each student write a letter from the perspective of a famous historical woman of their choice, explaining to your class what they believe and who they are.