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International Women's Day | All About the Holidays Instructional VideoInternational Women's Day | All About the Holidays Instructional Video
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PBS
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Grade
K - 5th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
1:42
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International Women's Day | All About the Holidays

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Women today enjoy many rights, privileges, and opportunities not afforded to generations past—but there is still work to be done. Learn about International Women's Day with a short video that details the historical path toward equality and prompts class members to think about women whom they admire.

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Concepts

women's history month, famous women, women's history, women's rights, women's suffrage

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners watch the video independently, either at home or on individual school devices, and write down three facts they learned about women's history
  • Pair with a project in which small groups research and present on a famous (or not-so-famous) woman in history

Classroom Considerations

  • International Women's Day is March 8th

Pros

  • Final question in the video serves as an excellent writing or discussion prompt
  • Download link allows offline access to the video

Cons

  • None

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