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This Women's History Month and beyond, introduce your kids to women who shaped our world! Boost kids' confidence at home and in school with movies, quizzes, and learning games that are kid-tested and teacher-approved.

Celebrate Women's History Month all year with educational movies and activities

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Learn about trailblazing women in American history

Discover how remarkable women, like Rosa Parks and Grace Hopper, changed the world around them! Bring history to life by watching a BrainPOP movie, then dive into educational activities to reinforce what kids have learned.

Step 1: Watch a movie

FOR GRADES K-3

Rosa Parks

Annie and Moby learn how Rosa Parks, activist and author, sat down to stand up for equal rights.

FOR GRADES 3-8

Grace Hopper

Tim and Moby meet Grace Hopper, a mathematics professor who revolutionized computer programming during World War II.

Choose a topic and click play! Help kids appreciate important contributions women have made throughout the history of the United States.

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Step 2: Spark conversation and appreciation for women's history

FOR GRADES K-3

  • Rosa Parks helped make big changes. What would you change about your school or town? Make a sign that shares a message.
     

  • Nearly every town or community has a statue, plaque, road, or public space named after someone. Some of these are named after people whose contributions have been forgotten. Together, do research online or at the library to find out why the person is being honored.

FOR GRADES 3-8

  • What role did Hopper's gender play in her Navy assignment?
     

  • How is Hopper's work still used today?

After the movie, use these prompts to discuss what you learned to extend and deepen understanding.

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Celebrate visionary women who drove meaningful change with age-appropriate biographies

From notable names to historical and cultural movements, there's so much to learn and celebrate within women's history. Try these topics as a starting point to build even more understanding with your kids.

Put your seats in an upright, locked position and fasten your tray tables, as Annie and Moby introduce you to the world's most famous aviatrix!

Amelia Earhart

FOR GRADES K-3

Votes for women! Tim and Moby discover the major events of the suffrage movement, including the Seneca Falls Convention and the first political march on Washington, D.C.

Women's Suffrage

FOR GRADES 3-8

Annie and Moby learn about activist Susan B. Anthony, her role in the women's rights movement, and how she advocated for equal rights for all. 

Susan B. Anthony

FOR GRADES K-3

Tim and Moby learn all about Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina to ever sit on the Supreme Court.

Sonia Sotomayor

FOR GRADES 3-8

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Annie and Moby learn about Helen Keller's life. She couldn't see or hear, but she worked hard for women's rights to vote and fair treatment for people with disabilities.

Helen Keller

FOR GRADES K-3

Tim and Moby follow Madam C.J. Walker's successful launch of an early 1900s Black beauty empire that's still around today.

Madame C.J. Walker

FOR GRADES 3-8

Annie and Moby learn about the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe, an American artist inspired by nature and the places where she lived.

Georgia O'Keeffe

FOR GRADES K-3

Tim and Moby explore the life and work of Rachel Carson, a scientist, author, and activist whose book Silent Spring launched the modern environmentalist movement.

Rachel Carson

FOR GRADES 3-8

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