In 1987, the United States Congress declared March as Women’s History Month. But women’s history—also known as just plain history—has been around as long as there have been women, even if it wasn’t always recorded, shared, or taught in schools. Here are some tips for weaving women’s history into conversations with kids every month of the year – see my full article at Familius.com.
I’m honored to be featured over at author Dawn Babb Prochovnic’s blog as part of her series “Have Swag Will Travel,” sharing some of my top tips for planning library visits and webinars. Check it out here!
More posts from the archives featuring Dawn Babb Prochovnic:
When the world tells you to stay quiet, do you listen, or do you speak up? Read about 14 inspiring women in each of these books and then, with the touch of a button readers can hear their voices! Find out more about the She Spoke series here.
Educator and Librarian Resources:
Word searches:
Speak Up! Listen Up!: Using She Spoke in the Classroom at Pencil Tips: Writing Workshop Strategies from Children’s Authors and Illustrators
She Spoke video storytime at KidTime StoryTime
She Spoke Playlist – Listen, read, and be inspired with our girl power playlist on Spotify!
Interviews with the authors:
SHE SPOKE TOO was selected for the Notable Social Studies Trade Books 2025 list! The Notable Social Studies Trade Book Awards are an annual project of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council (CBC) running since 1972. This award list features K-12 annotated titles published in the previous calendar year that are exceptional books for use in social studies classrooms, selected by social studies educators.
I’m so excited to share with you these resources for using Nita’s Food Signs in the classroom or storytime!
Little Hands Signing Storytime & Craft Ideas
Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together
Resources for Signing with Babies and Young Children
Resources for Signing in Storytime or the Classroom
Stories By Hand with Kathy MacMillan 