Lesson Plan

Michelle Obama: Women's History Mini Lesson

Meet Michelle Obama, the hard-working girl from Chicago's South Side who became a lawyer, First Lady, gardener and author.

This five-day Women's History mini lesson gives you a short, ready-to-teach plan for three levels, Littles (K-3), Middles (4-6) and Bigs (7-8), so siblings or a mixed classroom can learn together. Each day follows the same rhythm: Reading, Writing and Words, Science and Math, Hands-on Project, then Friday Show and Tell. Littles sprout beans in a window and plant a garden cup. Middles measure root growth in millimeters, find averages and plan a kitchen garden to scale. Bigs read from her memoir as a primary source, test how movement changes heart rate with percent change, and design a get-moving game.

Perfect for Women's History Month, biography studies, homeschool families and multi-age classrooms.

What's inside

• 5 short days for each of three levels (15 to 45 minutes)
• Fact File, Trait Detective and How I Can Shine pages
• Bean sprout, root growth and heart rate lab sheets
• Life timeline cards, sort cards and a writing page for every level
• Word search, crossword, scramble and secret code puzzles
• 8 fact cards, 9 vocabulary cards, a book list and a certificate per level

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