Concepts
Description
Celebrate Women in Economics by using stories about the lives of a diverse group of amazing women to teach economic themes, bold decision-making and creative problem solving.
These lessons and activities feature the lives of Nellie Bly, Madam C.J. Walker, Dolores Huerta and Maya Lin to name a few. Each lesson features a specific children’s book title, instructional activities and open-ended discussion questions. Economic concepts will include entrepreneurship, productive resources, cost/benefit analysis and incentives.
Women's History Month Tic Tac Toe
Use a tic-tac-toe board as a fun way for students to choose their own assessment activities. Complete three and your student wins!
Coloring Opportunity Cost
Teach opportunity cost and have your students help you to create a Women’s History Bulletin Board. Students color portraits of famous women and then must choose which to display and which will be the one they give up.
Bell-Ringer Quotes
Use these quotes by women entrepreneurs as bell-ringer writing inspirations.
Economic Poetry
Challenge your students to use the poem pattern presented in RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul to create poems based on the meanings of economic concepts.
Instructional Webinar
There is a free on-demand webinar available on EconEdLink.org that explains how to teach these activities.
“Women’s History Month: Using Children’s Literature to Teach About Economics and Enterprising Women” https://www.econedlink.org/webinar/enterprising-women-using-childrens-literature-to-teach-economics/