Women who changed the world

Students learn about remarkable women and create a class gallery.

Steps

1. Groups draw a name, e.g. Marie Skłodowska-Curie, Irena Sendler, Wisława Szymborska, or women from your own country's history.
2. They look for information: what she did, what she achieved, what difficulties she faced.
3. They prepare a portrait and a 3-sentence caption.
4. They present the person and hang the portrait in a corridor gallery.

Tip: Add women from the history of your own town; students find this fascinating.

Materials needed

• White poster board (1 sheet per group)
• Oil pastels (1 set)