Celebrating International Women's Day in Schools
Take time on International Women's Day to think about the extraordinary women in our everyday lives.
Helping children of all ages and all genders find inspiration and courage from diverse women role models is key to education. And teaching children
and young adolescents to actively question and openly challenge stereotypes and bias is important because it helps forge a more inclusive world. It
is for this reason that International Women's Day in collaboration with
Puffin Schools is providing practical and insightful classroom
resources for teachers around the world. The education of children about gender issues is an important means by which we can forge equality.
And teachers, in addition to the brilliant downloadable resources below, remember to select some of the inspiring and informative
International Women's Day videos as classroom discussion starters to reinforce important gender concepts or to provide
entertaining ways to celebrate the day.
Dowload useful International Women's Day resources
Below are some insightful gender resources for teachers and librarians.
International Women's Day Book Study
The International Women's Day Book Study provides in-depth material for five, hour-long lessons that can take place during classes or as
extra-curricular activities. The International Women's Day Book Study covers literacy, history, drama and art objectives. It serves as an exciting
and important introduction to the equality themes addressed in ‘Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History’ - a beautifully illustrated book by
Vashti Harrison, championing many women who have changed the world and in their own ways have all forged equality.
International Women's Day Sisterhood Book Club
Access the thought-provoking IWD Sisterhood Book Club questions and resource to promote and guide inspiring discussion about this selection of classic novels.
International Women's Day Schools Resource Pack
The International Women's Day (IWD) Resource Pack for Schools has been created to champion the cause of International Women's Day using favourite
stories and authors, exclusively selected to spark discussion in classrooms. The objective of the IWD Resource Pack is for students, whether aged
from 5 through to 14, to understand the significance of International Women’s Day, as well as their own role in the continued campaign for equality.
International Women's Day Reading List
We want to give young readers access to new feminist icons and ideas - female authors and artists to be inspired by, women-centred stories to learn
from, fantastic heroines to befriend. From time-travellers to detectives, supermodels to superpowers, this diverse collection includes something
for everyone. The International Women's Day Reading List is a curated round-up of the best fiction and non-fiction books for raising the next
generation of feminists.
46 books about women who changed the world
Discover stories about women who stood up, spoke out, struggled through, and soared.
Further classroom and library resources
Show International Women's Day videos
Use some of the inspiring and thought-provoking International Women's Day videos available from around the world as great classroom discussion starters or
teaching resources.
Teaching notes for the gender stereotypes viral video
Watch the viral video challenging gender
stereotypes. Use the accompanying Teaching Notes to discuss the topic "what if women and men switched for a day?"