https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9 Made with joy en-us 2017-04-16 20:29:12 UTC 2026-03-20 15:16:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png bassfortmyers https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166481790 This project contains children's books that portray females fighting for equality with males. The selection of books is intended for first and second grade. The text set contains fiction picture books, nonfiction picture books, historical fiction books, and even a graphic novel chapter book!]]> 2017-04-16 20:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166481790 bassfortmyers https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166481901 I am a second grade teacher, and I have worked with children for five years now. As we progress in time, we see women succeeding and pushing the boundaries in all areas, however we still hold stereotypes for females. I believe that if we teach our students about women's rights at a young age, we can stop the stereotypes from spreading, and we can also open up the idea that all people, no matter their gender, can do whatever they so choose! ]]> 2017-04-16 20:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166481901 bassfortmyers https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482016 This cute, light-hearted story goes through all the activities that princesses can do, such as jump in muddy puddles, and play baseball! It helps show that girls can do any activity that makes them happy!]]> 2017-04-16 20:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482016 bassfortmyers https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482140 This beautifully illustrated story depicts the life of a young, buck toothed, too small girl who lives with her grandma. It goes through her struggles with a bully, and how she stands tall and shows him that it is better to be happy being yourself, than to not be! It helps prove that girls should stand tall in their beliefs. ]]> 2017-04-16 20:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482140 bassfortmyers https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482269 This relatable children's story depicts a young girl in a classroom that finds it incredibly disturbing that there has not been a female president. She takes it upon herself to step up to the plate and run for class president. It shows her perseverance running against the popular boy in the class next door. This book is great for this lesson, because it shows that girls can hold any position of power if they put their mind to it!]]> 2017-04-16 20:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482269 bassfortmyers https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482405 This beautifully illustrated depiction of a young girl on an island who craves the passion to play the drums is perfect for a lesson on women's equality. This is a non-fiction story that fights the idea that only males can play the drums. This story goes through her dreams of wanting to be a drummer, and then her success when she finally gets to bang the many drums!]]> 2017-04-16 20:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482405 bassfortmyers https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482490 This historical fiction picture book, beautifully and realistically portrays the story of a girl whose dad went to fight in the war. Her mom has to find a job, and plays in the first women's national baseball league. This book brings a different perspective to this collection, as it applies a more realistic and conceptual idea to women gaining equal rights!]]> 2017-04-16 20:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482490 bassfortmyers https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482594 This fun, graphic novel depicts the story of a young girl named Astrid, who signed up for roller derby camp, however her bestfriend, who she normally does everything with did not. Through the struggles of her summer, she realizes how strong she really is competing in the sport, and learning about friendship. ]]> 2017-04-16 20:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482594 bassfortmyers https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482641 This whimsical nonfiction book is incredibly entertaining and inspiring! It shares the story of a girl in the 1830's in England who aspired to be a doctor, however it was only considered a man's job. She fought her way through the stereotype, and ultimately became the first female doctor. This book is great, because it shows that women can obtain any career, despite what the media might portray. ]]> 2017-04-16 20:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482641 bassfortmyers https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482735 These books are all high quality children's literature, and deserve to be in your classroom library, and on your lesson plans! To use these in the classroom, I would put discuss them during women's history month, as the theme of all of these books deals with women's rights. I would use all of them as read-alouds, as they are all very entertaining to read, and express many different perspectives. There are many activities you could do such as reading Drum Dream Girl as a class play, or watching videos about Elizabeth Blackwell. ]]> 2017-04-16 20:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482735 bassfortmyers https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482945 To help your students truly grasp and understand these books, I have come up with different activities you can do. For example, for each of the books you can have the students create a venn diagram. One side of the venn diagram is on the stereotypes of what people think females should do and the other side of the venn diagram is on what the females in the books did. This is a good way to show the main theme of the stories. Another activity that you can have your students do is to have them make a plot chart of before and after. For example, with Drum Dream Girl, before she was told she could not play the drums, and after, she was allowed to play with the boys. You can have your students also mention what happened in between to allow that to happen. They can draw it out with crayons to make it more fun. ]]> 2017-04-16 21:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bassfortmyers/iyk246g6l1e9/wish/166482945