The Wondrous Women - Lesson Plan, Creative Speaking and Writing Activities.

Lesson: The Wondrous Women
Subject: English
Grade: Primary

Skills: Speaking, writing, and creative presentation.

This lesson plan aims to not only impart knowledge about these great woman personalities but also to inspire students and foster a sense of admiration and respect for the contributions of women in various fields.

Objective:

• Students will learn about significant women personalities from India.
• Students will understand the contributions of these women to various fields.

Materials:

• Informational texts, articles, or short biographies about Mother Teresa, Kalpana Chawla, Shakuntala Devi, M.S. Subbulakshmi, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Sarojini Naidu, Rani Lakshmi Bai, and Mary Kom.
• Whiteboard and markers or a multimedia presentation tool.

Introduction:

• Begin with a brief discussion about the importance of recognizing and celebrating the achievements of women.
• Introduce the names of the women personalities to be covered in the lesson.

Presentation: 

• Use the below presentation to explain the achievements of the great women personalities.
• Discuss each personality, their works, interests, services, and achievements. 
• Inspire the students and foster a sense of admiration and respect for the contributions of women in various fields.
• Download the PPT.

Individual or Group Presentation: 

• Divide the students into small groups and assign each group one or two women personalities.
• Provide the groups with informational texts or articles about their assigned personalities.
• Instruct the students to read and extract key information about the life, achievements, and contributions of the women assigned to them.
• Encourage students to use multimedia tools, pictures, or quotes to make their presentations engaging.
• I have used Microsoft Flip Application to record my student's presentations.

    

Production:

• Facilitate a class discussion by asking questions like:
• What common traits do you observe among these women?
• How did they contribute to their respective fields?
• In what ways did they break societal norms or stereotypes?
• Why is it important to learn about and celebrate the achievements of women?
• Tell them to collect the great sayings of the great women personalities.
• Tell them to create a poster using the sayings. Make sure to use their creativity. 
• Use the below craft activity to decorate their classroom. (Optional)

    

Conclusion: 

• Summarize the key points discussed during the lesson.
• Assign a reflective homework task, asking students to write a short paragraph about which woman's personality inspired them the most and why.