Have each child choose a famous woman to research. Famous women could include notable celebrities or historical figures. Allow students time in class to research and draw pictures of the women they choose. For example, the student who chooses Amelia Earhart could draw Earhart sitting in or standing next to an airplane. Post the pictures in the classroom so that students can see all the drawings.
Have each student pick a famous woman and allow time in class to study the life of the woman and her relevance in history. Assist the children in writing a first-person narrative, speaking as the famous woman or as one of her close friends. Have them prepare a speech several minutes long and share their character with the rest of the class during a special presentation day. The speech should highlight when she was born; what she did; when she died, if she is no longer living; and possibly a few "fun facts".
Have the students choose two historical females from two different periods in time to compare and contrast. The women should be similar in their role in history, such as two first ladies or two famous feminists. Have them create a Venn diagram to chart the similarities and differences between the two women. They could look at how the women worked to achieve their goals or how they were raised within the society they lived. This project will help the children to learn how women's rights have evolved over time and allow them to see how social roles have changed throughout history.
Place the children in pairs and instruct them to choose a famous woman to study. The pairs should then create an educational poster that combines written or typed facts about the famous woman as well as hand drawn or printed pictures from the Internet. Host an in-class presentation day to let the students share their posters and educate their classmates about the famous woman they chose.