Description
She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton Activities for Kids:
This literature unit for She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World by Chelsea Clinton was created for 2nd to 5th grade and is perfect for any time of year, but particularly timely for Women’s History Month in March. This book showcases 13 American women who significantly impacted history and showed incredible perseverance in the face of adversity and challenge.
The women highlighted in She Persisted:
- Harriet Tubman
- Helen Keller
- Clara Lemlich
- Nellie Bly
- Virginia Apgar
- Maria Tallchief
- Claudette Colvin
- Ruby Bridges
- Margaret Chase Smith
- Sally Ride
- Florence Griffith Joyner
- Oprah Winfrey
- Sonia Sotomayor
This product includes:
- One page of Teacher Tips
- Four no-prep printables for EACH woman highlighted in this book (13×4=52 pages)
- Four additional printable templates (in case your students choose a historical figure not included in this story)
- Half-page FACT SHEETS (cheat sheets for EACH woman (7 pages)
- Full Page FACT SHEETS(cheat sheets for EACH woman (13 pages)
- Ten notable quotes posters in full-color (NOTE: These quotes are not necessarily the same quotes that were chosen for the book. They are intended to be meaningful for class discussions and reflections)
NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!
This product includes a digital option (as well as the no-prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.
This product contains 96 pages + Google Slides.








Heather D –
Excellent resource for an excellent book! It allowed my students to do mini research projects on each woman. I hope she does one for women around the world!
Randy Bland –
Awesome product! Very user friendly! Thank you!
Randy Bland –
Awesome product! Very user friendly! Thank you!
susan H –
Great resource. Thanks!
Sydney H –
Super helpful when planning a social studies unit around this book.
saralee Burkett –
Saw this on Pinterest, had to buy the book on Amazon and then this resource really will add to the read aloud.
Excitied!
saralee Burkett –
Saw this on Pinterest, had to buy the book on Amazon and then this resource really will add to the read aloud.
Excitied!
Morgan D –
This aligns perfectly to the book! Great research project!
Cori B –
fantastic resource! Thank you
KC N –
This went over really well with my students.
tharple –
Wonderful Resource!
Marcela L –
Awesome resource!
Jessica Z –
Truly a fantastic resource! I cannot wait to use this in class with my 3rd grade kiddos! Thank you for sharing and creating. 🙂
Tara P –
great resource!
Ileana C –
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th grade
Displaced Texas Teacher –
This was a great resource to use during Woman’s History Month. My students loved being able to learn about different women and the impact they made on our lives!
Click and Teach –
Great research activities!
Susan S –
This is a perfect compliment for the book!
Irene C –
Very cute resource to learn about some of our important historical women .
Noel D –
I used this unit as an introduction for students to choose a famous woman for which to create a biography-type project.