What Was the Women’s Suffrage Movement?

Women’s suffrage is a topic that can be difficult to get across to elementary students. As adults, we understand the concept, but we don’t always have the language to explain it in a way that young children will understand. This slide deck will solve that problem and help you teach your students what women’s suffrage is, how it works, and why the women’s rights movement was such an impactful time in American history.

Using this slide show, you can teach your students about the history of women’s suffrage in America. They will learn about how it all started, how it progressed over time, and how it eventually came to pass for women across the country. We’ve also included information and fun facts about Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and other amazing women’s rights activists.

Primary Source Documents for Women’s Suffrage

The slide show uses original photos from the era to help students visualize what life was like for women before they got the right to vote. It also allows students to read and analyze primary source documents and participate in classroom discussions on the topic.

Through this activity, students will understand how the women’s suffrage movement and the 19th amendment changed the United States.

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

A team of dedicated, experienced educators created this resource to support your U.S. History lessons.

If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners, check out these suggestions for keeping students on track with the concepts:

🆘 Support Struggling Students

Help students who need help understanding the concepts by providing them with note-taking templates, graphic organizers, or cloze activities. Additionally, provide access to previous assignments, posters, and anchor charts for students to recall past lessons.

➕ Challenge Fast Finishers

Challenge your fast finishers to read and write about women’s suffrage and the men and women who fought to earn the right to vote.

🧑‍🏫 Group Lesson 

This resource works best as a whole group lesson. To experience a complete understanding of the women’s rights movement, students need to see, hear, and discuss the concepts and ideas presented in the presentation. In addition, this slide deck will work well in a digital learning environment.

Plan lessons for all ability levels with our 10 Best Scaffolding Strategies! 

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

This resource downloads as a Google Slides presentation.

This resource was created by Ali Endlich, a teacher in South Carolina and a Teach Starter Collaborator.

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