Women of Flight and Space Reader's Theater

Assign parts and have readers highlight their lines and practice before performing. Gather the props from the list, such as paper pilot goggles and a paper space helmet, and finish with the Talk about it questions.

Seven pages after the cover. Page 1 lists the 6 readers (3 narrators, Bessie Coleman, Katherine Johnson and Mae Jemison) and 6 simple props, with a note that the facts are real but the lines are written for the play. Six script pages follow, one scene each, from Bessie earning her pilot's license in France in 1921 and Katherine checking John Glenn's orbit numbers by hand to Mae flying on the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Every scene ends with a reading tip, and the last ends with talk questions.

Yes. We made it for 3rd Grade to 5th Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

20 printable resources, all free to preview. There are 65 Women's History Month resources in all, from Kindergarten to 5th Grade, gathered on our Women's History Month activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 3rd Grade to 5th Grade students, roughly ages 8-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 3rd Grade to 5th Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.