Friday, February 27, 2026

Women's History Project

 ESL 5 Women's History Folder

ESL 4 presentations

ESL 3 my class's presentations.

Women Leaders in U.S. History

Choose one woman leader from 1800s on 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version)

Susan B. Anthony • Elizabeth Cady Stanton • Sojourner Truth • Harriet Tubman • Lucretia Mott • Lucy Stone

Or Women leaders on U.S. Currency (search https://www.usmint.gov/)

  • Martha Washington (Loc--ESL 5)

  • Sacagawea

  • Helen Keller

  • Septima Clark

  • Susan B. Anthony

  • Harriet Tubman

  • Rosa Parks 

Or  the American Women Quarters Program 

https://womenshistory.si.edu/american-women-quarters-program

2022 Honorees

  1. Maya Angelou – Poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist

  2. **Dr. Sally Ride – Physicist and first American woman in space (Ngoc Anh, ESL 5)

  3. Wilma Mankiller – First woman elected chief of the Cherokee Nation (Omar, ESL 5)

  4. **Nina Otero-Warren – Suffrage activist and public official (Fumei, ESL 5)

  5. **Anna May Wong – First Chinese American Hollywood movie star (Trinh, ESL 5)

2023 Honorees

  1. Bessie Coleman – First African American and Native American woman pilot

  2. Edith Kanaka‘ole – Indigenous Hawaiian composer, chanter, and cultural practitioner

  3. **Eleanor Roosevelt – First Lady, diplomat, and human rights advocate (Ginny, ESL 5)

  4. **Jovita Idár – Journalist and activist for civil rights and women’s suffrage (Helena, ESL 5)

  5. **Maria Tallchief – Prima ballerina and cultural figure in American dance (YuHui ESL 5)

2024 Honorees

  1. Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray – Civil rights activist, lawyer, and author

  2. Patsy Takemoto Mink – Lawmaker and champion of gender equity in education (Ezzy, ESL 5)

  3. **Dr. Mary Edwards Walker – Surgeon and women’s rights pioneer (Jin, ESL 5)

  4. Celia Cruz – Influential Afro-Cuban singer and cultural icon (ESL 5 Rocio)

  5. Zitkala-Ša – Writer, composer, and Native American rights advocate 

2025 Honorees

  1. Ida B. Wells – Investigative journalist and civil rights leader

  2. **Juliette Gordon Low – Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (Han, ESL 5)

  3. Dr. Vera Rubin – Astronomer whose work provided evidence of dark matter

  4. **Stacey Park Milbern – Disability justice activist (Joomee, ESL 5)

  5. **Althea Gibson – Pioneering athlete and first Black competitor to break tennis’s color barrier-(ESL 5--Althea Gibson)

Thursday, February 26, 2026

ESL 4 / 5 Women's Sports Project





Students start here: ESL 4/5 Women Sports folder
United States (USA) & Canada
  1. PWHL (Ice Hockey) - thepwhl.com--Pei
Europe
13. Super League (Rugby League) - rugby-league.com--Julio
16. Liga F (Spain - Soccer) - ligaf.es--Kenia
22. EHF Champions League (Europe - Handball) - eurohandball.com
Asia / Oceania
24. WKBL (South Korea - Basketball) - wkbl.or.kr--Viet Quy
29. Premier Badminton League (India) - pbl-india.com
Gymnastics, Racing, Horses (USA & International)
37. USA Gymnastics Championships - usagym.org--Cindy
38. FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series - gymnastics.sport--Karina
39. Nastia Liukin Cup (USA) - usagym.org/nastia
41. U.S. Figure Skating Championships - usfigureskating.org--Huyen
45. Formula Pro WRS Championship (USA) - formulaprousa.com--
46. IAME Ladies Cup (Karting/Europe) - iame-motorsport.com
48. Longines FEI Jumping World Cup - inside.fei.org--Mariam 
Skiing
51. FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - fis-ski.com--Thanh

Sunday, January 11, 2026

ESL 5 AM National Parks Presentation

 

Pick a National Parks and create a slide show.  We will present them on Wednesday and Thursday.

Note: If you wish, you can create your slide show in PowerPoint, then upload it to the folder.

National Parks: 
GCF Learn Free: Google Slides

Saturday, January 10, 2026

ESL 4/5 pm State presentations


Pick a state and create a slide show.  We will present them in class next week.

Note: If you wish, you can create your slide show in PowerPoint, then upload it to the folder.


GCF Learn Free: Google Slides

Monday, December 8, 2025

Bill of Rights Day Conversations

Source: GPO BookTalk

Get ready for Bill of Rights Day on Dec 15!  Use these dialogues to extend EL Civics instruction, learn about the Bill of Rights (and UDHR), and introduce KYR resources.

·       Bill of Rights Conversation Practice for Family Literacy

·       Bill of Rights Conversation Practice for ESL 1

·       Bill of Rights Conversation Practice for ESL 2

·       Bill of Rights Conversation Practice for ESL 3

·       Bill of Rights Conversation Practice for ESL 4

·       Bill of Rights Conversation Practice for ESL 5

 

EXTRA!  EXTRA!  EXTRA!  EXTRA!  EXTRA! 

Dec 15 Bill of Rights Day resources:

  • LINCS: Civic Resources for Bill of Rights Day 2024 links
  • GPO BookTalk: Bill of Rights post and cartoon
  • uscitizenpod: A Quick Review of the Bill of Rights and the N-400 (2024) Part 9 plus Civics Questions 2024 video | pdf  | mp3
  • Bill of Rights pptx via Google Slides
  • Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 01  pdf
  • Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 02  pdf
  • Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 03  pdf
  • Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 04  pdf
  • Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 05  pdf
  • Bill of Rights Citizenship Quiz  pdf

Dec 10: Human Rights Day

·       LINCS: Civic Resources for Human Rights Day 2024 links

·       A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the UDHR and Human Rights Day mp3 and pdf

·       The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) Word Search Puzzle pdf

KYR Resources:

·       Literacy-level KYR card png

·       ILRC Red Cards (multiple languages) page  

Prepare for an Immigration Consultation Appointment (includes KYR resources from adult schools) page