Early Learners

Learning about women’s history can start at any age! This collection includes videos, coloring books, and other fun resources for children ages 1 to 5.

Women to Know

Coloring Our World

Meet 14 creative, courageous women. Coloring book PDF. Toddler to 3rd grade. (20-30 minutes)

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Flights of Fancy Story Time: Bessie Coleman

Story time and craft activities. Video. Pre-Kindergarten to 1st grade. (12 minutes)

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Coloreando Nuestro Mundo

Meet 14 creative, courageous women. Coloring book PDF. Spanish language. Toddler to 3rd grade. (20-30 minutes)

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Toys from Smithsonian Collections

Children have always learned about their dreams and the world through toys. Show children playthings through the eras from Smithsonian collections.

See/Think/Wonder Routine

A "Visible Thinking" routine for exploring objects and art. Guided questions. All grades. (30+ minutes)

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Astronaut Barbie from 1994

National Air and Space Museum

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Cloth Doll from around 1965

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Cloth Doll and Baby from between 1960 and 1980

National Museum of the American Indian

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Add-A-Count Scale from the 1950s

National Museum of American History

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