Today, on March 8th, 2018, Canada debuts its new $10 bill featuring civil rights activist Viola Desmond.  Desmond is the first black person and the first non-royal woman to appear on regularly circulating Canadian banknotes.

You can learn more about Viola Desmond in our review of Graham Reynolds’ .  This book comes with a useful teacher’s guide (available online) that not only indicates how the book may apply to provincial curricula but also has various lesson plan ideas.

A relevant read for students on International Women’s Day is  by Natalie Hyde.  This book, which tells the story of a girls’ hockey team’s fight to gain fair and equal ice time, would support the study of gender equality and would make a wonderful addition to classroom libraries.

Enter the International Women’s Day School’s Competition

Teachers, have your classes enter the International Women’s Day School’s Competition for a chance to win a framed print and bundle of books for your library.  Children worldwide are invited to write (in 150 words or less) about a woman who has inspired them and draw a picture of them in their own style.  The deadline for this contest is March 30, 2018.

Learn more about the contest here: .

Find entry forms for the contest here:.

Useful Resource

For International Women’s Day downloadable resources for the classroom, check out .