8-10 yrs old
11-13 yrs old
14-18 yrs old
Government and Politics
Leadership
Service Learning & Social Good
Join Malala Yousafzai to learn all about her passion and quest to change the accessibility of education to girls all across the world.
March 17, 2021
Lesson Plan
My Notes
Malala Fund Homepage
Malala is fighting to give back to girls what poverty, war, and discrimination tried to take away
Malala Yousafzai addresses United Nations Youth Assembly
Nobel Prize
Malala Yousafzai Biographical
UNICEF Girls Education
Gender equality in education benefits every child
I Am Malala
Malala's Memoir
Malala's Magic Pencil
Malala's first picture book.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
Illustration book
Malala: One Girl Among Many
This is the full lesson plan to support teachers as they introduce this lesson and facilitate the activities included,
Historical Context:
Heroic Context:
Historical Awareness
Social Movement
Teacher Preparation for Lesson:
Whole-Class Discussion: (~5 minutes)
Introductory Questions: Students will participate in a class discussion about Malala Yousafzai and education as it pertains to girls and women. Within that discussion include the following questions:
Whole-Class Activity: (15 minutes)
1. The teacher will open the lesson by sharing one of the grade-level appropriate videos:
Elementary:
Brainpop (Subscription required): https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/malala/
Interview with Ellen Degeneres: https://youtu.be/A6Pz9V6LzcU
Upper grades: (Please review the 2 videos below prior to sharing with students as they may contain graphic parts):
CNN Video
ABC Video
2. After watching the grade-appropriate video, the teacher will share a Flipgrid Topic (previously created) with their students. (See full lesson plan for more details)
Student Activities: (~30 minutes)
1. The teacher will divide the class into 8 groups. Student groups should select or be assigned one of the eight regions that the Malala Fund works directly with where most girls miss out on secondary education: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Brazil, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey. In their groups, students will participate in/contribute to the Iron Chef Protocol. Student groups will have 10 minutes to:
2. Minecraft EE: Malala: One Girl Among Many (~30 minutes)
Writing Prompt (~10 minutes)
Malala’s father often shares this quote, “Ask me what I did, but ask me what I didn’t do, and I did not clip her (Malala’s) wings.” Malala responds that it’s not that children don’t have the skill or talent to make change happen, but they are often stopped in society. Students respond to the following prompt: “If you were not stopped by society to do what you dreamed of doing to change the world, what would you do?” (use text, images, video, etc.)
See full lesson for optional reflection and extension activities
At the end of this lesson:
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