Women Leaders Game

Why

Who's involved in every level of government and community service in many nations? Women are! Create a challenging memory game about a very valuable world resource, women leaders.

Steps

1. Women are being elected and appointed to leadership positions around the world. Create this memory board game to get to know women politicians, community service workers, and business leaders, past and present.

2. With Crayola® Erasable Colored Pencils, start a list of women leaders, the countries they’re associated with, and their accomplishments. Check out the lives of politicians such as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Benazir Bhutto, Nina Bang, Golda Meir, Isabel Martinez Peron, and A. Kim Campbell. If you have difficulty with spelling their names or countries, just erase and write them correctly!

3. Here’s one way to make a game. You may have other ideas. Cut playing-card size rectangles from recycled file folders with Crayola Scissors. Make one card for each woman. Sketch one leader’s face and name on one side of each card with erasable colored pencils. Fill them in with Crayola Multicultural Markers and Crayola Classic Fine Line Markers.

4. On the other side of the card, write some information about her, for example for Sirimavo Bandaranaike you might write: from Sri Lanka, first woman in world to hold office of Prime Minister.

5. Cover a cardboard base large enough for your memory game with colorful construction paper. Attach the paper to the cardboard with a Crayola Glue Stick. Trace the rectangle card shape one time for each leader with Crayola Gel Markers. Inside each shape, color the flag of the nation associated with the leader.

6. Figure out the rules of your memory game. You may decide how many cards to hand out as well as what side of the cards you will look at (for a harder game read only the accomplishments). Cover the flag with the correct card. Try to figure out the name of the nations whose flags are covered by leader cards. Invent your own challenges!

Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Fine Line Markers
  • Erasable Colored Pencils
  • Multicultural Markers
  • Gel Markers
  • Glue Sticks
  • Blunt-Tip Scissors
  • Construction Paper
household supplies
  • cardboard
  • recycled file folders

Where & When

"My daughter and her friends had a great time searching the Internet to create this game!"
Wade R., dad of 13-year-old.

"This game kicked off research for History Day projects. The topic possibilities— and student thinking—blossomed."
Colleen E., volunteer gifted student advisor.


Interesting Info

South Asia has a rich history of women Prime Ministers. In fact this region has had more female prime ministers than the rest of the world put together. As of 2003, there have been two from Sri Lanka, two from Bangladesh, one from India, and one from Pakistan.