Top 15 Black History Month Resources

Celebrate Black History Month (February) with one or all of our favorite activities. There are printables, lesson plans, and more resources for you to enjoy with your class. Learn about the civil rights movement, famous African-Americans of the past (like Dr. Martin Luther King., Jr), and more.
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African-American History

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

Holidays:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Black History Month

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African Storytellers
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African Storytellers
Students will use the Internet to find out more about griots, or African storytellers. Their work will culminate in presentations about African culture as it is told through tales.

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Remember: The Journey to School Integration Teacher's Guide
Remember: The Journey to School Integration Teacher's Guide
Remember: The Journey to School Integration Teacher's Guide
Introduce young students to the work of Nobel prize-winning writer Toni Morrison in Remember, a narrated pictorial journey of school desegregation in the 1950s. This teacher's guide includes discussion questions, photographs, and online resources to increase students' knowledge of the civil rights movement in America.

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Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance
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Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance
Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or were written during the period. This is an excellent activity to enjoy when studying the history of American music and during Black History Month (February).

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Printable Coloring Book of African-Americans (2-6)
Printable Coloring Book of African-Americans (2-6)
Printable Coloring Book of African-Americans (2-6)
Students will learn about famous African-Americans while they have fun coloring, with this printable activity book. The 16 biographies include noteworthy scientists, athletes, and authors.

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A Wreath for Emmett Till Teacher's Guide
A Wreath for Emmett Till Teacher's Guide
A Wreath for Emmett Till Teacher's Guide
Preparation assignments, group discussion questions about lynching and civil rights, and many other resources are provided in this teacher's guide for A Wreath for Emmett Till, a poem about the murder of an African-American boy. Extension activities for language arts, current events, music, and history will help students understand the context of the poem.

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Famous African-Americans: Using a Grid
Famous African-Americans: Using a Grid
Famous African-Americans: Using a Grid
Students learn interesting facts about some famous African-Americans, by using a grid to decode names.

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Kente Cloth
Kente Cloth
Kente Cloth
Assign a project that introduces art and designs from East Africa.

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An Overview of Kwanzaa
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An Overview of Kwanzaa
An article defining and explaining Kwanzaa, the African-American holiday of culture.

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Don't Say Ain't Discussion Guide
Don't Say Ain't Discussion Guide
Don't Say Ain't Discussion Guide
Promote thoughtful discussion on race, language, civil rights, and diversity with this printable discussion guide for Don't Say Ain't. It includes information on integration in the 1950s and questions to ask your students.

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Equal Is Right
Equal Is Right
Equal Is Right
The Civil Rights Movement is reviewed in this printable worksheet. Students will look at the movement's leaders and the resulting laws.

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The Emancipation Proclamation
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The Emancipation Proclamation
Read about the Emancipation Proclamation, which was issued by President Lincoln on September 22, 1862.

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The Study & Celebration of Black History
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The Study & Celebration of Black History
The study of Black history was not begun until the Twentieth Century. This article explains why and gives information about Black History Month.

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My Book About Martin Luther King, Jr.
My Book About Martin Luther King, Jr.
My Book About Martin Luther King, Jr.
Create a mini-book about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Use this printable activity around Dr. King's birthday (January) or in your Black History Month (February) curriculum.

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Timeline of the Modern Civil Rights Movement
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Timeline of the Modern Civil Rights Movement
A chart outlining the Civil Rights movement in the United States.

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Up Close: Thurgood Marshall Discussion Guide
Up Close: Thurgood Marshall Discussion Guide
Up Close: Thurgood Marshall Discussion Guide
A chart outlining the Civil Rights movement in the United States.

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