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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers books about African-American history and culture appropriate for all reading levels. This is useful resource for...
Learn all about Martin Luther King Jr, with our favorite resources, printables, and activities. Your students will enjoy learning about civil rights and this...
Benjamin Banneker(1731-1806) Born into a family of free blacks in Maryland, Banneker learned the rudiments of reading, writing, and arithmetic from his grandmother and...
In 1863 black soldiers were finally admitted to the Union army. The 54th Regiment became the first of its kind in the North, and was led by Robert Gould Shaw. The 54th...
This African American holiday season was developed in California in the 1960s so that African Americans could have their own special holiday at this time of year....
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