ASSESSMENT
Kids and adults can test their knowledge of African American history with this Black History Month quiz.
BOOK GUIDES
During the 1950s and early 1960s, African American workers at many large-scale bakery factories weren't allowed to work…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Learn about the legislation that was passed to end segregation within the American public school system.
REFERENCE
Deliver a lesson plan that reviews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's life, and use a pictorial depiction of his life. This is…
LESSON PLANS
Work with students to perform a Native American song and dance, Owl Dance. Allow them to describe and analyze the drum…
This teaching guide for 42 is Not Just a Number , a powerful biography of the life and courage of Jackie Robinson, is…
This teaching guide for Schomburg: The Man who Built a Library , a biography of a man who wanted to increase the…
This teaching guide to accompany The Black Friend includes an overview of the core themes of the book, suggestions for…
This Common Core-aligned curriculum guide is designed to accompany Katherine Johnson's autobiography Reaching for the…
ACTIVITIES
This themed packet of reading and writing activities focuses on America's youngest Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman. It…
This Readers Theater script for The Drinking Gourd, by F. N. Monjo, deals with Tommy discovering runaway slaves hidden…
Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the efficiency of the whaling…
Assessment sheet for Learning Through The Duke lesson.
This statue of Abraham Lincoln and Archer Alexander sits adjacent to the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston.
WORKSHEETS
This printable coloring book page features Sarah Breedlove Walker, African-American inventor of a hair softener and…
Coloring book page with picture of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, African-American surgeon. It includes a brief biography of…
This colorful picture book introduces children to Swahili and the continent of Africa.
The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
This gallery features 10 top children's books for Black History Month paired with a teaching guide for each book.…
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Students use a graphic organizer to think about the positive and negative consequences of actions. This printable is…
PROJECTS
This essay project packet for grades 9-12 includes a brainstorming page, an outline page, and a rubric for students to…
Kwanzaa terms and definitions are reviewed in this vocabulary matching activity. The quiz covers symbols of Kwanzaa and…
Learn about the unsung civil rights hero Claudette Colvin. These book discussion questions and service learning projects…
The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine is set in Little Rock, Arkansas one year after the Little Rock Nine…
