WORKSHEETS
Use this teacher's guide with The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine to study the "Lost Year" (1958-59), when all…
In this activity, children study Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s groundbreaking and famous speech, "I Have a Dream," and…
Share the story of Marian Anderson's achievements with your students, and assign the related activities as a way of…
By reading fictional epitaphs, students will review key events and people from the Civil War Era.
Students identify states by their shapes and then sort the list by whether it was a free or slave state in 1787.
Word puzzles hold the answers to clues about issues of slavery in the United States.
Acknowledge Juneteenth with this wordsearch of famous African Americans.
Teach your students Mankala, a game from Africa.
Students learn about a famous African American, Shirley Chisholm, who was a member of the United States Congress. They…
The lives of 22 famous African-Americans are briefly reviewed in this mini-book. Students can cut, color, and assemble…
LESSON PLANS
Define segregation and explain what "Jim Crow" laws did.
REFERENCE
This Little Book contains activities related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Students…
Students put together a book that details the end of slavery in the United States.
Share the story of Althea Gibson with your students, and assign the related activities as a way of learning more about a…
BOOK GUIDES
Promote thoughtful discussion about race, heritage, and women's history with this printable discussion guide to Flygirl.…
Study the life of Barack Obama with the resources in this literature guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of…
Explore the many multicultural children's books by Ezra Jack Keats with this printable teaching guide and activity…
ASSESSMENT
For Black History Month, test your knowledge about some famous African American pioneers.
Test your students' knowledge of famous black artists and entertainers.
This teaching guide includes author interviews, discussion questions, cross-curricular activities, and reading…
Teach young children about the lives of former slaves and their families during the Reconstruction Era with the picture…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Learn about the horrendous conditions aboard the slave ships that carried Africans to America.
Even after the abolition of slavery, Jim Crow laws restricted the freedom of African-Americans.
Learn about the role religion plays in the African-American community.
