Black History Month
Black History Lesson Plans, Black History Themes,Black History Printouts
Black History Month Lesson Plans and Units
Units on Famous African Americans
A Mini Unit on George Washington Carver
A
Mini Unit on Frederick Douglass
A
Mini Unit on Sojourner Truth
Slavery
Harriet Tubman/The Underground Railroad
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin
Luther King Jr.
The students will recognize the chronology of Martin Luther King's life.
The students will have an understanding of the Jim Crow laws. The
students will become familiar with the speech "I Have a Dream."
Happy
Birthday MLK
Just in time to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday --
activities across the grades for learning about the life of the famous
civil rights leader!
Civil Rights: Other
History
When
Rice Was King
Investigate early rice plantations in Georgetown, South Carolina, to
learn how rice cultivation transformed the native environment and
promoted the South's dependence on a plantation economy.
The
Old Courthouse in St. Louis: Yesterday and Today
Compare two images of St. Louis's handsome Courthouse--as a gathering
place for pioneers heading west and as a dramatic focus for Dred Scott's
heroic efforts to free his family from slavery.
Iron
Hill School: An African-American One Room School
Discover how an early 20th-century philanthropist reformed Delaware's
education system for African-American children.
Chicago's
Black Metropolis: Understanding History through a Historic Place
Examine the history of this "city-within-a-city," a self-supporting
African-American community that prospered from the late 19th century
until the 1930s.
A
Walk Through History - In Honor of Black Americans
In observance of Black History Month, students will research the lives
of African Americans who have made special contributions to American
life and society. The students will write a short biography highlighting
the person's contribution. In addition, the students will create a
monument in honor of the individual
African
American Myths and Stereotypes in the Media
Black
History Page
Many articles essays and resources
Black History Webquests
Black History Book ActivitiesCOLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG: CAESAR'S STORY: 1759
AUNT HARRIET'S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN THE SKYESCAPE NORTH: THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN
FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD A HORN FOR LOIUS
HURRY FREEDOM!
THE INVISIBLE PRINCESS
MY DREAM OF MARTIN LUTHER KING
TAR BEACH
THE DREAM KEEPER AND OTHER POEMS
JACKSON JONES AND THE PUDDLE OF THORNS
JOHN HENRY: AN AMERICAN LEGEND
JUST LIKE MIKE
LISTEN CHILDREN: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BLACK LITERATURE
MANY THOUSAND GONE
MEET MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
A MILLION FISH...MORE OR LESS
MIRANDY AND BROTHER WIND
MORE STORIES HUEY TELLS
MORE STORIES JULIAN TELLS
MY DREAM OF MARTIN LUTHER KING
NAPPY HAIR
ONLY PASSING THROUGH: THE STORY OF SOJOURNER TRUTH
THE PEOPLE COULD FLY: AMERICAN BLACK FOLKTALES
ROCK OF AGES
SATCHMO'S BLUES
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
THE STORIES HUEY TELLS
THE STORIES JULIAN TELLS
THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN: CONDUCTOR OF THE
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
THE STORY OF JACKIE ROBINSON: BRAVEST MAN IN BASEBALL
SWEET CLARA AND THE FREEDOM QUILT
TALKING TO FAITH RINGGOLD
TAR BEACH