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Free Black History Month resources for Microsoft Word
Black History Month Project with rubric
This is a project that can be done during black history month. Students are to research a famous African American and create a poster. Included in your purchase is the project explanation sheet and the grading rubric (UPDATED 2-19-16).
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Bell-Ringer Reading Comprehension Passage: Rosa Parks & Montgomery Bus Boycotts
Included is a reading passage regarding Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycotts and the Harlem Hell Fighters as a bonus along with comprehension and context clue questions from the articles. It's a great way to begin any class to promote history, social justice, reading-comprehension, and vocabulary.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Film Study Guide: Remember the Titans (African American History; Black History)
Based on a true story, Remember the Titans is a coming of age story of a local football team and how it brings a divided community together. With its accurate depiction of the struggle to integrate during the post-Brown v. Board era, Remember the Titans pays homage to principles of segregation and discrimination that is very much relevant today.Using the film as a means to raise awareness, communicate, and educate concepts that is essential to understanding Black History month, we have compiled
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Hidden Figures Video Worksheet
Editable, two-page word doc with video questions perfect for watching Hidden Figures in a science class! Questions are in chronological order, and have a mix of science related questions as well and questions related to the civil rights of black American women in History.
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6th - 10th
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An Afternoon with Maya Angelou, W.E.B. Dubois and Malcolm X
This is a short play about a fictional account of a lunch between Maya Angelou, Malcolm X and W.E.B. Dubois. This play can be used a reader's theater piece for a literary center or for a Black History Month activity. Throughout this lunch, these historical figures discuss civil rights, human rights and the importance of education. This is play can also be performed as a skit.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Activity
Hi all! I saw a picture simliar to this online but couldn't find a hard copy to be able to print and use it in my classroom. I took the idea I saw in the picture and put my own little spin on it and created a word document that I could print and share! After reading a Martin Luther book to my students I had them create this adorable little craft and write what they learned about Dr. Martin Luther and wrote what their dream for the world is. ENJOY!
Grades:
K - 3rd
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Chance the Rapper Reading passage and study questions.
A great informational worksheet on some of the up and coming African American singers, rappers, and etc. Great for reading comprehension, main idea, fluency reading and a motivational reinforcement to enforce literacy to the new generation with their current music genre.
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1st - 12th
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Black Inventors Help to Change the World
Black History Month. Everywhere you look you can see the inventions of Black people. The African American has continued to contribute to the fabric of America by inventing many things that can be identified at home, school, and in the community. As you relate with your young child(ren) or students, identify the wonderful inventions that they can see daily. An invention can be something that is completely new that did not exist before or it can be an improvement on something that was already
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PreK - 4th
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Biography Research Project
This worksheet will help guide beginning researchers while investigating the life of a famous person. Remember, students are excited about learning when they are involved in the decision making process. So after teaching them about using accurate and reliable sources, let them choose the first person they are going to research!
This includes one word doc that you can download and customize for your own class!
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3rd - 7th
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3 FREE Learning Tasks for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” Speech!
The following resource includes 3 FREE and RIGOROUS Common Core learning tasks to be used after students have read and studied Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington “I Have A Dream” speech.
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MLK "I Have A Dream" Common Core Annotated Text w/Marginal Notes
MLK and Obama's March on Washington Speeches -
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Black History Month Door Decorating EDITABLE Activity and Rubric
Black History Month is celebrated every February as an homage to the achievements of African Americans who have shaped American history. If you are looking for a school-wide activity for students to participate in, classroom door-decorating contests are always a hit! Feel free to change the theme year-to-year and make sure to offer prizes to the winning class!
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Grades:
1st - 12th
Civil War Research Project (Independent)
This project was create for 4th grade Virginia Studies, as an independent research project to be completed at home. Includes differentiated choices of topic and project type. Includes grading rubric.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Black History Month Poster Project
A project to wrap up Black History Month activities.
Included:
Break down of project
A list of innovators to choose from
Research papers
Works Cited
Grading Rubic
Grading Scale
This is a customize-able document to make it work for your class!
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Hidden Figures Movie Questions
14 questions for students to answer before, during, and after the movie.
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Black History Week 1-Famous Living African Americans
Lesson plans for Week 1 of my five week Black History Unit and the high order thinking questions/activity pages that go along with it, including lessons/activities for the 100th day of school. Indiana State Social Studies Standards for Kindergarten are written on it, but it can be used K-6. It also refers to how to modify it for other grade levels. It can be used for Common Core writing standards since the students will make a class book with a chapter for each person studied across the five we
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
MLK's Letter From Birmingham Jail Rhetorical Devices (FREE! BLACK HISTORY MONTH)
This includes an abridged version of MLK's Letter From Birmingham Jail, along with annotation instructions and reading questions. This letter always generates very powerful conversations and deep thinking. It includes both a black/white version AND a color version. Download my free PowerPoint that goes with this for some examples of exemplar annotation that could also be used as a key.Rhetorical devices explored: LOGOS, PATHOS, ETHOS, Rhetorical Questions, Parallel Structure, and Anaphora.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HBCU Bulletin Border
A bulletin border with the seals of various Historically Black Colleges and Universities perfect for BHM and/or to highlight HBCU's.
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Not Grade Specific
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Black History WebQuest
This WebQuest lesson allows students to utilize technology, critical reading skills, inference and writing while studying about African Americans. There are 10 wonderful people listed from a wide variety of backgrounds. This lesson can be a springboard to additional lessons or a great addition to what your doing in the classroom. You can use the Britannica link (membership needed) or any internet source you like. Lesson includes:Directions Student Question pageTeacher Answer pageProduct directio
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Hidden Figures Viewing Guide/Key
A viewing guide with a key for the box office hit Hidden Figures. Works great for 8-12 to keep students engaged and to help them understand the historical significance of the events of the movie.
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Black History Month Internet Scavenger Hunt
10 questions about famous African-Americans that can be found by searching the internet. Some are easy some are more difficult.
Grades:
2nd - 10th
Black History Project Letter
Letter for parents and students to create a project for black history month.
Grades:
K - 5th
Biography Research Organizer (Black History Month)
An organizer for use when researching biographies. Designed for Black History Month but fully editable for any use.
Grades:
1st - 5th
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"Hidden Figures" Movie Prompt/Growth Mindset
This is a great writing prompt to use at anytime during the year for the movie "Hidden Figures" to demonstrate how these remarkable women demonstrated a growth mindset throughout their life to overcome many obstacles they faced to achieve success.
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7th - 10th
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Rosa Parks Mini Biography Writing Activity (Black History Month/Women's History)
A mini biography writing task about Rosa Parks for Women's History Month can also be used for Black History Month! My students added mini yellow buses, sewing machine, the NAACP logo and other things related to RP in the empty spaces it looked amazing! Click here for the full pack: Rosa Parks [Grade 3-6]Or add it to: Rosa Parks Reading Passage + Questions [Grade 2-3] More like this: - All About Biography Writing Brochure - My Research Project Pennant Banner Check out:My Mini Activity Books for
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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