39 results
Black History Month independent work packets for Microsoft Word
Reach for the Moon - The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
This package was created for my 5th grade homeschooler to go along with the book, Reach for the Moon - The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson. I would say that this would work for students from 4th- 8th grade. The package has some of the harder vocabulary in each chapter to help understanding. It also includes a mix of questions both short answer direct from the book and critical thinking questions on why Katherine writes the way she does.At the end includes the answer key.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Hidden Codes in African-American Spiritual Songs
If you need a great resource for African-American History Month, or a sub plan for your music class that any sub can teach, this is a great worksheet. You can easily supplement it by adding listening resources of some spirituals which mention the codes listed in the text.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Canadian Black History Reading Comprehension
This Canadian Black History Read and Answer activity is designed to engage students in active reading and comprehension practice while learning about Black history in Canada.Activity Overview:Reading Material: Provide students with the text detailing various aspects of Black history in Canada, including significant events, key figures, and societal contributions.Reading Comprehension Questions: Accompany the reading material with a set of comprehension questions that prompt students to demonstra
Subjects:
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Also included in:Â Holiday Activity Bundle
Harriet Tubman Spanish Book Study Packet
Harriet Tubman is an important figure in the history of the United States. ¿Quien fue Harriet Tubman? is a biography of the life of Harriet Tubman filled with illustrations and important facts about her life. Perfect for bilingual elementary students! ATOS level 4.8 This is a great book to use to teach history and literacy, especially in Spanish. This resource can be used whole class or in groups for a book study. The packet is divided into chapters. Each chapter contains a comprehension questi
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Haitian Independence Webquest
Did you know that Haiti is the first state formed as the result of a successful slave revolt? In this activity, students will examine a variety of primary and secondary online sources to learn about the uprising of enslaved Africans to free themselves and their nation. Each section includes a resource (or resources) on the left and questions or a task on the right. Students will open the link, read or examine the source, and complete the questions or task.This activity is designed for a 90-minut
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
Also included in:Â Nationalism and Independence Webquest Bundle
African American Women Firsts Web Search with Extension Activities
This is a fun activity that can be given to students to celebrate both Black History Month and Women's History Month. Most students will have to do a web search in order to correctly identify all 25 African American women. The search is editable, so you can reduce the size of the word search to meet your class's needs. Four extension activities allow you to use this activity in a number of ways. It will work for individual student searches or group work. Answer key is provided.Please check out m
Grades:
7th - 9th
Australian Civil Rights - Hexagonal Learning
Consolidate and sythesise your Australian Civil Rights and Freedoms unit through this hexagonal learning activity. With 60 hexagons to mix and match, students knowledge and understanding will be tested as they try to find the key connections of the unit. This activity can take place over one hour, or be utilised further and will ask students to find connections between key concepts such as land rights, events like the Australian Freedom Rides and the key historical thinking skills.Students will
Grades:
9th - 11th
Also included in:Â Australian Civil Rights Movement Full Depth Study
Black History: 42 and The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) Film Guides, Links, Units
Teachers and Parents,As a TPT Teach for Social Justice author and a UCLA graduate this product is one I took very seriously and worked extremely hard to perfect. It can stand alone or be paired seamlessly with any of my other social justice products. No matter what your needs, your students will get a rich and rewarding experience from these movie guides.Included in this product are a whooping forty-five plot comprehension questions (with answer key) and six essay follow-up questions to go with
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Speech - Close Reading & Persuasive Devices
This full text resource has been formatted with wide margins for the purpose of close reading and annotating. The marginal question boxes are designed to help students dig deeper into the text while creating a conversation with Martin Luther King, Jr. It is my hope that by presenting the material in a way that force students to unravel the rhetoric of this masterful speech, they will begin to understand both the subject matter King presents, as well as how to implement the strategies themselves.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in:Â Dynamic Voices in American Literature
Jim Crow Reading/Questions (Distance Learning)
This handout describes 5 aspects of life for Black Americans under Jim Crow laws (Voting Laws, Segregation, Sharecropping and Debt Peonage, Convict Lease Laws, and Terrorism), and there is a check-for-understanding/analysis question after each one. It also includes the Civil War Amendments and Plessy v. Ferguson. It is formatted for google classroom.
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â African-American History from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement
Black History Month in Canada: a scaffolded inquiry project
The project invites students to investigate a famous Black Canadian using critical thinking skills and social studies inquiry methods. Over the course of this project, students engage with a number of the required learning outcomes for Social Studies 6 in the British Columbia provincial curriculum. This was designed as a scaffolded inquiry project, meaning that students are guided through the project with organizational tools and prompts. At the end of this project, students present their findin
Grades:
6th - 8th
Roaring 20's- Great Migration reading packet with embedded questions
-A 2 page, front/back reading detailing the first Great Migration of African Americans to the north nd Midwest-Questions embedded throughout the reading for deeper engagement-Answer Key included-Topics covered include: WWI, labor shortage, Booker T Washing, Atlanta Compromise speech, resurgence of the KKK, the Harlem Renaissance, jazz music, Langston Hughes, push-pull factors, and more
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
DuBois, Washington, and Wells (Honors/AP version - Distance Learning)
This handout has excerpts from three Progressive Era reformers who focused on African-American oppression: Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Ida B. Wells. The handout presents students with excerpts from each reformer and asks them three questions about each, and one final question about which reformer they think has the best advice for Black Americans. It is formatted for google classroom. It's called the AP/Honors version because the excerpts are somewhat difficult. There is an easier v
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â African-American History from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement
The Blues: An Overview
This is a great not-too-long assignment for Black History Month in any class or for any music class, whether vocal or instrumental. You could easily expand it into a full lesson by playing songs from some of the performers listed. It also works well as a lesson for non-music subs teaching a music class.
Grades:
5th - 8th
WRITER BIOs - Harlem Renaissance
Pages for recording information about key writers during the Harlem Renaissance. Includes:- Zora Neale Hurston- Langston Hughes- Claude McKay- Countee Cullen- W.E.B. Dubois- Alain Locke- Jean Toomer- Marcus Garvey- Jessie Redmon Fauset- James Weldon Johnson
Grades:
7th - 12th
Landmark US Supreme Court Cases: Dred Scott
What if we had the US Supreme Court cases blended with a comic book and/or anime format?In order to teach our students about landmark US Supreme Court Cases, we must bring the cases to them, in a format they understand. By giving monumental Supreme Court Cases a different spin, we can make sure our students have a better and more thorough understanding of how the United States Supreme Court has impacted life over time.
Subjects:
Grades:
11th - 12th
CCSS:
Civil Rights US History EOC Review
Topic 14: Post war prosperity and civil rights us history EOC review. Includes questions from a chart, multiple choice questions & political cartoons
Grades:
8th - 12th
Jim Crow Era - Vocabulary Passage with Multiple Choice Assessment
This engaging and comprehensive worksheet activity pack is designed to help upper elementary, middle school, and high school students deepen their understanding of the Jim Crow era. This worksheet activity pack includes vocabulary words such as segregation, legislation, public facilities, poll taxes, residency requirements, and literacy tests. Each word is defined and used in context, allowing students to enhance their understanding of these terms. Included in this activity pack are ten multip
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 11th
DuBois, Washington, Wells (Abridged Version)
This handout has excerpts from three Progressive Era reformers who focused on African-American oppression: Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Ida B. Wells. The handout presents students with excerpts from each reformer and asks them three questions about each, and one final question about which reformer they think has the best advice for Black Americans. It is formatted for google classroom. It's called the abridged version because the excerpts are short.
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â African-American History from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement
Black History/Black Voices Ted Talks
There are 10 Ted Talks that have to deal with Black history or stories. These are great for extra credit, black history month, centers or sub work. Each Ted Talk is hyperlinked, so it is easily adaptable to google classroom or any online learning platform. There is a reflection included.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
What's My Name (Black History Edition)
Black history month is the shortest month of the year and all anybody every wants to discuss is Martin Luther King Jr. Don't get me wrong he is a very pivotal person within our black households and our nation. However, our students need to learn about other influential black people. They need other forms of representation. I created this worksheet to examine my students prior knowledge, then I used the data collected to teach the students about someone knew every other day. I hope your students
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
African American/Black History Online Museum Exhibit
In this project, students create a digital museum exhibit that includes at least 6 artifacts that represent African American/Black History. Students can opt to take a thematic or chronological (or both) approach to their museum exhibit. This project integrates social studies/history, writing, and art. The evaluation criteria (rubric) is included.
Grades:
7th - 9th
"Glory" Worksheet
***This is also part of my "BLACK HISTORY MONTH GROWING BUNDLE"This worksheet goes with the slides that I have posted!Included:Learning ObjectiveLearning TargetsStudent Centered Guided Annotation ActivityExit Assessment*Customer Tip*Do you want FREE CREDIT to go towards your purchases on T-P-T?Did you know.. that if you go to your "MY PURCHASES" page - you can look at all of your previous downloads and purchases.Once you are there- if you click "PROVIDE FEEDBACK" T-P-T will give you FREE CREDITS
Grades:
9th - 12th
Canadian Black History Month - Amber Valley, Alberta
Students respond to a video highlighting one of the first all black settlements in Alberta. They are tasked with interacting with a historical timeline as well as researching prominent Black Canadian's who have had an impact on Canada's history.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Showing 1-24 of 39 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands