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Black History Month – Teacher Resources

February is Black History Month. Explore the many contributions of African-Americans with our cross-curricular lessons, printables, quizzes, and activities below. You'll find biographies on athletes, scientists, civil rights leaders, and more! Utilize these resources for grades K-12 to examine the historical and social context of slavery. From art to technology, there are activities to connect Black history with every subject including holiday resources for Kwanzaa and Martin Luther King Jr Day.
Slideshows
Virtual Field Trip of Underground Railroad in New Bedford, MA
Black History Printables Slideshow (K-5)
Favorite Black History Month Activities Slideshow
Black History Printables Slideshow (6-12)
Favorite Kwanzaa Activities Slideshow, Grades K-8
Trip Ideas for Black History Month
Favorite Martin Luther King Activities Slideshow
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Technology Resources
African Storytellers
African-American Heroes Worksheet
African-American Heroes
What Is Kwanzaa?
Printables for Grades K-5
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Comprehension Questions
Martin Luther King Jr Coloring Page
Rosa Parks Coloring Page
George Washington Carver – Coloring Page
Jackie Robinson Coloring Page
Activities to Honor Heroes
Who's in the News Bulletin Board
More Popular Black History Month Printables
Printables for Grades 6-8
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Projects and Activities
Printable Coloring Book of African-Americans (2-6)
Martin Luther King Jr. Printable Book (Grades 4-8)
Martin Luther King Jr. Receives the Nobel Peace Prize
Princess of Black Poetry: Nikki Giovanni
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry -- Synopsis and Activity
Kente Cloth
More Popular Black History Month Printables
Printables & Lessons for Grades 9-12
Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit"
African-American Gospel Music
Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance
Indentured Servants
Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations
More Popular Black History Month Printables & Lessons
Lesson Plans for Grades K-5
Activities for African Folk Tales
Tap Your Feet
Triangular Trade in the Atlantic Ocean
Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader
Write a Letter to Jesse Owens
Birthday Buddies
Researching the Life of Martin Luther King
More Popular Black History Month Lessons
Lesson Plans for Grades 6-8
The Underground Railroad
Martin Luther King, Jr. Receives the Nobel Peace Prize
The Struggle Against Segregation
Senufo Painting
Percussion Performance and Culture
A Jazz Talk Show
Benjamin Banneker's Letter
More Popular Black History Month Lessons
African-American History Resources
Hattie McDaniel Biography
Famous Firsts in Aviation
Elijah J. McCoy - Biography & Activities
A Raisin in the Sun
Maniac Magee
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
More African-American History Resources
Quizzes
First Name/Last Name Quiz -- Famous Black Americans
Famous Black American Scientists Quiz
Black History Month Quiz
Kwanzaa Word Problems
Kwanzaa Facts Quiz
Kwanzaa Terms Quiz
Martin Luther King Word Scramble
More Black History Month Quizzes
References
Langston Hughes
Abraham Lincoln's House Divided Speech
Amendments to the Constitution: Voting
Death of Martin Luther King Jr.: A Proclamation
The Study & Celebration of Black History
54th Regiment Memorial
Coretta Scott King Award Winners
More Popular Black History Month References
Articles
African Folk Tales: Background Information
The Fight Against Lynching Summary Sheet
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
The Underground Railroad Worksheet
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr. Crossword Puzzle
More Popular Black History Month Articles
Black History Month Art Activities
Coloring Book of Prominent African-Americans
Abraham Lincoln Coloring Page
Weaving with Weeds
My Book About Martin Luther King Jr
Design a T-Shirt
Bakwele Dance Mask
Design a Poster
MLK Jr. Coloring Page
More Black History Month Art Activities
Music & Drama Activities
Defining Jazz Music
Follow the Drinking Gourd Song
Exhibit Scoring Guide
Interactive Timeline
Learning through The Duke
More Music & Drama Activities for Black History Month
Language Arts Activities
Juneteenth - African Americans Wordsearch
ABC Order -- Famous African-Americans
A Teaching Guide to the World of Ezra Jack Keats
Three Famous Americans in the Civil War
Lost in the Tunnel of Time Teacher's Guide
Teammates Questions and Vocabulary
Famous Black Americans
More Popular Language Arts Activities for Black History Month
Black History Month Literature Resources
Orphan Boy
To Be a Slave
Langston Hughes, an Everyday Poet
Drylongso
African Folktale Characters
Cecil's Story
Readers Theater Script: The Drinking Gourd
More Popular Literature Resources for Black History Month
Black History Month Biographies
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Pictorial Timeline of Dr. Martin Luther King's Life
George Washington Carver Little Book
African-American Scientists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Colin Powell
Judith Jamison
More Popular Black History Month Biographies
Science Activities for Black History Month
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Mae Jemison
Perfect Timing Educator's Kit
Benjamin Banneker, Astronomer
Wizard of Tuskegee: George Washington Carver
More Science Activities for Black History Month
Math Activities for Black History Month
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
Happy Birthday to MLK
Famous African-Americans: Using a Grid
More Math Activities for Black History Month
Physical Education Resources for Black History Month
Black Hockey Players in the NHL
Jesse Owens
Muhammad Ali
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Negro League Baseball
Jack Johnson and the Great White Hope
Olympic Star: Jesse Owens
More Physical Education Resources for Black History Month
Civil Rights Resources
Notable Moments in Civil Rights History
The Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s
Jesse Jackson
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
James Meredith
Rosa Parks
More Popular Civil Rights Resources
Slavery Resources
Slavery: An Incalculable Human Loss
The Emancipation Proclamation
Speaking of Slavery
Free and Slave States, 1787
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Teacher's Guide
More Slavery Resources
Resources on Race, Discrimination, & Segregation
Civil Rights at the Century's End
The Rise of Jim Crow
End of Segregation in Public Schools
White Terrorist Groups in the U.S.
Racial Struggles in the U.S.
Fiasco in Florida: The Exclusion of Black Voters
Legal and Political Manipulations After the Civil War
More Resources on Race, Discrimination, & Segregation
Matin Luther King Jr Day Resources
Martin Luther King Jr Printable Book (K-3)
Celebrating Martin Luther King Day
Dr. Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr. Worksheets
Timeline of the Modern Civil Rights Movement
Montgomery Bus Boycott
"I Have a Dream" Report
More Martin Luther King Jr Resources for Teachers
Kwanzaa Activities
Activities for African Folk Tales
African Storytellers
Favorite Kwanzaa Activities Slideshow, Grades K-8
Kwanzaa Symbols & Celebration
An Overview of Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa, the African-American Celebration of Ancestry
Kwanzaa Background
More Kwanzaa – Teacher Resources
Related Resources
Encyclopedia of Prominent African-Americans
Virtual Field Trip: Black History in Boston

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