Orphan Boy This African legend tells the tale of an elderly Maasai man who gets help from an unlikely...		Projects for Black History Month Enrich your Black History Month curriculum with these projects for the Newbery Medal-winning...
Readers Theater Script: The Drinking Gourd This Readers Theater script for The Drinking Gourd, by F. N. Monjo, deals with Tommy...		Benjamin Banneker's Letter Review Banneker's life, read a letter he wrote to Jefferson, and write analogies in this lesson...
Daily Journal Topics: Martin Luther King, Jr. Assign one of 10 journal topics for students on the subject of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ...		Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry -- Synopsis and Activity Great way to have your students understand highlights and concepts of the book.
Don't Say Ain't Discussion Guide Promote thoughtful discussion on race, language, civil rights, and diversity with this...		In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson -- Projects Assign these projects to your students after they have read In the Year of the Boar and...
Educator's Guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope Study the life of Barack Obama with the resources in this literature guide to Barack Obama:...		Women Abolitionists -- Poem and Speech The poem by Sarah Forten and the speech by Sojourner Truth reflect their feelings about working...
Fever 1793 Teacher's Guide Explore late eighteenth-century life in America with the discussion topics and cross-curricular...		In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson -- Quiz After your students have read In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson, have them...
To Be a Slave Worksheet After completing this crossword puzzle for To Be a Slave, students explain the...		An Abolitionist Play Students learn about five women abolitionists and are asked to write a one-act play that...
Harriet Brent Jacobs Harriet Brent Jacobs was a slave who wrote an autobiography. Students read an excerpt and react...		Princess of Black Poetry: Nikki Giovanni Share the story of Nikki Giovanni with your students, and assign the related activities to help...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Have your students study different concepts in the writing of Maya Angelou's, I Know Why the...		No More!, Free at Last! & Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round Teacher's Guide Explore African-American history from slavery through the civil rights movement, with the...
Three Comprehension Tests for To Be a Slave Three ten-question, multiple choice comprehension tests for the novel To Be a Slave.		Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave...