African-American Heroes Students visit websites to learn about important African Americans and the honor of being...		Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader Deliver a lesson plan that reviews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's life, and use a pictorial...
Tap Your Feet Students will practice following a pattern and become familiar with the concept of beat in...		Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or...
Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for...		Influencing Others in Our World Students will study the lives of individuals, such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa...
Activities for African Folk Tales Get the most out of reading African folk tales by using these worksheets. This is a great...		Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights Students think critically about the Civil Rights movement and its key players as they explore a...
African-American Hall of Fame Students collect information about African-American heroes and plan a Hall of Fame induction.		Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations Learn about the use of fractions in music.
The Underground Railroad Students take a "cyber-journey" through the Underground Railroad: the path to freedom for...		Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...
Senufo Painting Students can make Senufo paintings, which are stylized representations of animals or people....		"The Fox and the Goat": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a...
"The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of...		Defining Jazz Music These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.
African-American Gospel Music Introduce Gospel music while explaining lyrical meaning and cultural values. This is an...		Triangular Trade in the Atlantic Ocean In conjunction with a historical study of slavery, students will learn about triangular trade...
African Storytellers Students will use the Internet to find out more about griots, or African storytellers. Their...		The Struggle Against Segregation Students learn about the history of segregation in the United States by reading about the...