Black History Month
Also see our page on the Civil Rights Movement. You will find a complete project-based curriculum plan as well as links to many excellent resources here.
PBS.org has many excellent resources for teachers related to Black History Month.
The We Are Teachers web site has a number of excellent projects/ideas for this month, including:
Infoplease.org has many resources, including:
Teacher Vision also has an abundance of excellent resources for Black History Month:
C-SPAN Classroom, a web site with free video-based materials for social studies teachers has the following resources for Black History Month:
BELL RINGERS:
LESSON IDEAS:
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
PBS.org has many excellent resources for teachers related to Black History Month.
The We Are Teachers web site has a number of excellent projects/ideas for this month, including:
- Recreate the Harlem Renaissance in Your Classroom
- Soul Food Feast
- Go Local
- Have a Poetry Slam
- Get Musical
- Study African American Inventors
- Celebrate modern day achievers
- "Art it up"
- Integrate with apps
Infoplease.org has many resources, including:
- History & Timelines - Learn about famous firsts by black Americans, read the history of black history, and find information about milestones in black history.
- Contemporary Issues & Facts - Find out about recent developments in civil rights cases, milestones in affirmative action, population statistics regarding African Americans, and more.
- Biographies & Special Features - Brush up on the Harlem Renaissance and Negro League Baseball, read biographies of famous African Americans, such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali, and more.
- Holidays - Learn about the history, traditions, and significance of Kwanzaa, Juneteenth, and Martin Luther King Jr Day.
- Education - Find information about the best colleges for African Americans, historically black colleges, milestones in education, and more.
- Awards - Learn about awards exclusively for African Americans, including the NAACP Image Awards, the Spingarn Medal, and the Coretta Scott King Award, and see a full list of winners.
- Quizzes & Crosswords - Test your knowledge about black history and famous African Americans by trying our quizzes and crosswords.
Teacher Vision also has an abundance of excellent resources for Black History Month:
- Top Ten Children's Books for Black History Month, with recommended grade level.
- Teaching About the Civil Rights Movement with Picture Books
- The Help - Teacher's Guide
- Ghetto Cowboy - reading and activity guide.
- Twelve Years a Slave - Teacher's Guide
- The Lions of Little Rock - Teacher's Guide
- The Lions of Little Rock - Common Core Lesson Plans
- A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - An American Slave, Teacher's Guide
- These Hands - Teacher's Guide
- Ellen's Broom - Discussion Guide and Activities
- Up Close - Thurgood Marshall Discussion Guide
- Condoleezza Rice
- African-American Quotations
C-SPAN Classroom, a web site with free video-based materials for social studies teachers has the following resources for Black History Month:
BELL RINGERS:
- Booker T. Washington and Tuskegee Institute (5:40)
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (5:34)
- Dockum Drug Store Sit-In (9:46)
- Emmett Till's Kidnapping (8:51)
- Freedom Riders (11:59)
- Freedom Summer and Civil Rights in Mississippi (11:25)
- Gospel Music and African American History (4:45)
- Jackie Robinson and the Civil Rights Movement (5:04)
- Library of Congress 1964 Civil Rights Act Exhibit (7:15)
- President Barack Obama - Biography (6:22)
- The Dred Scott Decision (4:25)
- The Origins of the NAACP (3:53)
- Trans-Atlantic and Inter-State Slave Trade in the U.S. (6:13)
- W.E.B. Du Bois (5:06)
LESSON IDEAS:
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: