Free Lessons for Black History Month
Sojourner Truth: Print-n-Go ReaderThis is one in a a series "Print-in-Go" readers. "Print-n-Go Readers" are English Language
Elizabeth Chapin-Pinotti
Free Bellringers and Mini Lessons that highlight notable African Americans can be found on TES. These are eleven Reading Comprehension and Social Studies Daily Reading and Writing Warm-Ups aligned to the Common Core State Standards - that help foster the 21st Century higher order thinking skills necessary in today's world. Not your ordinary multiple-choice bell-ringers, but each containing learning tasks designed to engage students and get them thinking.
Eleven in all , these Daily Reading and Writing Warm-Ups are themed for any day of the school year, but are perfect for "Black History Month" and are written at reading levels from 4th through 8th grades.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Unit
PowerPoint to accompany Martin Luther King, Jr. Unit - Common Core State Standards Aligned- With Readers' Theater
Martin Luther King Jr. PowerPoint
20 Slide PowerPoint – MLK Jr. and the Road to Civil Rights
8 Slide PowerPoint to help instruct student about Readers’ Theater Guidelines and Participation
Entire Unit Martin Luther King, Jr
Other Freebies from around the web.
Celebrating Black History Month - Free Ideas
Martin Luther King Writing and Bulletin Board Activity
Martin Luther King Poetry Unit FREEBIE
Frederick Douglas Worksheet - 5th through 8th Grade
The Origins of Black History Month
Black History is celebrated each year during February. The idea grew out of "Black History Week" - a week of learning about the achievements of notable African American figures in history put forth by Woodson G. Carter and other historians. The year was 1926 - but the origins go deeper than that.
Woodson G. Carter was a historian with a Harvard education, he, along with prominent minister, Jesse E. Moorland, founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) in 1915. Today, they are known as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
In 1926, the organization decided to declare the second week in February as "Negro History Week"; because, it coincided with Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass' birthdays. The declaration inspired schools and organizations to host events, lectures and to learn more about the contributions made by African Americans.
In 1976, US Presidents began proclaiming February as Black History Month.
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