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Black
History Month:
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Plans  Internet Resources
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History Month Lesson Plans / Black History Month Thematic Units / Black History
Month Activities
Units
on Famous African Americans
A
Mini Unit on George Washington Carver
A
Mini Unit on Frederick Douglass
A
Mini Unit on Rosa Parks
A
Mini Unit on Sojourner Truth
A
Mini Unit
on Harriet Tubman
Slavery
Harriet
Tubman/The Underground Railroad
Freedom
Train
This unit, based on Dorothy
Sterling's historical novel, Freedom Train, is designed to supplement a unit on
slavery. It provides resources for students in fifth grade to focus on the
Underground Railroad and its significance to slavery.
Sweet
Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Lessons based on the book
Two
Tickets to Freedom
Lessons based on the book
Underground
Railroad Directed Reading Activity
A directed reading activity
based on the article "Traveling the Long Road to Freedom" in the October, 1996, issue of Smithsonian magazine.
The
Underground Railroad Grade 2
1. understand what it meant to be a slave in the South in the mid 1800s. 2. realize the struggle and danger many African Americans faced to be free.
Who
was Harriet Tubman
First Grade
1. recognize the issue of slavery and its dehumanizing effect on African Americans. 2. recognize Harriet Tubman and understand how she helped many slaves escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
The
Underground Railroad from Teachervision
Students
will use vocabulary related to the Underground Railroad. Students will
identify key facts related to the Underground Railroad.
Slavery
and the Civil War
The
U.S. Civil War
This lesson is intended to help students understand some of the problems America went through before becoming a
great nation. It is the hope of the authors that the students will be able to assess the causes of the war and form their own
conclusions.
Frederick
Douglass
Civil
Rights Movement
Martin
Luther King Jr.
Critical
Thinking
The following is designed as an independent lesson to foster critical thinking over Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream"
speech.
MLK and Rosa
Parks First Grade
1. understand how Martin Luther King Jr. spoke out for civil rights and led protests and marches demanding fair laws for all people. 2. understand Rev. King's dream of a world free of hate, prejudice, and violence. 3. understand that Rosa Parks was a courageous African-American woman whose action resulted in a change of rules and a victory for all people.
Using
the Internet To Study: "I Have A Dream"
In this lesson students will learn more about who MLK was, what many of his contributions to society were and why those
contributions were important.
Martin
Luther King Jr.
The
students will recognize the chronology of Martin Luther King's life.
The students will have an understanding of the Jim Crow laws. The
students will become familiar with the speech "I Have a Dream."
Happy
Birthday MLK
Just in time to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s
birthday -- activities across the grades for learning about the life of
the famous civil rights leader!
Civil
Rights: Other
Have
minorities Gained Acceptance
Students will have spent about four weeks studying the topics listed above. We wanted them to find out if the civil
rights movement, court cases, and congressional actions have caused Blacks to be accepted in the mainstream of American life.
Question
3:
In what ways did the Civil Rights movement change the
lives of African Americans?
Civil
Rights Movement
In what ways did the Civil Rights movement change the
lives of African Americans?
The
Civil Rights Movement Begins
Understand that long after the Civil War was over many
African-American people were not allowed to do things that everyone else
could do. Recognize the importance of some leaders that emerged to
help encourage African- American people to struggle for the freedoms they
were entitled to.
History
Teaching
with Historic Places: African American History To commemorate African American History Month, Teaching with Historic Places posted on the web the following four complete lesson plans that consider important aspects of Black history.
When
Rice Was King
Investigate early rice plantations in Georgetown, South Carolina, to
learn how rice cultivation transformed the native environment and
promoted the South's dependence on a plantation economy.
The Old Courthouse in St. Louis: Yesterday and Today
Compare two images of St. Louis's handsome Courthouse--as a gathering
place for pioneers heading west and as a dramatic focus for Dred Scott's
heroic efforts to free his family from slavery.
Iron Hill School: An African-American One Room School
Discover how an early 20th-century philanthropist reformed Delaware's
education system for African-American children.
Chicago's Black Metropolis: Understanding History through a Historic
Place
Examine the history of this "city-within-a-city," a
self-supporting African-American community that prospered from the late
19th century until the 1930s.
A Walk Through History - In Honor of Black Americans
In observance of Black History Month, students will research the lives of African Americans who have made special contributions
to American life and society. The students will write a short biography highlighting the person's contribution. In addition, the
students will create a monument in honor of the individual
African American Myths and Stereotypes in the Media
The
Promise of the Declaration of Independence
1. understand that at the time of the writing of the Declaration of Independence the promise of "unalienable rights" did not apply to African Americans. 2. understand that enslavement of African Americans existed at the end of the Revolutionary War. 3. understand that many free African Americans fought for the colonies in the American Revolution.
Black
History Jacob Style
Jacob Lawrence, a renowned African American artist, has revealed his distinct experiences through his work. Through his
biographical paintings, he has conveyed his feel ings of what it means to be black in America. This lesson, based on the work
of Jacob Lawrence, provides the students the experience of creating a biographical painting of an event in African American
history.
Write
a letter to Jesse Owens
Student
will learn about the accomplishments of Jesse Owens. Students will
learn about the views of the Nazi Party and the state of the Civil Rights
movement in America in 1936.
Black History
Internet
Resources
Black
History Page
Many
articles essays and resources
Black
History: Exploring African American Issues on the Web
Afro-American
Almanac
Harriet
Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Black History Smartboard Resources
Black History Heroes Powerpoint
Black
History Month Jeopardy
Powerpoint
50
Events That Changed Black America
Powerpoint
Buffalo
Soldiers - A Tribute in Art
Powerpoint
Abolition
and the Underground Railroad
Powerpoint
The
Underground Railroad Powerpoint
Harriet
Tubman Powerpoint
The
Underground Railroad - Escape from Slavery
Powerpoint
Black
History Month Powerpoint
The
Road Not Taken - Reflections on African-American History
Powerpoint
The
Underground Railroad Powerpoint
Black History Wequests
Black History Month Webquest
Black History Wequests
Over 30 webquests about Black
History Month
Black History Month
Webquests
Black History Project
Black History Month
Webquest
Black History Book
Activities
Search for the books
to go with these activities
 COLONIAL
WILLIAMSBURG: CAESAR'S STORY: 1759
AUNT
HARRIET'S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN THE SKY
ESCAPE
NORTH: THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN
FOLLOW
THE DRINKING GOURD
A
HORN FOR LOIUS
HURRY
FREEDOM!
THE
INVISIBLE PRINCESS
MY
DREAM OF MARTIN LUTHER KING
TAR
BEACH
THE
DREAM KEEPER AND OTHER POEMS
JACKSON
JONES AND THE PUDDLE OF THORNS
JOHN
HENRY: AN AMERICAN LEGEND
JUST
LIKE MIKE
LISTEN
CHILDREN: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BLACK LITERATURE
MANY
THOUSAND GONE
MEET
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
A
MILLION FISH...MORE OR LESS
MIRANDY
AND BROTHER WIND
MORE
STORIES HUEY TELLS
MORE
STORIES JULIAN TELLS
MY
DREAM OF MARTIN LUTHER KING
NAPPY
HAIR
ONLY
PASSING THROUGH: THE STORY OF SOJOURNER TRUTH
THE
PEOPLE COULD FLY: AMERICAN BLACK FOLKTALES
ROCK
OF AGES
SATCHMO'S
BLUES
SOMETHING
BEAUTIFUL
THE
STORIES HUEY TELLS
THE
STORIES JULIAN TELLS
THE
STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN: CONDUCTOR OF THE
UNDERGROUND
RAILROAD
THE
STORY OF JACKIE ROBINSON: BRAVEST MAN IN BASEBALL
SWEET
CLARA AND THE FREEDOM QUILT
TALKING
TO FAITH RINGGOLD
TAR
BEACH
Black History
Print outs
Stamp
on Black History
Lots
of puzzles, word searches and other activities related to Black History
Month
Martin
Luther King Jr. Book
Teeny tiny book to print
I
Have a Dream Mobile
Harriet Tubman Puzzles
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