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Black History Month Lesson Plans

1. 365 Days of African American History - Students create a daily calendar of events in African American history.
2. A Walk Through History: In Honor of Black Americans - 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. The culminating activity of the lesson will be a monument walk.
3. Activities for African Folk Tales - A series of ideas.
4. African-American Heroes - Students will identify an important African American and write a letter recommending that this person be honored with a postage stamp.
5. African-American History Mural - Students create a mural of famous African Americans.
6. African-American Inventors and Inventions - Students learn about inventions created by African Americans and complete a work sheet about the information learned.
7. African American Myths and Stereotypes in the Media - Students will be able to analyze the myths and stereotypes perpetuated by the print and visual media.

1. All That Jazz: Collage in the Style of Romare Bearden - The student will create a collage that adheres to a specific theme and employs the elements and principles of design.
2. Appreciating Diversity - Students will develop recognition of differences and similarities in objects and how that transfers to people and relates to our relationships with each other.
3. Black Poetry in Motion - Students will be able to identify famous African Americans and their poetry.
4. Being Treated Equally- To let children experience prejudice first hand, in reference to Martin Luther King Day.
5. Civil Rights Movement - Students will experience what discrimination is like and be able to brainstorm ways to end discrimination.
6. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 - In this Unit, students will examine the various political and social changes which have occurred as individuals and groups have raised civil rights issues and challenged the status quo in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
7. Civil Rights Time Line - "Students create a time line about important events in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s."
8. Character Traits and People in Black History- Students read a one-page biographical essay and write in paragraph form how an African American has demonstrated a certain character trait.
9. Color of WE - A diversity art collage project.
10. Concept Formation Lesson: Equality under the Law - SWBAT create or find an example of equality and explain how the example meets the critical characteristics of Equality.
11. Contributions of Famous African American Scientists - Students will understand that the quality of life in the United States today has been improved by the scientific inventions of African Americans.
12. Cultural Exposure- This lesson explains why and how colonist attitudes towards the Native Americans and African Americans changed over time.
13. Did the Dream Become a Reality? - Students will understand that Martin Luther King fought for freedom, justice, equality of opportunity and dignity for all people.
14. Fabulous Firsts in African American History - Students learn fascinating firsts and facts and answer questions about African American history.
15. Famous African Americans ABC Book - Help students create an ABC book with short biographies of famous African Americans in history.
16. Famous Person: Rosa Louis Parks - Students will be able to describe Rosa Parks' contributions and how they affect us today through the presentation of the mini-unit.
17. "Follow the Drinking Gourd" - This is a brief idea on teaching the Underground Railroad.
18. Harriet Tubman - The learner will be able to describe the role that Harriet Tubman played in the Underground Railroad and give supporting evidence to explain their opinions.
19. Harriet Tubman and reading - Guided Comprehension: Summarizing Using the QuIP Strategy
20. 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 minorities to be accepted in the mainstream of American life.
21. How the African American Storyteller Impacts the Black Family and Society - This curriculum unit has been prepared for use during Black History Month. The population targeted is a predominantly Black and Hispanic group of sixth graders who have a limited background in Black History. The unit is intended to familiarize students with Black writers-storytellers, their works and the impact that their works have left on the Black family and society.
22. Investigating Langston Hughes- The students will read and appreciate the writing of great American Authors.
23. Langston Hughes - For students to understand that literature affects history and vise versa.
24. Local Black History - Students learn about African American history in their city or town using library sources, online sources, and oral narratives.
25. Looking Back at Pre-Civil War Slavery- Students understand the nature of slavery, the impact of slavery on African-Americans, and how slavery intensified the conflict between the North and South that eventually led to a major cause of the Civil War.
26. Mississippi Bridge - Opening Doors to Social Studies with Children's Literature.
27. Roll With the Punches: It's Not in Black and White- Students evaluate the responsibilities of history textbooks in reporting events related to minorities.
28. Romare Bearden-Style Collages - Students create collages in the style of African American artist Romare Bearden.
29. Rosa Parks- History with integrated literature.
30. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott - Students dramatize the incident that started the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s: Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
31. Rosa Parks Refused to Do What?- Enables students to learn about an African-American woman whose brave act led to the Montgomery bus boycott organized by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
32. Slavery through the Ages- Students work in groups to define slavery in three different cultures. Students will be given information on slavery in Greek, Roman, and African cultures, and then after some discussion, they will be asked to answer questions on the topic.
33. Technology and the African American Inventor - "The purpose of this lesson is to create an awareness and understanding that important technological advances within our culture, in a variety of areas, are the result of the work done by a diverse group of people, many of whom are African Americans."
34. The Civil Rights Movement (A Web Project) - The students will gain a general historical understanding of the events of the Civil Rights Movement and its context in African-American history.
35. The Civil Rights Movement Begins - The student will be able to understand that long after the Civil War was over many African-American people were not allowed to do things that everyone else could do.
36. The Underground Railroad - Students will use vocabulary related to the Underground Railroad.
37. "This Land Is Your Land...This Land Is My Land" - To read for information and understanding and discover relationships, concepts by utilizing a variety of written and electronic resources.
38. Tuskegee Airmen - In the years between 1940 and 1946, during World War II, units of African Americans served in the United States Air Corps. They served as pilots, navigators, bombardiers, and support personal, but were required to serve in segregated flying units.
39. Voices of America - "These "America" poems show how gender and race influence a poet's viewpoint."
40. What's In a Quote? - Students will be able to learn and recite several famous quotes of African Americans.
41. Who Is George Washington Carver, Anyway?- Enables students to learn about an African-American scientist who made significant contributions in science since 1880.
42. Why Can't I Vote?- This activity is a relevant way to have students examine the events that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The students assume the roles of black and white voters prior to the passage of the Voting Rights Act in order to appreciate their own culture, cultures of others and gain perspective of other ethnic groups.
43. Why Celebrate Black History Month- To utilize Internet resources for the immersion of students into Black History, they learn about the culture, heritage, family, church, and politics of the African-American and why we honor their accomplishments. Then they make class presentations.