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Black History Month Common Core RL.6.1 activities
Black History Month Bulletin Board - Interactive Posters & Biographies - Decor
This Black History Month interactive bulletin board resource comes with TWO Black History Month bulletin boards and is filled with Black History Month activities for middle school and high school students to learn about influential African American individuals. Create an engaging bulletin board with these 60 eye-catching posters that contain thought-provoking quotes to pique students' curiosity and get them thinking critically!You will receive two separate bulletin board kits: Set #1 contains 30
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6th - 9th
PHOEBE the SPY Novel Study
Griffin's book about a thirteen year old Black girl who saves George Washington, is a great read, especially for either Black History Month or Women in History. Works very well for both read-alouds and guided reading. This unit includes -- Reading Comprehension questions - including many quotes - ANSWERS INCLUDEDNote: I've broken up the book into parts and titled each part: Introduction; The Spying Began; Things Happened Quickly. - an accompanying vocabulary page, aligning with the three parts
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3rd - 7th
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Juneteenth Readers Theater
Perfect for celebrating Juneteenth! Based on actual slave narratives, Freedom for the First Time is historically-accurate, kid-friendly, and comes embedded with discussion prompts and historic photos. It’s the narrative of ten-year old Tyree during the Civil War. Tyree believes whatever her masters say. But when Tyree’s brother, Sweet Walter, arrives with a band of Union soldiers to tell her the war is over, she and her family experience their day of Jubilee, the day they know freedom for the fi
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4th - 8th
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Sharon M. Draper's "Tears of a Tiger" - 28 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 28 rigorous unit learning tasks for Sharon Draper’s, "Tears of a Tiger." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The resource includes speaking and listening activities including
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6th - 10th
"The Treasure of Lemon Brown" - Reading Comprehension Short Story Mapping
“The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers is a coming of age story where an adolescent boy learns a valuable lesson about the importance of family from an unlikely source. It is set in an urban neighborhood in Harlem, New York after the first World War.This product includes:An activating reading strategy— make predictionsStory mapping graphic organizer—featuring a focus on setting, conflict, theme, and charactersFigurative language chart and analysis — featuring a focus on hyperbole, si
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Most Popular Short Stories Bundle — Middle School ELA Short Stories
Christopher P. Curtis's "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" - 30 Common Core Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 26 rigorous unit learning tasks for Christopher Paul Curtis’s, "The Watsons Go to Birmingham." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded e
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6th - 8th
The Watsons Go to Birmingham PreReading Stations Setting Lesson and Activity
Introduce the The Watsons go to Birmingham in way that grabs your students attention, and captures their interest. This engaging, student-centered resource includes a complete lesson that guides students through an engaging stations activity in an effort to front load the time period the story takes place in. Students have the opportunity through this lesson and activity to explore and make predictions of the setting/characters prior to reading the novel. Printable? Digital? The option is yours!
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4th - 8th
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Black History Month Poetry Unit Bundle Poet Study
Looking for an engaging poetry unit or poet study unit for your secondary classes with connecting themes? This bundle of poetry resources is ideal for black history month, poetry month or to add to a current unit teach themes such as: identity, grit, perseverance, racism and growth. The included poems and resources are high-interest, and will grab your student's attention right away.This poetry unit bundle provides a plethora of zero-prep, high-interest materials for three engaging poems with
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6th - 12th
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DEAR AUSTIN by Elvira Woodruff - Novel Study Unit
This novel - a sequel to Dear Levi - gives the reader a small sample of the Underground Railroad experience. This unit aims to focus students' attention on that experience while allowing them to read with a minimum of interruption. Though it is written in a lower lexile, the subject matter and interest level are appropriate for 6, 7, 8th grade.I have separated the novel into six (6) parts. For each part there is one page of Focus Questions (one, two, or three) for each letter in the first fiv
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4th - 8th
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Sharon M. Draper's "Forged By Fire" - 26 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 26 rigorous unit learning tasks for Sharon Draper’s, "Forged by Fire." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The resource includes speaking and listening activities including c
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6th - 12th
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Swim Team- Graphic Novel Study
Everything is done for you and ready to go! Use this unit while students and class is reading this wonderful graphic novel by Johnnie Christmas. Includes answers to everything and interesting activities for your students to use. This unit contains comprehension, cause and effect, making judgements, identifying character traits and supporting with quotes. You'll find questions specifically for graphic novels. There are activities that include history and fact and opinion. Two tests are included-
Grades:
6th - 8th
Martin Luther King Jr. I have a Dream Speech Literary Analysis Activities
This is a CCSS aligned, multimedia literary analysis pack for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I have a Dream" speech.With the activities included in this pack, students will demonstrate understanding of the civil rights movement, analyze vocabulary, themes, and the figurative language of Dr. King's infamous words. Students will also be given the opportunity to compare the video version of the speech, with its written text version, as well as write about the important event. You can also
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5th - 8th
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Readers Theater Black History Month and MLK Script- Whole Class Script
Celebrate Black History Month and MLK with this Readers' Theater script re-enactment activity in your social studies or ELA class. Inspire students as they experience the March on Washington- the most important civil rights demonstration in US history. The introductory photo PowerPoint - and the narrators’ commentary- supplies a factual framework. Your students march around the classroom as members of three separate groups of protesters. A minor medical emergency unites the three groups and the
Grades:
5th - 8th
Martin Luther King Homophones Color By Number Activities Black History Month
Martin Luther King Color By Number Homophones Activities Black History Month. Teaching Homophones and words alike shouldn't be stressful. This MLK Grammar Homophone Activity will enhance vocabulary Skills, improve spelling and Grammar, and improve reading Comprehension. Looking for engaging resources MLK Jr. to Celebrate Diversity, Justice, and Equality. This Homophonepacket has everything you need. Fill in the sentence with the correct homophone and a Homophone Story Adventure; lesson plans wer
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3rd - 5th
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Freedom on the Menu: Reading Activities {Black History Month}
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day, Black History Month, or anytime of the school year, reading comprehension packet!Read aloud the picture book (book not included): Freedom on the Menu by Carole Boston Weatherford, complete 6 Pages of Reading Comprehension PracticeIt is advised to read the book (or listen to the audio online) to make sure the book and book's vocabulary is suitable for your students. Additional Reading Comprehension Packets: Key Ideas & Details The Name Jar- Reading PacketJamaic
Grades:
3rd - 8th
TAKE a STAND, ROSA PARKS - Reading Comprehension Questions
Ideal for Black History Month and Women's History Month, for the novel "Take a Stand, Rosa Parks," an interesting and valuable story written in a lower lexile, here are the following:- Reading Comprehension questions for every chapter - one page each for chapters 1 to 9 - two pages for chapter 10.- A character log for how people were related to Rosa.- A one page background information worksheet.- A word search for names from the novel and a city name scramble.- An explanatory writing assign
Grades:
4th - 8th
Ruby Bridges Women's History Month Collaborative Group Mural Project Lesson
Step into the pages of history and witness the power of courage with the Ruby Bridges Mural Coloring Project, celebrating the indomitable spirit of Ruby Bridges, the first African American child to desegregate an all-white school in the South. This immersive project invites students to explore Bridges' remarkable journey and the broader context of the Civil Rights Movement. Through creativity and collaboration, students will honor Bridges' bravery while creating a vibrant mural that pays tribute
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4th - 12th
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Thurgood Marshall Black History Art Class Group Mural Coloring Project Lesson
Embark on a journey through the annals of justice with the Thurgood Marshall Mural Coloring Project, celebrating the profound legacy of Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice and a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement. This immersive project invites students to explore Marshall's unwavering commitment to equality and his landmark legal victories. Through creativity and collaboration, students will honor Marshall's contributions while creating a vibrant mural t
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4th - 12th
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Madam C.J. Walker Women's History Month Collaborative Mural Project Lesson
Step into the world of entrepreneurship and empowerment with the Madam C.J. Walker Mural Coloring Project, celebrating the life and legacy of the pioneering businesswoman and philanthropist, Madam C.J. Walker. This immersive project invites students to explore Walker's remarkable journey from humble beginnings to becoming the first female self-made millionaire in America. Through creativity and collaboration, students will honor Walker's entrepreneurial spirit while creating a vibrant mural that
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4th - 12th
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Bessie Coleman Perfect Women's History Month Collaborative Mural Project Lesson
Take flight into the inspiring life of Bessie Coleman with the Bessie Coleman Mural Coloring Project. Celebrating her pioneering achievements as the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license, this immersive project invites students to explore Coleman's fearless spirit and determination. Through creativity and collaboration, students will honor Coleman's legacy while creating a vibrant mural that pays homage to her groundbreaking contributions to aviation and civil rights.Features an
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4th - 12th
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Jackie Robinson Black History Art Class Group Mural Coloring Project Lesson
Step onto the field of courage and resilience with the Jackie Robinson Mural Coloring Project, celebrating the life and legacy of the iconic baseball player and civil rights activist, Jackie Robinson. This immersive project invites students to explore Robinson's pioneering journey as the first African American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Through creativity and collaboration, students will honor Robinson's legacy of courage and social change while creating a vibrant mural
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4th - 12th
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W. E. B. Du Bois Black History Art Class Group Mural Coloring Project Lesson
Embark on a journey of intellectual discovery and social justice with the W.E.B. Du Bois Mural Coloring Project, celebrating the life and legacy of the esteemed scholar, activist, and co-founder of the NAACP, W.E.B. Du Bois. This immersive project invites students to delve into Du Bois's pioneering work in civil rights, sociology, and education. Through creativity and collaboration, students will honor Du Bois's legacy while creating a vibrant mural that pays tribute to his enduring impact on Am
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4th - 12th
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Black History Reading Based Bellringers for Middle & High School
The following ELA Bell Ringers are short high interest fiction bell ringers for Black History Month. These Bell Ringers are reading comprehension activities. They can used at the beginning of class, at the end of class, or as exit slips.Please noted that these are fictional excerpts that focus on famous African-American figures or historical events. They are not meant to be used as informational text.These black history themed Reading Activities can help you teach your students how to locate tex
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5th - 10th
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3 FREE Learning Tasks for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” Speech!
The following resource includes 3 FREE and RIGOROUS Common Core learning tasks to be used after students have read and studied Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington “I Have A Dream” speech.
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MLK "I Have A Dream" Common Core Annotated Text w/Marginal Notes
MLK and Obama's March on Washington Speeches -
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6th - 12th
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