Reading Comprehension Skills Black History & Black Role Models GROWING BUNDLE

Inspire your students with powerful Black representation in the classroom and ensure they are exposed to diverse voices! This growing bundle will offer an array of 36 carefully crafted resources about Black Americans - 18 focusing on historical figures and 18 on present-day role models. With each resource, your students will dive into engaging reading passages, critical thinking activities, comprehensive summarizing charts, vocabulary and spelling worksheets, text-dependent questions, and various reading skill practice sheets.

***This is a GROWING BUNDLE for a YEARLONG resource!***

Representation matters, and as educators, it's our responsibility to create inclusive learning environments that honor and celebrate the contributions of Black Americans throughout history and in contemporary society. By incorporating these resources into your lesson plans, you'll instill in your students a deeper understanding and appreciation for Black culture and achievements.

This growing bundle aims to empower your students by showcasing inspiring figures who have overcome challenges and made significant impacts. From the trailblazers of the past to the influential figures shaping the present, students will find role models who resonate with their own aspirations and encourage them to believe in their own potential.

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Each resource within the bundle is thoughtfully designed to engage students on multiple levels. Each resource includes:

• Reading Passages: Explore the remarkable lives and stories of Black Americans.
• Pre-Reading Predicting Activities: Set the stage for curiosity and anticipation before delving into the text.
• Summarizing Charts: Organize key information, fostering comprehension and critical thinking.
• Vocabulary and Spelling Worksheets: Enhance language skills while familiarizing students with essential terminology. Good for building background knowledge, too!
• Text-Dependent Questions: Encourage close reading and promote analytical thinking.
• Writing Assignments: Foster creativity and develop communication skills through short and long writing tasks.
• Reading Skill Practice Sheets: Hone various reading skills like inferencing, cause and effect, true or false, main idea, drawing conclusions, compare and contrast, author's purpose, character traits, sequencing, and more.
• Answer Keys!

This bundle includes resources about:

• Harriet Tubman
• Robert Smalls
• Sojourner Truth
• Ava DuVernay
• Bessie Coleman
• Charles Jackson French (World War II hero)
• Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth (civil rights movement)
• The Harlem Hellfighters (WWI Black combat troops)
• Dr. Charles Toulson (world-renowned Black orthopedic surgeon)
• Juneteenth and Opal Lee

Unlock Savings - Buy Now! By investing in the growing bundle early, you'll secure access to the first 7 resources at a significantly lower price. As the bundle expands to include a total of 36 resources, the value it brings to your classroom will continue to grow, but so will the price. Act now to save money while ensuring your students benefit from a comprehensive collection of Black representation and role models.

Help your students recognize the immense contributions of Black Americans to society and inspire them to be the change they wish to see in the world.

These resources may be used for:

• Weekly reading passages
• Morning work
• Homework
• Cooperative learning
• Independent work
• Group discussions

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