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Black History Month Common Core CCRA.R.4 resources
Kobe Bryant Dear Basketball Poem — Analysis & Paired Text Michael Jordan Letter
Students LOVE reading and analyzing Kobe Bryant's "Dear Basketball" Poem. In this activity, they will complete a Poem Analysis & Compare/Contrast Paired Text Activity. The paired text students will look at is Michael Jordan's 2003 Retirement Letter, also titled "Dear Basketball."In 2015, Bryant announced his retirement through “Player’s Tribune” in a poem titled “Dear Basketball.” In the poem, Bryant shares his love for the sport with the world. Bryant later earned an Academy Award for Best
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6th - 10th
Ruby Bridges Reading and Writing Activities - Civil Rights - Black History Month
These digital Ruby Bridges reading passages and writing activities are perfect to teach Civil Rights leaders during Black History month. They're easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learn
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1st - 3rd
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Hidden Figures Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Formats (PG - 2016)
This Hidden Figures Movie Guide challenges students to think critically about themes like equality, courage, and the importance of acknowledging hidden contributions. Explore the lives of Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy as they battle racial and gender biases to contribute to NASA's success. Engage in conversations about how these women demonstrated extraordinary courage, dignity, and perseverance in the face of adversity. Consider how they served as unsung heroes in NASA’s history, opening up disc
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7th - 12th
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Black History Month Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Get students digging deeper in nonfiction texts with this differentiated Black History Month Reading Passages download! ⭐ This resource includes print and digital (Google Slides) versions.⭐This product features 10 informational articles each featuring one influential African American. They include photographs and text features. Passages range from approximately 200 words to 250 words, serving as a mini-biography! . Pick and choose, or assign them all...whatever best serves your students' needs!E
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages BUNDLE
Martin Luther King Jr. Activities - Civil Rights Leaders - Black History Month
These digital Martin Luther King Jr. activities are perfect to teach about Civil Rights leaders during Black History month. They're easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles fo
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1st - 3rd
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Hidden Figures Lesson Plan and Book Companion
This lesson plan is designed for intermediate students using the picture book, Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. This comprehensive lesson plan is full of engaging opportunities to discuss the four inspiring female mathematicians. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your students. A wide variety of book companion activities (including a differentiated nonfiction passage) can be done at a time that works best for your class!From WWII through the
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Black History Month Read Aloud Lessons and Book Companions BUNDLE
Black History Month Activities - Biographies, Calendar, Black History Project
This resource is designed to celebrate Black History Month in the classroom. Students will learn about over 20 important and influential African Americans to fill every school day of the month. As they learn about each person, they’ll create a calendar fact card that they can glue to their February calendar. The end result is an interactive and meaningful calendar that celebrates Black History Month. This resource includes everything students will need to make the interactive calendar, a prof
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3rd - 8th
Black History Month Activities - February Print & Digital Lessons
These digital Black History Month activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We al
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Literacy and Research Digital Curriculum - A Year Long Printable Units
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Paired Texts [Print & Digital]: Abolitionists Grades 4-6
These paired passages, or paired texts, meet the demand for more complex texts that students can use to compare and build knowledge to integrate information and draw conclusions. The high-interest, rigorous passages in this set are great to stretch your 4th and 5th graders, and still appropriate for many students in middle school as well. The passages in this set are differentiated. Two levels are provided: on grade level for 4-5 and on grade level for 6-7.I have included printable AND Google Ap
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Yearlong Print and Digital Paired Text Bundle for Grades 4-6
February Lesson Plans - Groundhog, Valentine, Black History, U.S. Presidents
This bundle of digital February activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.These Learning Quests provide literacy and research activitie
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1st - 2nd
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Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson Lesson Plan and Book Companion
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton is an inspiring look into the life of Lonnie Johnson, the inventor of the super-soaker. Students will love getting to know the NASA engineer who invented one of the most famous toys of all time. This comprehensive lesson plan is full of engaging opportunities to describe Lonnie and infer his character traits. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your students. A wide variety of
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Black History Month Read Aloud Lessons and Book Companions BUNDLE
Jackie Robinson Digital Activities - Civil Rights Leaders - Black History Month
These digital Jackie Robinson digital activities are perfect to teach Civil Rights leaders during Black History month. They're easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for you
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1st - 3rd
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Black History Month Games, Activities for 3rd Grade ELA Bundle
This resource includes all 3 of our Black History I have... Who has? Games as well as our Black History Bingo (with 30 pre-made cards) with study cards to help students learn fun and interesting black history facts about current and historical civil rights leaders and others. Download Preview FilePlease view the preview file for this resource prior to purchasing so there are no surprises. Please ensure that it is appropriate for your grade level prior to purchasing. DescriptionThis resource f
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3rd - 6th
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The Year We Learned to Fly Lesson Plan, Book Companion, and Crafts
The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson (author of The Day You Begin) is the perfect addition to your SEL instruction and character education! This comprehensive lesson plan is full of engaging opportunities for students to use story details and illustrations to demonstrate understanding of characters and events. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your students. A wide variety of book companion activities (including writing craftivities) c
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2nd - 3rd
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Olaudah Equiano's "The Interesting Life" Memoir Unit
This teaching pack guides an in-depth study of an excerpt from Equiano's memoir The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano detailing his journey on the Middle Passage. There are so many options with this low prep pack that you can pick and choose or work your way through them all. Student Experience: Students are guided through the background, key events of the period, vocabulary words, an opportunity for summarizing, guided discussion for breaking down the memoir, interactive analysis of the memo
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
ELA Grades 9-10 Quarter 3 Curriculum - 9 Weeks Rhetoric Unit, MLK, Argument Unit
Looking for a no-prep rhetorical analysis and argument writing quarter of instruction that contains engaging, relevant, and rigorous materials? Fortunately, this complete nine-week bundle, with a free daily calendar (click to download), represents 21st Century learning at its best! Students will participate in a variety of educational activities that range from analyzing prominent speeches and viewing real-world advertisements to watching and working with iconic movie speeches aimed to motivate
Grades:
9th - 12th
Henry's Freedom Box Lesson Plan & Book Companion
Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine is a true story about a man who risks everything to escape to freedom. This is a powerful read aloud to incorporate within your Black History Month instruction. This comprehensive lesson plan is full of engaging opportunities to discuss the actions of Henry "Box" Brown during his quest to be free. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your students. A wide variety of book companion activities (including a differentiat
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: Theme Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Plans
Famous African Americans Inventors and Scientists STEM Pack Black History Month
Highlight African Americans in STEM fields. Each one-page biography features a black American and comes with 5 comprehension questions. Perfect for Black History month and Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations in your middle school classroom.By middle school most students have already heard about the most commonly celebrated African American inventors and others in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). This set is designed to introduce students to black women and men
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6th - 8th
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Mae Among the Stars Lesson Plan, Book Companion, and Craft
Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed is a narrative biography that teaches readers about Mae Jemison's childhood dream of going to space. Designed for intermediate students, this comprehensive lesson plan is packed full of engaging opportunities to discuss what factors influenced Mae's success. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your class. A wide variety of book companion activities can be done at a time that works best for your students!Lesson Objecti
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2nd - 3rd
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Emmanuel's Dream Lesson Plan and Book Companion
Emmanuel's Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson is a perfect read aloud anytime of year to inspire thoughtful discussion with your intermediate students! This comprehensive lesson plan is packed full of engaging opportunities to discuss the life of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your class. A wide variety of book companion activities can be done at a time that works best for your students!Lesson Objective: Students will be able to
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3rd - 5th
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The Oldest Student Lesson Plan and Book Companion
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora is a perfect read aloud to incorporate within your Black History Month instruction! Designed for intermediate students, this comprehensive lesson plan is packed full of engaging opportunities to discuss the extraordinary life of Mary Walker and her inspiring quest to learn to read. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your class. A wide variety of book companion a
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Black History Month Read Aloud Lessons and Book Companions BUNDLE
The Help Movie Viewing Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Slide (PG13 -2011)
The Help Movie Viewing Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Forms (PG13 - 2011) guides students during this a powerful, Oscar winning movie. Give your students a glimpse into life during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Discuss and analyze issues of equality, fear and peer pressure. Challenge students to connect with the characters and their decisions. Explore the meaning behind Constantine's advice to Skeeter regarding the concept of 'ugliness'. Check the preview file for high resolut
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Special Requested Custom Movie Guide Bundle | 10 Movie Guides | SAVE 35%
Short Stories by Black Authors | African American Authors Bundle
In this bundle, you will receive lesson plans for 7 short stories all written by Black authors. With each product, there are detailed literary analyses, reading questions, answer keys, and accommodating activities. Diversify the literature in your classroom and use these stories to broaden your students' perspectives! These short stories also make a great addition to any Black History Month Unit in ELA!The 7 short stories by African American authors featured in this bundle are:"Raymond’s Run" by
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7th - 12th
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Counting on Katherine Mentor Text Unit for Grades 3-5
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine Becker is a mentor text that highlights one of the famous "Hidden Figures" women! If you don't own a copy of the book, check your local library or you might even find an online read-aloud of the text with a simple Google search!Using mentor texts is one of the best ways to maximize your teaching time. You are able to teach multiple skills, subjects, and topics with just one book!WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS UNIT?a week of plans
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: MENTOR TEXT CLUB by Jivey 1ST EDITION for Grades 3-5
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