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6th grade Black History Month independent work packets
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
Grades:
6th - 10th
Black History Month Biographies & Reading Activities 4th & 5th Grade
These Black History Month biographies and activities showcase the lives of important men and women who have had a major impact on Black History. This set includes nonfiction reading passages with questions that help you teach 4th and 5th grade Black History in a meaningful way.Each biography also has graphic organizers and text-aligned life timelines that help your students dig deeper into the achievements of African-Americans. With these additions, you can use this activity set for ELA and Soci
Grades:
4th - 6th
Brown Girl Dreaming by J.Woodson; A CCSS Aligned, PDF & Digital Book Study
OVERVIEW: If you like to inspire, teach, and motivate your students using award-winning, literature, don't overlook this amazing memoir: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (2015 Newbery Honor Award, 2015 Coretta Scott King Award, 2014 National Book Award, and 2015 E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Award). Use this PDF, custom-made, no-prep, CCSS aligned memoir-study to help your students focus, understand, and stretch themselves as they read. If you want to use it with distance lea
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5th - 9th
Black History Month Research Project & Reading Passages
These Black History Month research pennant banners feature 15 different Influential African Americans and are perfect for centering diverse stories and perspectives in your classroom. Each leader has a two page text, a two page research pennant, and a written response. This set makes a great seasonal bulletin board!This resource also includes a bonus pennant banner with a blank face and blank pennant banner that students can fill in for any person who they want to research! This makes differenti
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Black History Month Bundle | Reading Comprehension | 4th-6th Grade ELA
Martin Luther King Jr Monument MLK Virtual Field Trip for Google Classroom
Celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and learn all about this inspirational Civil Rights Leader for Black History Month and MLK day with this Virtual Field Trip. A perfect February and Civil Rights lesson with lots of different activities, assign all or select some for your students as an introduction into the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Take a Virtual Field Trip:Explore in 360 VR video as if you are really thereTake a tour of the MLK National Monument in VR 360Take a
Grades:
4th - 12th
Black History Month Bulletin Board Research Project: 32 Famous African Americans
Explore the lives of 32 African American leaders and create a striking photo bulletin board. Your research project can be short, detailed, or differentiated. It's great for studying famous people during Black History Month.Open the preview to get a closer look.This project is scalable. If you're short on time, you can use less pages. Want a full-blown research project? Use them all. (Or you can do something more in the middle.)For the quickest activity, print the templates with large pictures of
Grades:
4th - 6th
Nonfiction Book Unit: Claudette Colvin Twice Toward Justice (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 110-page Common Core aligned complete book study for the nonfiction text, Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose. This book study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. Who was Claudette Colvin? Most people know that Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white person and helped stop segregation on buses in Alabama, but did you
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Becoming Muhammad Ali: A PDF Novel Study and Easel Digital Activity
OVERVIEW:Two products in one: digital and printable! This is a ready-to-use, custom made, PDF and Easel Digital packet designed for use with middle graders reading Becoming Muhammad Ali by award-winning-authors, James Patterson and Kwame Alexander. The Easel activity included is a copy of the student workbook complete with textboxes allowing the teacher to assign it digitally and the student to complete the activities digitally when distance learning is necessary. Included in both the PDF and
Grades:
5th - 8th
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Winter the Underground Railroad Lesson
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Winter The Underground Railroad Lesson is perfect for teaching American history, African American history, main idea and details, cause and effect, new vocabulary, writing skills, and much MORE! This lesson plan includes: Learning Objectives Pre, during, and post reading activities, Background InformationExtension resourceKWL Chart, Word search New Vocabulary activities Reading Comprehension QuestionsCause & Effect activity Main idea and details activity Nearpod
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4th - 6th
Raymond's Run by Toni Cade Bambara — Short Story Literary Analysis
In this Literary Analysis of the short story "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara, you will receive before, during, and after reading activities for your students. This product includes:anticipation guide — before readingvocabulary definition chart — before readingcomprehension questions — during readingliterary analysis questions — during or after readingnarrator analysis graphic organizer — after readingwriting menu student choice — after readinganswer keysStudents will get exposure to importa
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Short Stories by Black Authors | African American Authors Bundle
Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson, A PDF and Digital Novel Study
Like to honor diversity and encourage inclusion in your classroom? Do you want to be prepared for distance learning as well? If so, this NYT Bestseller, Harbor Me, by Jacqueline Woodson is a great book to introduce your students to and this novel study will guide them to meaningful discussions and provide you with the option of printable or digital lessons.Included in this packet is a ready-to-use, custom-made novel study designed for independent work in grades 5-8 as students read Harbor Me by
Grades:
5th - 8th
"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
Black History Month - African-American Musicians
30 investigations of African-American musicians. Students search online for information about each musician: the instrument they played, where and when they were born, things they are famous for, accomplishments, awards they won, etc.Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, B. B. King, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Chuck Berry, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, José White, Questlove, Lenny Kravitz, Max Roach, Fats Domino, Sh
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - High School
Black History Month Middle & High School Science Sub Plan Lesson 6th 7th 8th 9th
These ready-to-use, no prep sub plan activities are perfect for when you need a last-minute emergency science lesson or independent work packet for your middle or high school students during Black History Month. Your 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th grade students will love the variety of fun and engaging worksheets which include informational reading passages about scientific figures from Black History Month, crossword puzzles, crack the code activities, and more!Save with the Bundle of February Seasonal
Grades:
6th - 9th
Alma Thomas Art Project - Valentine's Day Activity - Black History Month Project
Alma Thomas Art Project - Valentine's Day Art Project - Alma Thomas Mosaic Cut Paper Art Project lets students create a heart mosaic collage in the style of Alma Woodsey Thomas' famous paintings. Easy to make art project using simple art supplies. Perfect for Black History Month or Valentine's Day!Alma Thomas Mosaic Art Project Includes: 1 Page Step by Step Instructions with photos to guide all through the project1 heart template page 1 page of Teacher Tips including ideas for different projects
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Kendrick Lamar ELA Lesson, Black History Month, Middle School, Digital & Print
Are you looking for an engaging activity for Black History Month? Are you looking for a way to showcase black excellence? This activity looks at an analysis of Kendrick Lamar's song "I" to explain how the purpose, audience, poetic elements, and linguistic style help communicate the songs message and themes of self-love.What You'll Get:Google Slides version with hyperlinks and comprehension question to assign to your students PDF with hyperlinks of a link to the interactive worksheetAccess to the
Grades:
6th - 12th
Black Lives Matter Independent Project | Google Slides, Distance Learning
**PROCEEDS FROM THIS SALE ARE DONATED TOWARDS A CAUSE THAT SUPPORTS THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT!* So far, we have collectively donated $1,740 (this number is updated periodically). Thank you, educators, for continuing this vital social justice conversation!This resource includes 5 lesson activities, 26 editable slides. We lives in a global community where it is important to know what is going on around the world and to take action. Recently, media has finally shone attention on violence and
Grades:
4th - 10th
Black Excellence Day ACTIVITY PACK - Upper Elementary (17 engaging activities!)
This Black Excellence Activity Pack for upper elementary students is an excellent way to introduce Black Excellence Day, or to use during Black History Month or any time of the year to learn about Black excellence and important / influential figures and ideas in the civil rights movement and beyond.This resource is easy print and go, there is minimal to no prep for the teacher. You can use this resource in a number of different ways. Print off the pack for each student and have them work through
Grades:
4th - 7th
Fun End of Year Independent ELA Reading Activities for Middle School
Looking for fun independent ELA reading activities for middle school for the end of year? Rap music is the answer! Based on a history of Hip Hop rap song, these activities will keep your students engaged using song lyrics as a reading passage while they practice a variety of skills. Easily incorporate them into independent activities or complete them together as a class lesson. This bundle is an excellent mini-curriculum to use with students who are fans of Hip Hop and rap music and students in
Grades:
5th - 7th
Dr Martin Luther King Jr Monument Virtual Field Trip Activities for MLK Day
Celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and learn all about this inspirational Civil Rights Leader for Black History Month and MLK day with this FREE Virtual Field Trip. A perfect February lesson with lots of different activities, assign all or select some for your students as an introduction into the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Take a Virtual Field Trip:Explore in 360 VR video as if you are really thereTake a tour of the MLK National Monument in VR 360Take a tour with vi
Grades:
4th - 12th
Black History Month Main Idea, Inferences, Sequencing & Vocab for Middle School
This is the Freebie Sample edition of the Main Idea, Inferences, Sequencing & Vocabulary for older students which has themes focused on Black History and works perfectly for Black History Month speech therapy sessions in middle school. Many of our speech and language therapy goals incorporate finding the main idea, explaining inferences and figurative language, remembering sequences, and defining vocabulary using context cues. This language therapy resource sample addresses all of these skil
Grades:
6th - 9th
Black History Month Activities - African American Artists Units - Black History
Black History Month Activities - African American Artists - Famous Artists Biography and Art Units - Each famous artists unit includes close-read biography passages, vocabulary words, creative writing sheets, art response, and drawing and coloring sheets. Work together in the classroom or assign remotely for kids to work at home!I have bundled 3 Meet the Artist units into one huge bundle. Over 100 pages! Great for Black History Month. Also includes 1 Set of African American ART ACTIVITY CARDS to
Grades:
2nd - 7th
P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia: A PDF and TpT Digital Novel Study
This is a ready-to-use, custom made, independent work packet for middle graders who are reading the award-winning historical fiction novel, P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia. It is a PDF &/or Easel digital novel study. Included are 28 student pages, an answer key, research ideas, a vocabulary bookmark, lists of vocabulary words for the teacher, and a listing of Common Core Standards supported in the packet. The student pages are designed to reinforce essential reading and writing skill
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: One Crazy Bundle: PDF Novel Studies for Rita Williams-Garcia's Books
History of Hip Hop and Rap Music Fun ELA Reading Activities for Middle School
These fun ELA reading activities for middle school are based on our history of Hip Hop and rap music songs and will keep your students engaged using song lyrics as reading passages while they practice a variety of skills. Easily incorporate them into independent work or complete them together as a class lesson.Students will listen to the songs then use the song lyrics as reading passages to complete the activities detailed below.These activities are:- no prep- super simple and easy to use- self-
Grades:
5th - 7th
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