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3rd grade Black History Month unit plans
Rooted in Reading 3rd Grade February Comprehension Activities w/ Grammar, Vocab
3rd Grade Rooted in Reading February is a Reading Curriculum focused on strengthening reading comprehension. The teacher reads the book throughout the week and models how to think deeply, ask questions, and monitor comprehension. Students practice skills through interactive notebooks, reading passages, reading response printables, and assessments. Daily activities for vocabulary, grammar, and mentor sentences are also included. All lesson plans and activities are aligned with the Common Core Sta
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3rd
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Black History Month | Black American Inventors | Print and Digital
Looking for an engaging unit to teach your students about black American inventors? This Black American Inventors unit contains hands-on activities as well as reading comprehension activities. These activities can be used in your Social Studies and Reading/LA block. Note: This unit now contains a link on page 2 that allows you to make a copy for use in Google Classroom. This is ideal for classroom use AND distance learning!!!Individuals in this unit include:Patricia BathBenjamin BannekerGeorge W
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE: Inventors | Print and Digital
Presidents Day Activities Mini-Books & Comprehension Graphic Organizers Bundle
This is a Presidents Day printable pack that will work wonderfully for integrating social studies into reading and writing! This 9 Mini-Book Unit comes with aligned activities for learning about the Presidents of the United States. Includes Mini-Books on: Abraham LincolnBarack ObamaFranklin Delano RooseveltGeorge H.W. BushGeorge WashingtonJohn F. KennedyThomas JeffersonDonald TrumpJoe BidenGives teachers easy access to individual books for students.Easy-to-Prep PrintablesWide Variety of Graphic
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1st - 3rd
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Black History Month BUNDLE: Inventors | Print and Digital
Looking for high interest activities for Black History Month? These activities will keep your students engaged while learning about historical figures. These activities can be used in your Social Studies classroom as well as your Reading/Language Arts classroom.Note: The unit and presentation both contain links that allow use for Google Classroom. This can be used in the classroom AND online - ideal for distance learning!!!This BUNDLE contains all that you need to keep your students actively lea
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1st - 5th
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Black History Month Unit Curriculum - Social Studies Lessons and Activities
Are you an upper elementary teacher looking to find a quality TEKS- and CCSS-aligned black history month unit that covers important events and figures? Looking for minimal-prep and engaging lessons and activities to teach social studies concepts to your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students? Look no further! This unit of the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum covers important people and events for Black History Month. The unit starts with the origin and meaning of Black History Month a
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Black History Month Biography Reading Comprehension Activities BUNDLE
Black History Month Music Lessons: Africa, Afro-Caribbean, Jazz, and more!
These slides include a variety of lessons, songs, and games targeted for studying music for Black History Month or anytime of year when discussing Jazz, African music, slavery, or the civil rights movement. All text is editable but the backgrounds and music are not. Included are links to outside videos and MP3 files of music. What's included...Introduction slideMusic from Ghana: facts, map, song game music and directions, drumming video from Brown UniversityMusic from Liberia: facts, map, welcom
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PreK - 8th
Black History Month Research Digital Activity + Biography Writing Unit
This Black History Month activity is perfect for celebrating Black History this February. Combine these two resources to teach your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students about Black History Month and Biography (Informative) Writing.Students will research African American Heroes using the resource for Google Slides™. The Black History Month Digital Research Activity for Google Slides Includes:Brief Description of Black History Table of Contents16 African American Hero Slides - each with a brief descrip
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3rd - 5th
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Black History Month | Distance Learning | Google
Looking for a hands-on unit for Black History Month? This comprehensive no-prep unit contains all you need to keep your students actively learning. The activities in this unit will keep your students engaged and challenged. This unit can be used in your Social Studies block and easily integrated into your Reading/LA block.NOTE: This unit now contains a link on page 2 of the PDF that allows a copy to be made for use in Google Classroom. Digital activities can be completed by filling in text boxes
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE | Print and Digital
Ruby Bridges Paper Bag Puppet
Great activity for Children to do after a lesson on Ruby Bridges.
First African American to attend an all white school.
Pieces can be glued on to a lunch size paper bag for puppet or glued on to a construction paper or card stock and students can write about Ruby Bridges.
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PreK - 3rd
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4th Grade Reading February Black History Month Plans Activities
Fourth grade ELA Reading lesson plans and activities for the entire month of February! Included are book units for Wilma Unlimited, Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges, Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport, and Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson. This product can be used as a supplemental 4th grade reading curriculum for reading, writing, grammar, and vocab. Celebrate black history month and promote kindness, without taking away from the rigorous 4th grade standards! This product includes lesson
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3rd - 5th
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Black History Month - African American Contributions to STEM - STEAM
Enlarge your students' perspective around Black History Month. This product celebrates African Americans who have contributed to science, technology, engineering, art, and math. These individuals are rarely, if ever, discussed in the classroom. They deserve our attention. As students learn about these famous individuals, it gives them an opportunity to bring things present - they can see what's possible for them. For example, Roy Allela, invented a smart glove that converts sign language t
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1st - 3rd
Elementary Black History Unit Study - We Got Jazz!
Elementary Black History Unit Study - We Got Jazz!We Got Jazz! is a 129-page elementary Black history unit study featuring biographies, games, puzzles, timeline sequencing, and listening activities about five famous jazz artists. With this comprehensive unit, students can learn about the lives and careers of jazz greats, including:⭐Duke Ellington⭐Dizzy Gillespie⭐Miles Davis⭐Ella Fitzgerald⭐and Nat King Cole!Each artist profile includes a kid-friendly biography, review questions, crossword puzzle
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1st - 3rd
Through My Eyes Ruby Bridges Book Unit Activities Firsthand Secondhand Accounts
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges is an outstanding read aloud for 4th and 5th grade teachers to teach a variety of upper elementary reading skills especially comparing multiple accounts of the same event. This full week of lesson plans and activities includes resources for reading, writing, grammar, and vocab. This product includes a NONFICTION Mini Book to build schema about Ruby Bridges and compare multiple accounts. This resource includes lessons and activities for 5 days, so you can get the m
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3rd - 5th
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Djembe Drum Unit
A great drumming unit for those who may have a classroom set of African drums, or for those who just want to learn more about the subject! You can use Djembe or Tubano Drums.INCLUDES:-Slideshow of Drumming Unit: Djembe drum facts, origin of instrument, various tones on the drum, rhythmic activities, rhythmic notation, and assessment-Quickstart Teacher Summary-Djembe Drum Rhythmic Notation- 7 rhythmic patterns using bass, tone, and slap-Assessment rubric: Tones/Hand Position, Rhythmic Accuracy/Te
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Rosa Parks Research Unit with PowerPoint
Celebrate the life and legacy of Rosa Parks and Black History Month by integrating ELA and social studies with your students grades 2-4. The materials in this unit are interactive and utilize multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and outcomes. The Rosa Parks research unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrates technology, vocabulary, writing, art, reading strategies and more! Students will respond to informational text by answering questions in a student booklet in a va
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2nd - 4th
Teaching Race, Racism and Bias (Gr 3-8) Black History Month BLM ideas
This unit teaches students how to be anti-racists.This will increase racial awareness and create a more socially respectful environment for students to learn in. You will see an increase in positive social interaction and a heightened sense of self among your students. Lends itself to ELA integration.This collection of 10 lessons is 180 pages of resources designed to get students talking about race, racism, bias, and anti-racism. This unit includes: 10 lessons 7 postersLesson plans/unit over
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3rd - 8th
3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum - Famous Heroes in Communities - TEKS
Are you an upper elementary teacher looking to find a quality TEKS-aligned resource that targets the heroes and first responders in communities? Looking for minimal-prep and engaging lessons and activities to teach social studies concepts to your 3rd grade students? Look no further! Unit 9 of the Smart and Simple Social Studies Communities Guided Curriculum is about Heroes in Communities. The main topic of this unit is designed to help upper elementary students understand characteristics and exa
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3rd
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Informational Writing Unit Focusing On Famous African Americans
Informational Writing Unit Focusing on Famous African Americans- Perfect for Black History Month!The purpose for this 138 page unit is to integrate Social Studies standards while teaching Informational Writing. This unit focuses on using the historical figure, Martin Luther King Jr. as a model for writing a four paragraph essay. Martin Luther King Jr. was purposefully chosen as a model because he is a familiar figure for many students. Students can either be assigned or select a Famous African
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3rd
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Culturally Responsive unit plan: Jazz
This folder has a unit plan for up to a couple months of content focused on Jazz history, theory, and impact. Contents- Slides that walk through the history of blues and jazz, as well as introductory keyboard skills (If using keyboards). Accompanying materials to pair with the slideshow for you with more information about every slide and activities to do. A guided notes sheet for students to follow along with the history and culture connection slidesA listening list of recommended pieces to incl
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: American Popular Music Class Curriculum
Jacob Lawrence Storefront Scene Unit: African-American Art-inspired.
Need an awesome Art Unit? I have just the thing for you! This creative Jacob Lawrence Storefront Scene was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. It is best to use 18 x 24 white paper for this unit, since this will be a rather large artwork. This unit should last 4-(50 minute) class periods. I allowed the use of crayon for larger areas on the paper (like the sky, road, sidewalk,
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K - 5th
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Booker T. Washington Biography Unit: Black History Month Activities
These print-and-go Booker T. Washington biography activities are great for Black History Month! The reading passage, graphic organizers, and flipbook will keep your students engaged while learning about this pioneering African American author and educator. This engaging resource combines reading, writing, and social studies. Best of all, this Booker T. Washington biography unit is available in both print and digital versions. WHY YOU NEED THIS BOOKER T. WASHINGTON BIOGRAPHY:This biography unit
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2nd - 5th
Amazing Africa! Heritage Pack - African Countries, Culture, People Lesson Guide
The Amazing Africa! Heritage Pack is designed to introduce children to the wonderful continent of Africa through high-level overviews of many countries combined with more in-depth “visits” using engaging living picture books. An early elementary novel and richly illustrated book about African traditions round out this pack by adding perspective and fun. Though children will learn a bit about most of Africa’s 54 countries, they will go deeper with over 15 countries, sometimes remaining on a singl
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: African American History & Culture - Heritage Packs Bundle #1
John Henry: Rails & Tall Tales - A Musical History Unit
John Henry is an American Folk Legend and is the perfect entry point into topics like "Tall Tales" and "the American Railroad." Students will love learning about these topics through musical & rhythm activities, engaging videos, and easy to use printables.
This week long unit walks students through the life of John Henry, separating fact from fiction, and learning about the "Gandy Dancers" along the way. All the while singing, drumming and keeping a steady beat. Easy to follow powerpoints f
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K - 6th
Historical Thinkers Social Studies & Informative Writing Unit |MLK Black History
Teach your students about important historical figures with this 2 week (10 days) social studies and informative research writing unit bundle! Each lesson includes Google Slides, activity or craft, lesson plans, and informational text article about the historical thinker. Students spend 6 days learning about Ben Franklin, the Wright Brothers, Helen Keller, Susan B Anthony, Martin Lither King Jr, and Rosa ParksDay 7 they read an article about Jackie Robinson and practice identifying and highlight
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1st - 3rd
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