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Black History Month unit plan pdfs
Martin Luther King - Reading Comprehension, Activities, Nonfiction MLK Passage
This 5-day unit covers many critical ELA skills as students develop a deep understanding and connection to Martin Luther King, Jr.! While studying about King, students practice critical skills including reading comprehension, identifying nonfiction text features, participating in group discussions, analyzing a quote, cooperative learning, and writing. Six activities are included in this unit. Each is based on a nonfiction reading passage about Martin Luther King, Jr. The activities are desig
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Lessons and Unit Plans for the entire month of January! - 4 Unit BUNDLE!
Black History Month Research Project
Are you searching for meaningful Black History Month activities for your middle school students? This Research Project which includes a Creative Poster Project is the perfect way to celebrate Black History Month and teach useful research, writing, and communication skills at the same time! Students will learn vital research skills, learn about an influential African American, put their thoughts and ideas down in an ORGANIZED essay, peer edit and revise their essays, and present their research fi
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6th - 9th
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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
Spanish Black History Month - el mes de la historia afroamericana
Completely revised and expanded in January 2021! Black History Month 4-week packet for lower elementary grades! In Spanish! No English on student pages! If you purchased prior to January 30, 2021, head to your "My Purchases" tab to download this new update!Ensure your students know these 12 key historic figures in early grades so they can expand their awareness and understanding in the coming grades. Organized in a manner that assists comprehension and retention, students will spend the month ge
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K - 2nd
Ruby Bridges
These Ruby Bridges Activities are designed for younger students. Your students will love learning about Ruby Bridges and her first day in an integrated school. The simple reader, write and draw activities, and cut and paste activities will be perfect to teach your young students about Ruby Bridges during Black History Month.You may be interested in this money saving bundle:Black History BundleYou may also be interested in this: Rosa Parks Please check out the preview to see what is included.
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Black History Month Activities
Jackie Robinson
These Jackie Robinson Activities are designed for younger students. Your students will love learning about Jackie Robinson and his impact on baseball. The simple reader, write and draw activities, and cut and paste activities will be perfect to teach your young students about Jackie Robinson during Black History Month.You may be interested in this money saving bundle:Black History BundleYou may also be interested in this: Rosa Parks Please check out the preview to see what is included. You w
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Black History Month Activities
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
Jackie Robinson Black History Month
This Unit is perfect to use in the month of February. This unit features Jackie Robinson. The guided reading focus of this unit is character traits although there are many other strategies included. Students will learn all about this brave American hero and how life was years ago. There are comprehension activities, writing, a craft, a timeline, vocabulary, anchor charts and so much more. There are also lesson plan ideas on how I map out my week with this unit. Build awareness learn about bi
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
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
Understanding Privilege (Social Justice, Civil Rights, White Privilege)
Privilege can be a difficult subject to cover in the classroom, but that doesn’t mean teachers should avoid it. This resource offers teachers an easy way to tackle this challenging yet important topic in their high school classrooms. 1. Discussion partners (40 mins- 1 hour)•Prep: print discussion partners activity double sided for each student.•Students work together in groups of 2 and discuss each statement. Students record whether they and their partner agree or disagree with the statements.•A
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9th - 12th
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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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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
February Poetry Pack ~ w/ daily Shared Reading Plans {Common Core Aligned}
**Updated file on 2/15/15 ~ typo corrected**
This February Poetry Pack contains 4 poems with daily extension activities and easy to use DAILY SHARED READING PLANS for Kindergarten and 1st grade that are Common Core Aligned – just print and slip right into your lesson plan book! The extension activities are great for your poetry center, can be done as a whole group, or independently.
My poems are always simple, rhythmic, and fun for students. A sample of the Shared Reading plans are included in
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K - 1st
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Black Lives Matter: More Than A Hashtag
This is the first unit of the module Combating Injustice. Learning Goals:- Understand the origins of the phrase #blacklivesmatter, the organization Black LivesMatter, and the BLM movement as a whole - Draw connections between current BLM movement organizing and that of the Civil Rights Movement- Articulate the politics of BLM beyond those most commonly presented in mainstream media.- Learning Activities - Projects- Discussion Questions- Field Work-Text Dependent QuestionsSimilar Products In My S
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Frederick Douglass: My Bondage and My Freedom - 5 Day Unit - Autobiography, CCSS
This is a 5-day unit in which students analyze a chapter excerpt from Frederick Douglass's famous autobiography, My Bondage and My Freedom. The excerpt comes from chapter 11 of the book, where Douglass describes his early days learning to read, the struggles he endured, and the impact that gaining knowledge had upon his life. Students will read the text (included), learn about the author, engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, and conclude by completing their
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8th - 12th
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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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Ruby Bridges Black History Month
This Unit is perfect to use in the month of February. This unit features Ruby Bridges. The guided reading focus of this unit is character traits although there are many other strategies included. Students will learn all Ruby. Bridges through a mini book. There are comprehension activities, writing, a craft, a timeline, vocabulary, anchor charts and so much more. There are also lesson plan ideas on how I map out my week with this unit. Build awareness learn about biographies and teach kindness
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Black History for Young Learners
In this product you will find 22 important figures in black history. Included are:Barack ObamaHattie McDanielMatthew HensonArthur AsheBillie HolidayBarbara JordanDaniel Hale WilliamsBessie ColemanBooker T. WashingtonBenjamin O. Davis Jr.Condoleezza RiceGeorge Washington CarverGarett MorganHarriet TubmanMisty CopelandJackie Robinson Katherine JohnsonThurgood Marshall Ralph EllisonShirley ChisholmElijah McCoyMuhammad AliKamala Harris Do these worksheets look too easy for your students? Check out I
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K - 1st
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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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The Civil Rights Movement Unit Plan Bundle
This engaging US History unit includes a presentation, guided notes, worksheets, activities, a review sheet, and multiple types of assessments over the civil rights movement in American history. It addresses the origins of the civil rights movement, a timeline of the major events, the rise of Black Power, the legacy of civil rights, and more!Topics covered include: Brown versus Board of Education, the murder of Emmett Till, Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Martin Luther King Jr.’s rise
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9th - 12th
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
African American Spirituals - 5 Day Unit - Literary & Historical Analysis, CCSS
This is a 5-day unit in which students study the African American spirituals. These songs that have been passed down through generations have helped to shape the conscious identity of the enslaved people. It is beneficial for students to consider these songs as important contributions to American literature. Students will learn about the genre, listen/read and analyze the lyrics to 5 key songs, consider their background and double messages, research the life of Harriet Tubman and her mission in
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8th - 12th
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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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