Teaching Themes
Black History Month: Everything You Need
Meet African American icons, leaders, activists, and inventors with these teaching resources.
Interactive Whiteboard Activities
The Underground Railroad: Escape from Slavery
Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
With this interactive slideshow, students follow the path of a slave in 1860 as he travels the Underground Railroad to freedom.
Articles
13 Ways to Celebrate Black History Month
Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
Explore exceptional African-American achievements with these cross-curricular, online activities.
Black History Month Resources
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
Discover excellent books for teaching Black History at The Teacher Store.
Breaking Barriers Essay ContestGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Students learn about how Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball and write about facing their own barriers. |
Online Learning Activities Culture and Change: Black History in AmericaGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Students explore jazz music, follow history with an interactive timeline, meet famous African Americans, and much more. |
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Online Learning Activities Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil RightsGrades: 3–5, 6–8 In this online activity, share the heroic story of Rosa Parks, who played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights movement. |
Collections Commemorate the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his nonviolent struggle for Civil Rights with these lesson plans and multimedia resources. |
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Book Resources, Lesson Plans Martin Luther King Jr. Interactive TimelineGrades: 3–5, 6–8 After learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., students work together to create a human timeline of events in his life. |
Everything You Need Ruby Bridges: Everything You NeedGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Introduce your students to Ruby Bridges and her role in the civil rights movement using the resources and books. |
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Everything You Need The Underground Railroad: Everything You NeedGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Celebrate the courage of Harriet Tubman and other heroes who helped conducted slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad. |
Online Learning Activities History of Jazz: A Black History in America ActivityGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Students will learn about jazz from its beginning in New Orleans to modern jazz today through text and audio. |
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Blog Posts Capturing Stories of the Civil Rights MovementGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Students capture eyewitness accounts of one of the most important movements in American history. |
Blog Posts Teaching Tolerance Through PhotographsGrades: 3–5, 6–8 How historical photographs can bring home the importance of Black History month for your students |
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Blog Posts Celebrate Black History With Gee's Bend QuiltsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Studying the Gee's Bend quilters from an art perspective turned into a cross-curricular learning project that you can adapt to your own interests... |
Blog Posts Hitting a Home Run With Civil RightsGrades: 6–8 Celebrate Black History Month with this multigenre unit on civil rights and baseball that focuses on the achievements of Jackie Robinson ... |
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Articles Historic March Comes to LifeGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Illustrator London Ladd brings the words and actions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to life in the book March On! |
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (document)Grades: 6–8, 9–12 Describes the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education ruling to desegregate public schools. |
Wynton Marsalis Interview TranscriptGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Grammy Award-winning musician Wynton Marsalis joined Scholastic for a live interview on February 26, 2002 where he answered student posted... |
Articles ABC's Robin RobertsGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Robin Roberts of Good Morning America is not only a role model for African-American women, but for all women and all African-Americans. It's a... |
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Lesson Plans An American Hero: Martin Luther King Jr.Grades: PreK–K A lesson plan that introduces young students to the contributions of Dr. King and has them think about how to make the world a better place. |
Computer Lab Activities Black History: A Math Hunt ActivityGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Meet extraordinary leaders and learn about African American culture on this historic hunt. You'll master an array of skills as you earn points for... |
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Book Resources, Lesson Plans How Do You Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day?Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Real teachers share their favorite ways to share the life and legacy of the Civil Rights leader |
Famous African Americans Wax MuseumGrades: 3–5 Students immerse themselves in the experiences and accomplishments of extraordinary Americans by speaking as them in first person. |





















