Black History Month: Everything You Need

Breaking Barriers Essay Contest Grades: 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. Read more >	Online Learning Activities Culture and Change: Black History in America Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Students explore jazz music, follow history with an interactive timeline, meet famous African Americans, and much more. Read more >
Online Learning Activities Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights Grades: 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. Read more >	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. Read more >
Book Resources, Lesson Plans Martin Luther King Jr. Interactive Timeline Grades: 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. Read more >	Everything You Need Ruby Bridges: Everything You Need Grades: 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. Read more >
Everything You Need The Underground Railroad: Everything You Need Grades: 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. Read more >	Online Learning Activities History of Jazz: A Black History in America Activity Grades: 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. Read more >
Blog Posts Capturing Stories of the Civil Rights Movement Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Students capture eyewitness accounts of one of the most important movements in American history. Read more >	Blog Posts Teaching Tolerance Through Photographs Grades: 3–5, 6–8 How historical photographs can bring home the importance of Black History month for your students Read more >
Blog Posts Celebrate Black History With Gee's Bend Quilts Grades: 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... Read more >	Blog Posts Hitting a Home Run With Civil Rights Grades: 6–8 Celebrate Black History Month with this multigenre unit on civil rights and baseball that focuses on the achievements of Jackie Robinson ... Read more >
Articles Historic March Comes to Life Grades: 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! Read more >	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. Read more >
Wynton Marsalis Interview Transcript Grades: 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... Read more >	Articles ABC's Robin Roberts Grades: 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... Read more >
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. Read more >	Computer Lab Activities Black History: A Math Hunt Activity Grades: 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... Read more >
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 Read more >	Famous African Americans Wax Museum Grades: 3–5 Students immerse themselves in the experiences and accomplishments of extraordinary Americans by speaking as them in first person. Read more >