EdPuzzle

Learn about Henrietta Lacks and her impact on science.

EdPuzzle

Learn about the “Father of Black History” and his efforts to create a more inclusive American History.

Iron Chef Activity

A quick research and presentation activity on Historic Black Heroes.

Iron Chef Activity

A quick research and presentation activity on Historic Black Heroes.

Google Digital Skills

Digital lessons to explore the importance of Black History.

Kids Discover

Explore historical figures, civil rights, and a new video on Defining Civil Rights to help students honor African American history.  Figures such as Aretha Franklin, Bessie Coleman, Curtis Mayfield, George Washington Carver, Jackie Robinson, Madam C.J. Walker, Maya Angelou, Martin Luther King Jr., Ray Charles, Muhammad Ali, Rosa Parks, Wilma Rudolph

📺 Watch: Defining Civil Rights

📖 Read: Civil Rights Unit

Free resources available to celebrate Black History Month

Jazz Music, Dance, and Poetry

Students in grades K-4 are introduced to jazz dance and jazz music, explore basic jazz dance movements, and create a cinquain poem inspired by jazz. This resources is from The Kennedy Center. In this 3-5 lesson, students will explore jazz music and dance, then write a jazz-inspired cinquain poem. They will build their background on the history of jazz and its use of improvisation to demonstrate jazz dance movements. 

• Explore jazz dance and jazz music.

• Demonstrate historical understanding of jazz music and dance.

• Learn basic jazz dance movements.

• Create a cinquain poem inspired by jazz.

BlackPast

BlackPast is dedicated to providing reliable information on the history of Black people across the globe, and especially in North America. Our goal is to promote greater understanding of our common human experience through knowledge of the diversity of the Black experience and the ubiquity of the global Black presence. Welcome to the largest online encyclopedia on African American and Global African history on the Internet. 

Separate is Not Equal

History, images, and other resources covering the historic Supreme Court ruling ending segregation and ensuring opportunity in education. Resources are from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

W.E.B. Du Bois: A Resource Guide

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a civil rights activist, sociologist, historian, and poet. This guide provides access to digital materials related to Du Bois from the Library of Congress, links to external websites, and a selected print bibliography.

Hip-Hop 50

A collection of interviews from National Public Radio (NPR) that chronicle the seminal people and events in the 50 years since the founding of the hip-hop movement.

10 African American Pioneers in Sports

These Black athletes broke barriers, represented their communities and made history with their impressive athletic skills.  Brief biographies and film clips of outstanding African American athletes. Don’t miss the links to legal and political figures, scientists and educators, activists, artists and writers, entertainers, and musicians and singers.

Explore the Making Black America Collection

Introduce your classroom to the historically significant and vast networks and organizations created by and for Black people with Making Black America: Through the Grapevine! From the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs to the National Negro Business League, this collection includes video clips, discussion questions, activities, and more to engage your students.

Explore the NEW Great Migrations Collection

In case you missed it! Explore the transformative impact of Black migration on American culture and society using the latest history series from Henry Louis Gates Jr. From the waves of Black Americans to the North — and back South — over the last century to the founding of the groundbreaking Black newspaper the Chicago Defender, these classroom-ready lessons include video segments from the series, discussion questions, vocabulary, and student-led activities that’ll entice any learner.

Did You Know Black Caesar? (6-12)

You may have heard of the larger-than-life “Black Caesar” who plundered alongside Blackbeard. But as it turns out, there were dozens of pirates of African descent referred to as “Black Caesar.” In this episode of Rogue History, we will unearth the stories of some lesser-known Black Caesars and examine how certain forces shape the stories we remember today.

Introduce Your Students to Choreographer Alvin Ailey (6-12)

Learn about Alvin Ailey’s creative process as a choreographer and dancer and how he encouraged dancers to move beyond their limitations to connect to their internal rhythms and energies. The video highlights how Ailey used movement to express what he “wanted to say” about the world around him. The support materials help students reflect upon the video and their own personal connections to Ailey’s life and to express themselves through discussion and an improvisational movement activity.

Learn about Harriet Tubman and her residence in Fleming, NY:

• Her history

• Her home

• Other people, places, and stories related to her work with the Underground Railroad

• Activities

  • Travel with Tubman to explore the places Tubman traveled for the Underground Railroad, during the Civil War, and while fighting for suffrage

  • Auburn NY brochure/map

Learn about the Underground Railroad and plan classroom activities through the National Parks Service. Use their lesson plans based on specific sites on the Underground Railroad.