We are now well into the month of February. I hope that you were able to enjoy some fun Groundhog’s Day activities in your classroom.
Of course February also means Black History Month. This past week has been particularly important as we celebrate the great contributions of African Americans in the history of our country. On February 4th, civil rights activitst Rosa Parks was born as Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama. In 1955 she famously refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus.
My leveled books Famous African-Americans in U.S. History are a great way to bring more Black History into your classroom this month, or as part of other social studies or language arts units. Each book highlights specific grade-level concepts and vocabulary. The series is for grades 1-3 and features ten African-Americans and their contributions:
Martin Luther King, Jr. - preacher; civil rights leader (level D)
Garrett Morgan - inventor (level F)
Richard Allen - builder and legislator (level H)
Sojourner Truth - women's rights; freedom activist (level L)
W.E.B. DuBois - educator; founder of NAACP (level M)
George Washington Carver - farmer and scientist (level M)
Thurgood Marshall - lawyer; Supreme Court Justice (level M)
Ruby Bridges - six-year-old student (level P)
Benjamin Banneker - architect of Capitol (level P)
Harriet Tubman - freedom fighter (level P)
Older students will enjoy learning more about the Tuskegee Airmen. This level U reader is aimed at students at the fifth-grade level. Specific concepts, skills, and vocabulary targeted in the story listed on the first page of the reader. You can try out my work with this free Black History month download George Washington Carver: Farmer and Scientist and see my Black History Month board on Pintrest for more ways to celebrate in your classroom!
Happy Black History month!
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