Use these pages to guide mini lessons on 28 important figures for Black History Month, in chronological order (of when they were most active).
February Bulletin Board
Print these pages onto pink paper, cut out the hearts, and cut the top heart down the middle. Staple the top heart’s halves on top of the bottom heart and staple on the sides. Each day fold open one of the hearts to create an advent-style calendar for Black History Month. There are twenty-eight in all.
Black History Spotlight Report
Use this template to guide students in researching and writing about an important figure for Black History Month.
Transcript of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment
Black History Month Read-Alouds
Freedom Song
Written by Sally M. Walker
Illustrated by Sean Qualls
Light in the Darkness: A Story About How Slaves Learned in Secret
Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by James E. Ransome
The Journey of York: The Unsung Hero of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Written by Hasan Davis
Illustrated by Alleanna Harris
Freedom Ship
Written by Doreen Rappaport
Illustrated by Curtis James
Henry’s Freedom Box
Written by Ellen Levine
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
My Name Is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth
Written by Ann Turner
Illustrated by James Ransome
Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass
Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by James E. Ransome
A Picture Book of Jesse Owens
Written by David A. Adler
Illustrated by Robert Casilla
I Am Ruby Bridges
Written by Ruby Bridges
Illustrated by Nikkolas Smith
Little People, Big Dreams: Rosa Parks
Written by Lisbeth Kaiser
Illustrated by Marta Antelo
My Brother Martin
Written by Christine King Farris
Illustrated by Chris Soentpiet
Granddaddy’s Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box
Written by Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein
Illustrated by James E. Ransome
Mae Among the Stars
Written by Roda Ahmed
Illustrated by Stasia Burrington
The Sneetches
Written and Illustrated by Dr. Seuss
This story obviously does not deal with Black History directly. It does, however, explain in a very simple child-friendly way, the concept of discrimination.
Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children
Written by Sandra L. Pinkney
Photographs by Myles C. Pinkney
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