Some key aspects of Black History Month for kids include: Learning about historical figures: Children are introduced to influential African Americans who have made significant contributions in various fields, such as science, arts, literature, politics, and civil rights. Exploring important events: Kids...
Help students understand more about Black history through research on websites and an Hour of Code activity. Use these printable pages to expand students' knowledge about Black culture and history. Activities include a collaborative project, reading passages, a writing prompt, and more....
Maya Angelou rose above significant childhood trauma to become one of the most influential voices in U.S. history. This moving narrative and the accompanying timeline do a fantastic job bringing her to life for students. Pair this withChange Sings: A Children’s Anthemby Amanda Gorman, to intr...
Each history lesson is paired with teaching resources like narrated videos for young children, close-reading questions, and vocabulary lessons. Along with the stories, Scholastic also has an accompanying video series interviewing young Black entrepreneurs who have founded nonprofits, clothing companie...
Try Britannica Premium for free and discover more. Subscribe Both the United States and Canada createdboarding schools(calledresidential schoolsin Canada) for Blackfoot children. These opened between 1886 and 1898 on all three Canadian reserves and in 1905 in Montana. In the first half of the 20t...
The American Institute of Architects has elected Kimberly Dowdell as the 100th president of the organization, making her the first Black woman to hold the position in AIA’s 165-year history. Delegates at the AIA’s annual meeting voted Dowdell to serve first as vice president for 2023. Aft...
Language arts videos for black historyLists videotapes on African-American history. `African Journey'; `And the Children Shall Lead'; `Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion'; `Brother Future'; `Follow the Drinking Gourd'; `House of Die...
Inside the history of the Black Panther PartyQuestions and answers about the Black Panther Party. See all videos for this article Black Panther Party, African American revolutionary party, founded in 1966 inOakland, California, byHuey P. NewtonandBobby Seale. The party’s original purpose was to...
Breaking Down Barriers: Black History Month 2022 February 21, 2022 Beverly Hills Hotel addition by Paul R. Williams - the first African-American to join the American Institute of Architects. Image © J. Paul Getty Trust A little less than two years after the onset of a global pandemic, ...
Black history and culture is such a part of the American fabric -- and the school curriculum -- that it's difficult to imagine a time when that wasn't so. Established as Negro History Week in the 1920s by Carter G. Woodson, February was chosen for the celebration because Frederick Dougl...