2nd and 3rd Grade Black History Month Educational Resources

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Track important events in the life of an important woman with this Sojourner Truth timeline, a great way to get used to reading and writing nonfiction.

Young readers and sports enthusiasts will have a ball practicing sequence of events in this biography of Jackie Robinson. 

Inspire kids to learn about black changemakers all year by displaying this poster at home or in the classroom.

Use this reading passage to practice reading comprehension with your learners.

In this Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline worksheet, students will learn about the life of an important historical figure.

Children learn about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in this history worksheet.

Ask students to read an interesting biography about Dr. Mae Jemison and then answer questions about the text!

This worksheet is a brief introduction to the human rights activist and feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes.

Learn more about marches for freedom during the civil rights movement with the worksheet The Selma to Montgomery March.

Get to know pioneering astrophysicist and mathematician Katherine Johnson in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

Children follow along the incredible life story of Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery to rescue hundreds of other enslaved people.

In this puzzle, children will find and circle eight words related to the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

Get to know scientist, artist, and activist Mae Jemsion in this reading comprehension worksheet!

This coloring page features Jackie Robinson, a baseball player that paved the way for many great talents in baseball.

In this historical heroes worksheet, second and third graders read a short passage about Owens' life and legacy, then answer the comprehension questions to help determine their understanding.

This fun worksheet will expose your learners to important female changemakers in the African American community.

Children learn about George Washington Carver, who rose from slavery to become a leading agricultural pioneer, innovator, inventor, and educator, in this historical heroes worksheet.

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.

Children learn the inspiring life story of historical hero Frederick Douglass, who rose from slavery to become a preeminent leader of the abolitionist movement, in this worksheet.

A simple coloring page can help teach U.S. history! Introduce your child to Harriet Tubman, an important historical figure from Abolitionist and Civil War era.

Children are introduced to author, activist, and poet Maya Angelou in this historial heroes worksheet.

Use this worksheet to help students write sentences about the first African American women to enter space, Mae Jemison.

Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.

An icon of the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks is featured on this simple coloring page, a perfect way for your child to engage in learning history.