2nd - 5th Grade Black History Month Activities

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

Celebrate the spirit of Dr. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech with this meaningful and educational art project.

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

Using an empty plastic bottle, your child can create a newfangled version of this African percussion instrument.

Help your fifth grader honor Black History month and the musical genre of jazz by crafting decorative music notes embellished with jazz musical instruments.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

In this activity, your child will write a poem recognizing and appreciating the beauty inherent in diversity.

This gumbo recipe is a yummy way to celebrate Black History Month, and get a little practice in measurement.