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3rd - 5th Grade Black History Month Reading Comprehension Resources

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

History of Hip Hop Music

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

Nonfiction Text Features: Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

Rocket Like Mae Jemison

The Underground Railroad helped thousands of enslaved Americans find freedom. In this worksheet, your student will learn about this historic network.

The Underground Railroad

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.

African American Communities: Eatonville, Florida

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

History of Jazz

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

Reading Comprehension: Frederick Douglass

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African-American jazz legend Charlie Parker!

Jazz Greats: Charlie Parker

Help your budding reader learn how to spice up a boring biography by asking him to add in the details that make good writing even better.

Jackie Robinson Biography

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.

Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

Finding the Main Idea: Madam C.J. Walker

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.

All About Misty Copeland

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

The Star, Mae Jemison

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

Historical Heroes: Harriet Tubman

Children learn about three songs that inspired and gave hope to the people who fled slavery via the Underground Railroad, then answer questions about what they have learned.

Underground Railroad: Songs of Freedom

In this worksheet, children read the story of Parks&#39; act of passive resistance, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on why the boycott was successful, as well as why it inspired the support of so many people around the United States.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

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.

Sojourner Truth Timeline

The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.

Civil Rights: The Later Years of the Movement

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader&rsquo;s theater activity.

Readers’ Theater: Martin Luther King, Jr. 

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

All About Katherine Johnson

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Biography of Wangari Maathai

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

Using a Timeline: Barack Obama 

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this soulful worksheet!

History of Soul

In this worksheet, students learn how the Sit-In movement began, and the impact it had on both the region and the country.

Civil Rights Sit-Ins

This worksheet on Etta James celebrates the legacy of this African American singer of soul and jazz.

Jazz Greats: Etta James

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

The Selma to Montgomery March

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

Making Comparisons with a Venn Diagram: Bessie Coleman and Mae Jemison

Children learn about writer and poet Langston Hughes in this Historical Heroes: Langston Hughes worksheet.

Langston Hughes: Historical Heroes

In the worksheet The History of African American Spirituals, children read about how African Americans used spirituals during different moments in history, starting from their enslavement to the civil rights movement.

The History of African American Spirituals

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.

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3rd - 5th Grade Black History Month Reading Comprehension Resources