Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about a famous person. Learners will research an important figure and then write down two true statements and one false statement.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Mae Jemison.

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.

Learn about the Tuskegee Institute, an important site in American History. It was one of the first universities made to help educate African Americans.

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’s theater activity.

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

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

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.

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

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

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