Black History 2013

February is Black History Month! I love this time of year because it gives us an on purpose time to study the history and heritage of our ancestors. Because two of the children that I homeschool are pre-schoolers I chose a very light approach to introducing this topic. My other schooler, is a 1^st-2^nd grader so this is not his first time learning about Black History, so we went a bit deeper.

For my preschoolers I divided some of our history in four sections:

·          Civil Rights (Dr. Martin Luther King & Rosa Parks)

·         The White House (Barack Obama & Michelle Obama)

·         Slavery (Fredrick Douglas & Harriett Tubman)

·         Athletes (Michael Jordan & Williams Sisters)

It was important for me to introduce them to both historical and modern figures as well as male and female figures. They are too young to delve deep but I have decided to give them one fact of each person daily. We have added coloring pages, activity pages, songs, and books!

For my 1^st-2^nd grader, we are using the same plan except I added one more area of focus (Inventors) and he has three people to learn about a week instead of two. His plan looks like this:

·         Civil Rights (Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, & Rosa Parks)

·         The White House (Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, & Condoleeza Rice)

·         Slavery (Fredrick Douglas, Benjamin Banneker & Harriett Tubman)

·         Athletes (Michael Jordan, Jesse Owens, & Williams Sisters)

·         Inventors (George Washington Carver & Garrett Morgan)

I downloaded a Black History Bio Sheet from TpT to assist us. He will record the name, draw (or paste) a picture, birth date, city and state of birth, and why this person is famous or celebrated.  Again, we will supplement with books and crafts! For the Bio Sheet, please visit Mrs. Tabb store here!

Books:

·         ABCs of Black History

·         Seed of Change by Jen Johnson

·         Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby by Charles Hubbard

·         More Than Anything Else by Marie Bradbury

·         Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport

·         This is the Dream by Diane Shore

·         Boycott Blues by Andrea Pinkney

·         We March by Shane Evans

·         Heart and Soul by Kadir Nelson

·         Back of the Bus by Aaron Reynolds

·         The Bus Ride that Changed History: the story of Rosa Parks by Pamela Duncan Edwards

·         X: A Biography of Malcolm X by Jessica Gunderson

·         Barack by Jonah Winter

Websites:

·         http://www.nickjr.com/printables/black-history-athletes.jhtml

·         http://www.kidzworld.com/article/3081-sports-moments-in-black-history

·         http://www.timeforkids.com/minisite/black-history-month

·         http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/history/spotlight_september.html

·         http://www.factmonster.com/black-history-month/

·         http://holidays.pppst.com/blackhistorymonth.html

Resources:

·         http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/MLK-Rainbow-Coloring-Page-for-Younger-Children

·         http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Black-History-Coloring-Pages-w-Biographies-Activities-71-slides

·         http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FreebieFamous-Folks-of-Black-History

·         http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Black-History-Mini-Bio-Sheet