There are many things that can be done to celebrate Black History Month. Here are some ideas:
1) From Emory University - The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
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2) Poetry and art combined. From the Dream Flag Project website, "Inspired by the poetry of Langston Hughes and the tradition of Nepalese prayer flags, The Dream Flag Project is an annual poetry, art and community connection opportunity for students of all ages."
Students write poetry on a small dream flag and combine their own art on them. They are then hung up in April like Napalese prayer flags. This could be great for a poetry unit.
You can read the overview by clicking here. A high school teacher resource can be found by clicking here.
If anyone is interested in doing this with their class, they can hang them in their classroom or maybe in the library or even the front hallway.
3) The Greensboro Sit-Ins
From the Greensboro-Record
There are many video and audio clips of what happened, on this the 53 anniversary of the sit-ins. There are links to other civil rights sites. There is a copy of the newspaper from that day. To view this site click here.
4) From PBS Frontline - A Class Divided, one of the most requested films in their history.
Elliott divided her class by eye color -- those with blue eyes and those with brown. On the first day, the blue-eyed children were told they were smarter, nicer, neater, and better than those with brown eyes. Throughout the day, Elliott praised them and allowed them privileges such as a taking a longer recess and being first in the lunch line. In contrast, the brown-eyed children had to wear collars around their necks and their behavior and performance were criticized and ridiculed by Elliott. On the second day, the roles were reversed and the blue-eyed children were made to feel inferior while the brown eyes were designated the dominant group.
What happened over the course of the unique two-day exercise astonished both students and teacher."
To see the video from the PBS website and read some information about this lesson click here.
5) Held Accountable
Gale produces many products for educators and students. Here on their website they have a resource that includes activities, biographies, featured titles, links, literature, quiz and timeline. To go to this site click here.
7) From CNN
4) From PBS Frontline - A Class Divided, one of the most requested films in their history.
From the website, "On the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in April 1968, Jane Elliott's third graders from the small, all-white town of Riceville, Iowa, came to class confused and upset. They recently had made King their "Hero of the Month," and they couldn't understand why someone would kill him. So Elliott decided to teach her class a daring lesson in the meaning of discrimination. She wanted to show her pupils what discrimination feels like, and what it can do to people.
Elliott divided her class by eye color -- those with blue eyes and those with brown. On the first day, the blue-eyed children were told they were smarter, nicer, neater, and better than those with brown eyes. Throughout the day, Elliott praised them and allowed them privileges such as a taking a longer recess and being first in the lunch line. In contrast, the brown-eyed children had to wear collars around their necks and their behavior and performance were criticized and ridiculed by Elliott. On the second day, the roles were reversed and the blue-eyed children were made to feel inferior while the brown eyes were designated the dominant group.
What happened over the course of the unique two-day exercise astonished both students and teacher."
To see the video from the PBS website and read some information about this lesson click here.
5) Held Accountable
A teacher can choose from among different trends of thought among these lesson plans. One could use this for during Black History observations, or in an English class focused on story telling and personal voice. The lesson plans are fairly straight forward. Read the article on the NY Times website and discuss it, etc.
To see the lesson plans click here.
6) From Gale Learning
Gale produces many products for educators and students. Here on their website they have a resource that includes activities, biographies, featured titles, links, literature, quiz and timeline. To go to this site click here.
7) From CNN
The Road to Equality is a site that has many resources. You could assign videos or articles from this site and have the students watch/read the material and make glog (see glogster.com) or other type of poster or presentation of their summary.
Click here to see view the website.
8) Negro League Baseball Museum Electronic Resources for Teachers
There is an introductory video discussing the Negro League. There are many lesson plans and multimedia resources that can be used together by teachers. To visit this site click here. Also staying with the baseball idea, check out the Negro League Baseball Shop.
Even though this a for profit site, there is much material here. You may even want to buy a shirt. To see the site click here.
9) And for something closer to home.
For information about Josiah Henson and his contributions to Canadian Black heritage you can look at the website by the Ontario Heritage Trust. You may want to plan a field trip to Dresden. You can visit the site by clicking here.
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