Black History
February is Black History Month
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African American Culture Unit |
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19 day unit with cross curricular activities to explore African American culture
http://web.archive.org/web/20080117102805/http://www.courses.dsu.edu/e...
Grade Level(s):
3-5
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Rate It | African American Culture Unit |
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Complete unit
http://web.archive.org/web/20080302055530/http://www.courses.dsu.edu/e...
Grade Level(s):
3-5
Rating:
8
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Rate It | African American Culture Unit |
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19 days of cross curricular activities
http://web.archive.org/web/20080218115329/http://www.courses.dsu.edu/e...
Grade Level(s):
3-5
Rating:
7
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9
Rate It | African American Culture: Authors & Illustrators |
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The goal for this unit is for the students to experience and to gain a better understanding of the life of an author, illustrator, and poet while learning about the African American culture.
http://web.archive.org/web/20080318182035/http://www.courses.dsu.edu/e...
Grade Level(s):
3-5
Rating:
8
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10
Rate It | African Fairy Tales |
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Study African American Culture through various African stories and tales
http://web.archive.org/web/20080318185114/http://www.courses.dsu.edu/e...
Grade Level(s):
3-5
Rating:
7
Votes:
9
Rate It | Black History and Music |
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Grade 6 unit that explores African American culture & music through cross curricular activities
http://web.archive.org/web/20080409104044/http://www.courses.dsu.edu/e...
Grade Level(s):
6-8
Rating:
8
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Rate It | Black History: Past to Present |
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An interactive treasure hunt for students featuring online questions & resource list.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hunt_quiz.html
Grade Level(s):
6-8, 9-12
Rating:
8
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6
Rate It | Famous African Americans |
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This unit will touch on such famous people as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, George Washington Carver, Langston Hughes, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://web.archive.org/web/20080318185108/http://www.courses.dsu.edu/e...
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
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8
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Rate It | Famous African Americans Unit |
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19 days of cross curricular activities on African Americans
http://web.archive.org/web/20080318183740/http://www.courses.dsu.edu/e...
Grade Level(s):
3-5
Rate It | Famous Black Authors - African American Culture |
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A complete unit
http://web.archive.org/web/20080625050352/http://www.courses.dsu.edu/e...
Grade Level(s):
3-5
Rate It | How the African American Storyteller Impacts the Black Family and Society |
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This curriculum unit has been prepared for use during Black History Month. The unit is intended to familiarize students with Black writers-storytellers, their works and the impact that their works have left on the Black family and society.
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1990/4/90.04.05.x.html
Grade Level(s):
6-8
Rate It | Mississippi Bridge Lesson Plan |
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Mississippi Bridge -
This book serves as a good starting point for discussion.
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-literature/dela...
Grade Level(s):
3-5
Rate It | Rosa Parks |
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Includes background and activities for 5-7 class periods. Uses The Story of Ruby Bridges.
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-famous/Preview0...
Grade Level(s):
3-5
Rate It | Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt |
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Geography - Economics Lessons
http://web.archive.org/web/20070908182556/http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/cu...
Grade Level(s):
3-5
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Technology and the African American Inventor
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The purpose of this lesson is to create an awareness and understanding that important technological advances within our culture, in a variety of areas, are the result of the work done by a diverse group of people, many of whom are African Americans. To this end, students will be actively involved in discussions, research, and sharing sessions. Between six and ten class periods will be necessary for this lesson.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/252.shtml
Grade Level(s):
6-8
Rating:
8
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9
Rate It | The Civil Rights Movement Begins |
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The student will be able to: 1. understand that long after the Civil War was over many African-American people were not allowed to do things that everyone else could do. 2. recognize the importance of some leaders that emerged to help encourage African- American people to struggle for the freedoms they were entitled to.
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit11/2l1.ht...
Grade Level(s):
1-2
Rating:
6
Votes:
6
Rate It | The Life of a Slave |
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Unit explores African American culture through cross curricular activities
http://web.archive.org/web/20080304095639/http://www.courses.dsu.edu/e...
Grade Level(s):
3-5
Rate It | The Underground Railroad |
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19 days of cross curricular activities for the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, and African-American history including reading, cooperative learning, center activities, and more.
http://web.archive.org/web/20080626025909/http://www.courses.dsu.edu/e...
Grade Level(s):
3-5
Rating:
7
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13
Rate It | Two Tickets to Freedom |
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Economics and geography lesson to go along with reading the book.
http://web.archive.org/web/20070630041757/http://mcps.k12.md.us/curric...
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
Rate It | Units on African-American Culture through Literaure |
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The students will gain a better understanding of the African American culture through a vast assortment of literature and through activities and experiences within the classroom. The students will be introduced to many African American people who have contributed to the growth and changes in America today
http://web.archive.org/web/20070406055121/http://courses.dsu.edu/eled3...
Grade Level(s):
3-5
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African American Awareness for Young Children
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These special units expose children to literature that helps develop an appreciation of the African American culture and provides role models. Includes complete lesson plans with poems, songs, and more.
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Mississippi Bridge
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by Mildred D. Taylor
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Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry
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by Mildred Taylor (paperback)
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Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
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Amazon.com
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by Deborah Hopkinson (Paperback)
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Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
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Amazon.com
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by Deborah Hopkinson (Hardcover)
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The Friendship
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Amazon.com
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by Mildred Taylor (Paperback)
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