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  • A lion - a character in African folk tales

    TEACHING RESOURCE

    African Folk Tales: Background Information

    Distribute an article that details the various types of African folk tales and gives examples of them. You can use this…

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    Activities for African Folk Tales

    Get the most out of reading African folk tales by using these worksheets. This is a great lesson plan to use during…

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    Teammates

    A wealth of resources, lesson plans, and activities that can be used with the story Teammates by Peter Golenbock.

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    Orphan Boy

    This African legend tells the tale of an elderly Maasai man who gets help from an unlikely source -- Venus!

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    Legends
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  • Harriet Tubman Writing Activity

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    Harriet Tubman Writing Activity

    Distribute a printable social studies and writing activity on Harriet Tubman that focuses on recognizing people…

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    Literary Biographies
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    Drylongso

    In this story a family facing drought turns to a stranger, Drylongso, for help.

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    Fiction
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  • These Hands Teacher's Guide

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    These Hands Teacher's Guide

    During the 1950s and early 1960s, African American workers at many large-scale bakery factories weren't allowed to work…

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    Equality Struggles
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    Readers Theater Script: The Drinking Gourd

    This Readers Theater script for The Drinking Gourd, by F. N. Monjo, deals with Tommy discovering runaway slaves hidden…

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    Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book

    This colorful picture book introduces children to Swahili and the continent of Africa.

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    Caldecott Medal Books & Illustrators
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  • EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS

    Top 10 Children's Books for Black History Month

    This gallery features 10 top children's books for Black History Month paired with a teaching guide for each book.…

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  • Educator's Guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

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    Educator's Guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

    Study the life of Barack Obama with the resources in this literature guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of…

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  • A Teaching Guide to the World of Ezra Jack Keats

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    A Teaching Guide to the World of Ezra Jack Keats

    Explore the many multicultural children's books by Ezra Jack Keats with this printable teaching guide and activity…

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    Ezra Jack Keats, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His Books
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  • Ellen's Broom Discussion Guide & Activities

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    Ellen's Broom Discussion Guide & Activities

    Teach young children about the lives of former slaves and their families during the Reconstruction Era with the picture…

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    Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman

    Find enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance your teaching of Alan Schroeder's Minty: A Story of Young…

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  • The Youngest Marcher Curriculum Guide

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    The Youngest Marcher Common Core Curriculum Guide

    This Common Core-aligned curriculum guide is designed to accompany The Youngest Marcher. This reading guide includes…

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  • Perfect Timing Educator's Kit

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    Perfect Timing Educator's Kit

    After reading the picture-book biography Perfect Timing with your students, use the lesson plans, discussion questions,…

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  • Don't Say Ain't Discussion Guide

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    Don't Say Ain't Discussion Guide

    Promote thoughtful discussion on race, language, civil rights, and diversity with this printable discussion guide for…

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  • I Have Heard of a Land Teaching Guide

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    I Have Heard of a Land Teacher's Guide

    Use the resources in this literature guide to I Have Heard of a Land (by Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper) to develop…

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  • Boycott Blues: Rosa Parks

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    Teacher's Guide to Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation

    Use this teacher's guide to Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation as you study civil rights during 1950s…

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    American History/U.S. History
    African-American History
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  • EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS

    5 HarperCollins Children's Books You Need in Class This Year

    5 amazing books with classroom resources from HarperCollins We asked the folks at TeacherVision partner HarperStacks to…

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    Cecil's Story

    Activities and resources to teach Cecil's Story, a Civil War book written by George Ella Lyon and illustrated by Peter…

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  • Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: Martin Luther King, Jr.

    DAILY WARM-UPS

    Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: Martin Luther King, Jr.

    In this printable daily warm-up, students read a passage of historical fiction about Martin Luther King, Jr. and answer…

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