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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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    Folk Tales
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  • ACTIVITIES

    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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    Folk Tales
    African-American History
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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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    Reading and Literature
    Legends
    Multicultural Literature
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    In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

    This literature guide includes enrichment activities and internet resources for In the Year of the Boar and Jackie…

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    Reading and Literature
    Asian History
    African-American History
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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
    Social Studies and History
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  • Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up: Segregation

    DAILY WARM-UPS

    Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up: Segregation

    Help students master important nonfiction reading skills with an informational text on segregation and reading…

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Twentieth Century
    Civil Rights
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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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    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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    Reading and Literature
    Historical Fiction
    African-American History
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    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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    African Americans
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  • Black History Month Profile: Young Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman

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    Black History Month Profile: Young Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman

    This themed packet of reading and writing activities focuses on America's youngest Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman. It…

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    Poetry
    Reading and Literature
    African Americans
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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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    Nonfiction Literature
    Literary Biographies
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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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    Literature
    Ezra Jack Keats, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His Books
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  • Kwanzaa Terms Matching Activity

    WORKSHEETS

    Kwanzaa Terms Matching Activity

    Kwanzaa terms and definitions are reviewed in this vocabulary matching activity. The quiz covers symbols of Kwanzaa and…

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Vocabulary
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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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    Reading Comprehension
    Arts and Crafts
    Historical Fiction
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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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    Literary Biographies
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  • LESSON PLANS

    African Storytellers

    Students will use the Internet to find out more about griots, or African storytellers. Their work will culminate in…

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    Reading and Literature
    Storytelling
    African-American History
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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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    Children's Book
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    African American Writers

    Distribute an article that details the many talented African American writers from Phillis Wheatley to James Baldwin.

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    Multicultural Literature
    Authors
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    Alice Walker

    A brief article about Alice Walker.

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    African-American History
    Suffrage and Women's Rights
    American History/U.S. History
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    Ralph Johnson Bunche

    A brief article about Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African American to win a Nobel Prize.

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    African-American History
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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    Frederick Douglass

    A brief article about abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

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    African-American History
    Slavery in United States
    American History/U.S. History
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    Gordon Parks

    A brief article about photographer and director Gordon Parks.

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    African-American History
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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    Maya Angelou

    A brief article about Grammy Award-winning poet, writer, composer, and actress Maya Angelou.

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    African-American History
    Suffrage and Women's Rights
    American History/U.S. History
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