Black History Month Lessons & Resources
Integrating African-American Culture & History into Your Curriculum
To help you integrate Black History Month into your classroom, we offer a selection of lesson plans that cover a variety subjects and that can be adapted to fit multiple grade levels.
NEA.org Lessons Activities
- Three-Way Match: Famous Black Americans
Students learn about the accomplishments of famous African American men and women using a unique three-way matching activity.
- Famous African Americans ABC Book
Grades K-12 create an ABC book of famous African Americans in history.
- Rosa Parks Changed the Rules
Students complete a diagram of the Montgomery bus that carried Rosa Parks into the history books. Work sheet included.
- The Black History Rap
Invite students to write a rap or hip-hop lyrics about the life of a famous Black American.
- Build a Black History Database/Timeline
The simple Black History timeline students create can be sequenced, sorted, and searched.
- The African-American Population in U.S. History
Charts, graphs, and maps help students learn about the growth of the African-American population throughout history.
- Melba Pattillo and Ruby Bridges: Two Heroes of School Integration
Put your students in the shoes of those who integrated Little Rock High School in 1957-58.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Curriculum Resources
Teachers will find a collection of curriculum resources to help students put in perspective Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life.
Other Lessons Activities
- Black History Month Printables Lessons (TeacherVision)
- Black History Month Lessons and Teacher Resources (The Lesson Plans Page)
- Black History Month Lessons and Activities (The Teachers Corner)
- Lesson Plans, Thematic Units, Printables, Worksheets, and More (A to Z Teacher Stuff)
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