Black History Month
Teaching Resources and Books to Share
Included here are some links to resources, videos, lesson ideas, and specific book titles (which are all part of the GNR Library collection). Of interest might be this short piece from Teaching Tolerance on what to do -- and not do -- when instructing on Black History Month.
Teacher Resources
13 Ways to Celebrate Black History Month from Scholastic
Black History Month, explained by kids
ISTE's 10 Resources for teaching anti-racism
PBS: All About the Holidays (short video)
Scholastic's Celebrate African American Heritage collection
Teaching the March on Washington
Not the Usual Biographies
Claudette Colvin Refuses to Move: Corageous Kid of the Civil Rights Movement by Ebony Joy Wilkins
Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon by Kelly Starling Lyons
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner by Janice N. Harrington
Simone Biles: Gymnastics Star by Lori Mortenstern
Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker by Kathryn Lasky
Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X by Ilyasah Shabazz
Teacher Resources ~ Biographies
African American Inventors
George Washington Carver (grades 1-2)
GNR Subscription Databases ~ I am always happy to help you or your students use these resources!
PebbleGo Next Biographies
World Book Online
- Search for a person, event, or simply Black History Month
SIRS Discoverer Biographies
- Research topics => Famous People
- Nonfiction books
National Geographic Kids: African American Heroes (short bios)
Chapter Books that Challenge Our Thinking
You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA by Brenda Woods
New Perspectives on History
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford
Picture Books That Spark Discussion
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard
Black History Month and the Arts
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice
We own this title, but if it is not available when you want it, the PLD librarian, Chrissy Holcombe, created a Slide deck to be used as a read-aloud.
Food for Thought
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