This year, we're going to "Follow the Freedom Trail" through a scavenger hunt to jump start our black history studies. The kids will hunt around the room (and maybe the hallway on my wing) to search for short biographies of famous African-Americans who changed history. They may find anyone from Sojourner Truth to Barak Obama! After reading the biographical information, the students will complete a clue statement on their recording sheet. My kiddos LOVE scavenger hunts (and moving around) so I'm sure this will get them geared up to get into history.
We'll also be starting our biographical research of historical figures. Last year, each student researched one historical figure and then wrote a paper about the person's life. Some of my favorite biographies are the "Who Was..." and "I Am" series, available from Amazon or Scholastic. Check out the links at the bottom of this post to see my favorite Black History biographies!
As a culminating event, each student also created a display to showcase he/her historical figure. Our whole grade level hosted a living history museum which the entire school visited! Check out these little historians:
This year we will also be sharing our hard work at a community event so parents can enjoy the kids' displays. I can't wait to get started!
Stay tuned for more projects as Black History Month unfolds.
In the meantime, you can pick up my Follow the Freedom Trail pack at my TpT store!
Check out this blog post from Scholastic for some ideas on making Black History Month really relevant to today's students
Check out this terrific Underground Railroad Teacher's Guide from Scholastic:
These apps are available for iPads:
Grab a few of my favorite biographies to round out your Black History studies:
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