Description
Click here to see the full PDF preview of this Black History Month Library Lesson.
FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH LIBRARY LESSON
- Recommended for: Grades 2-5
- Lesson Duration: 1-2 library lessons (about 50 minutes total)
- Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
- Editable: YES, all text is editable
***Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud for Black History Month. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! I cannot include a recorded read-aloud due to copyright restrictions.
THIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES:
- 58 PPT + Google™ Slides
- List of 40 recommended Black History Month themed read-alouds; These are themed by what the people are known for, such as artists, law, inventors, etc. (1 page — print and give to students, teachers, and parents)
- Two scavenger hunt activities, differentiated (2 pages)
- Scavenger hunt answer key (1 page)
- Detailed, pre-filled, editable lesson plan; includes CC, TEKS, and AASL Standards (3 pages)
- Google™ Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
- Instructions on how to set up PPT slide timings, if desired for Part II (2 pages, PDF)
PART I – WHOLE CLASS DISCUSSION
Part I is a group guessing game. The slides walk you through the entire game, from start to finish.
- Why do we celebrate Black History Month?
- Guessing game – Can students use the (very easy!) clues to figure out why these 5 people are famous? (Madam CJ Walker, Misty Copeland, Matthew Henson, Mae Jemison, and Louis Armstrong)
- Slide for your Black History Month read-aloud, if desired (copy/paste the book cover on the slide).
- Checkout reminders slide — add your own reminders!
- “What Should We Do Now?” slide — This is very clear instructions on what students should be doing after the lesson.
- Includes 6 recommended video links – these all go with famous people in the presentation. These are optional to supplement your lesson.
PART II – SCROLLING SLIDESHOW
The second part is the scrolling slideshow. Set the slides to scroll on a timer during library checkout. Students can use the scrolling slides to complete one of the two Scavenger Hunts.
All images and information in the slides relate to Black History Month.
- Includes additional notable African Americans in history (listed below)
- Word of the Week: emancipation and aviator
- 3 Would-You-Rathers and 1 This-or-That
- 6 trivia questions with answers
- this week’s birthdays
- weekly schedule and agenda
- checkout reminders (you add your own!)
AFRICAN AMERICANS MENTIONED IN THE LIBRARY LESSON:
FEATURED AFRICAN AMERICANS
The featured African Americans include more in-depth information. They have at least one slide dedicated to their biographical information and accomplishments.
- Louis Armstrong
- Frederick Douglass
- Anna Murray
- Jackie Robinson
- Bessie Coleman
- Bessie Smith
- Madam CJ Walker
- Langston Hughes
- Mae Jemison
- Coretta Scott King
- Wallace Amos
- Matthew Henson
- George Washington Carver
- Misty Copeland
BRIEF MENTIONS
Brief mentions include clipart of the person, plus one sentence about what they are known for. These are mainly on slides for daily agendas and other editable slides.
- Rosa Parks
- Arthur Ashe
- Mary McCloud Bethune
- Zora Neale Hurston
- Martin Luther King
- Maya Angelou
- Barack Obama
- Thurgood Marshall
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett
PLUS
Each of the topics below include at least one slide about them.
- Tuskegee Airmen
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Juneteenth
- Collective biographies
- Harlem Renaissance
- Countries that celebrate Black History Month
- Black winners of Caldecott Award and Honors
BLACK HISTORY MONTH LIBRARY LESSON – SCAVENGER HUNTS
- Students watch Part II of the presentation to find the images and answers to 12 questions about Black History (all answers are in the presentation).
- Two differentiated versions
- Scavenger Hunt #1 – easier – Students look for the images in the scrolling slideshow – does not require any reading
- Scavenger Hunt #2 – harder – Students look for images and the answers to 12 questions – this is for students who can read well
- Answer Key included for Scavenger Hunt #2
- Editable text, 3 total pages
BLACK HISTORY MONTH RECOMMENDED READS
- Includes picture books, fiction, and nonfiction for Grades 2-5
- categorized by what they are famous for, such as inventors, artists, civil rights leaders, etc.
- total of 40 titles
- titles are editable, so you can customize the books included for your library
- All titles were hand-selected by a veteran school librarian for quality, diversity, positive reviews, and currency.
- All titles received positive professional reviews on Titlewave for Grades 2-5. Many titles received starred reviews.
Prefer to shop on TPT? Find this Black History Month Library Lesson in the MrsReaderPants TPT shop.