Use this worksheet to help students write sentences about the first African American women to enter space, Mae Jemison.

First, students will read a biography of Amelia Boynton Robinson, and then respond to comprehension questions, using text evidence.

Learn about the Tuskegee Institute, an important site in American History. It was one of the first universities made to help educate African Americans.

Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from the South, and was an inspiration to all involved in American politics.

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African American jazz legends! Here’s a page on Thelonious Monk, the first name in the modern jazz movement.

Use this reading and writing worksheet to teach first and second grade students about Angela Davis and her life as an activist, writer, and scholar.

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

Use this All About Misty Copeland Reader to help early readers learn about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal ballerina with the American Ballet Theater.

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Katherine Johnson was an African American physicist and mathematician who worked to create the first calculations to send humans into space. Learn more about this inspiring woman with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

This worksheet will expose your learners to important poets in the African American community.

Use this reading passage to practice reading comprehension with your learners.

This fun worksheet will expose your learners to important musicians in the African American community.

Get to know John Coltrane, a jazz legend, with this music history worksheet! Read his mini-biography and answer some trivia.

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African-American jazz legend Charlie Parker!

Study the contributions of African American jazz legends with this worksheet on master bassist Charles Mingus.

This worksheet on Etta James celebrates the legacy of this African American singer of soul and jazz.

In this Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline worksheet, students will learn about the life of an important historical figure.

Learn more about this amazing artist in this printable biography when studying the fine arts or Black History Month.

Use this printable booklet to introduce children to the inspiring story of Katherine Johnson, a barrier-breaking NASA mathematician, while building their vocabulary and boosting reading and writing skills.

In this worksheet, students learn how the Sit-In movement began, and the impact it had on both the region and the country.

Students read background information about the establishment of the Juneteenth holiday and answer comprehension and analysis questions.