Search Language Arts Black History Month Educational Resources

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

Children learn about American Civil Rights and Abolitionist pioneers in this word search puzzle worksheet.

Introduce students to one of the leading figures of the United States civil rights movement with this reading comprehension worksheet all about Thurgood Marshall!

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

The Underground Railroad helped thousands of enslaved Americans find freedom. In this worksheet, your student will learn about this historic network.

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

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

Children will practice identifying nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.

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.

Your young historian will learn about the some of the most notable African American inventors with this worksheet.

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

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,

Use the worksheet The Star: Mae Jemison to help learners understand the format of biographies while reading more about an important African American figure.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

Ask students to read an interesting biography about Dr. Mae Jemison and then answer questions about the text!

Track important events in the life of an important woman with this Sojourner Truth timeline, a great way to get used to reading and writing nonfiction.

Children learn about three songs that inspired and gave hope to the people who fled slavery via the Underground Railroad, then answer questions about what they have learned.

In this Brown vs. Board of Education worksheet, children read the story of how the landmark decision came about, as well as the struggle that followed.

Help your budding reader learn how to spice up a boring biography by asking him to add in the details that make good writing even better.

In this worksheet, children read the story of Parks' act of passive resistance, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on why the boycott was successful, as well as why it inspired the support of so many people around the United States.

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

Whether it’s a poet, inventor, or famous scientist, this worksheet will help learners gather and organize important information.