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.

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.

Get to know pioneering astrophysicist and mathematician Katherine Johnson in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Inspire kids to learn about black changemakers all year by displaying this poster at home or in the classroom.

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.

This worksheet introduces students to Jesse Owens, whose successes in the 1938 Olympics made history and paved the way for African-Americans in all sports and fields.

Young readers and sports enthusiasts will have a ball practicing sequence of events in this biography of Jackie Robinson. 

Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.

Children learn about George Washington Carver, who rose from slavery to become a leading agricultural pioneer, innovator, inventor, and educator, in this historical heroes worksheet.