Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

Analyze a timeline of the Montgomery Bus Boycott with this informative worksheet for fourth and fifth graders!

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Mae Jemison.

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.

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!

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

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.

Children learn about writer and poet Langston Hughes in this Historical Heroes: Langston Hughes worksheet.

Invite fourth and fifth graders to analyze the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in this worksheet.