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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!

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

This worksheet is a brief introduction to the human rights activist and feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes.

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.

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.

Introduce your second and third graders to the inspiring mathematician and physicist Katherine Johnson. After reading a short biography, children will use what they've learned to answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

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

Mae Jemison is a pioneer; she was the first African American female to enter space! This biography of her life details her early life, education, experience as an astronaut, and her life after NASA.

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,

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Children learn about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in this history worksheet.