Black History Month Common Core Worksheets

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!

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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.

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

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.

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

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

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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

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

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

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

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

Get to know scientist, artist, and activist Mae Jemsion in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Use this illustrated reader to help kids learn about Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to enter space.

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.

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

Children read a brief biography of world renowned opera singer Marian Anderson, then answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

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

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.