Black History Month Reading & Writing Worksheets

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 soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

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

Learn more about author, activist and poet Maya Angelou with this Historical Heroes printable - a great addition to celebrating Black History Month.

Celebrate Black History Month with this printable about athlete and Olympic gold medal winner Jesse Owens.

Explore the special vocabulary that applies to the civil rights movement, both the one in our American history and those going on today.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of rock 'n' roll music and the history of African-Americans in pop music!

The Underground Railroad aided thousands of enslaved Americans on the road to freedom. Students will learn about the leaders of this movement.

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African-American jazz legend Charlie Parker!

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

Meet Etta James, a legendary African-American singer of soul and jazz. Your little musician can read a mini-bio and answer some trivia.

If your child has energy to spare, give her this inspirational worksheet about the famous "Flo-Jo" and develop her comprehension skills with an exercise.

Introduce your budding musician to an African-American jazz legend, Charles Mingus! She'll read his mini-bio and answer a few trivia questions.

Get to know John Coltrane, a jazz legend, with this music history worksheet! Read his mini-biography and answer some trivia.

Jesse Owens' successes in the 1938 Olympics made history and paved the way for African-Americans in sports and other fields.

Your little learner can learn about the heroic Tuskegee Airmen as he hones his reading comprehension skills with this history worksheet.

Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from the South, and was an inspiration to all involved in American politics.

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African-American jazz legends! Thelonius Monk was the first name in the modern jazz movement.

Learn about an unspoken, unfair rule regarding segregation in major league baseball during the early 1900s.

Did you know February is the shortest month of the year? Introduce students to the concept of calendars and offer some useful hands-on practice in identifying and writing dates.