Preview Black History Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan:

Celebrating Black History Month Using IXL’s Grades 2 & 3 Social Studies Content

(4) 45-minute lessons

Objective:

Students will write a narrative from the point-of-view of a legendary African-American figure in U.S. history

following exploration of text sources as well as IXL’s social studies content.

Standards:

Grade 2: RI.2.2, RI.2.3, W.2.3, W.2.7, W.2.8

Grade 3: RI.3.1, RI.3.3, W.3.3, W.3.7, W.3.8

Suggested Resources:

1) IXL Grade 2 social studies: Harriet Tubman (B.7), Frederick Douglass (B.5), George Washington Carver (B.9),

Thurgood Marshall (B.11), Rosa Parks (B.12), Jackie Robinson (B.13), Martin Luther King, Jr. (B.15)

2) IXL Grade 3 social studies: Harriet Tubman (D.7), Frederick Douglass (D.5), George Washington Carver (D.9),

Thurgood Marshall (D.11), Rosa Parks (D.12), Jackie Robinson (D.13), Martin Luther King, Jr. (D.15)

3) Student-friendly video content (if needed) for all 7 historical figures can be found at:

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/

http://www.history.com/videos

4) Sites and texts for students to explore:

Harriet Tubman

Picture biographies of Tubman’s life such as:

My First Biography: Harriet Tubman (Bauer)

Escape North! The Story of Harriet Tubman (Kulling)

http://www.blackhistorystudies.com/resources/resources/facts-about-harriet-

tubman/

Frederick Douglass

Picture biography of Douglass’s life such as:

A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass (Adler)

http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/nfdougla.html

George Washington Carver

Picture biographies of Washington Carver’s life such as:

A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver (Aliki)

A Picture Book of George Washington Carver (Adler)

http://www.kidsplayandcreate.com/george-washington-carver-facts-for-kids-

who-invented-peanut-butter/

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/gwcarver.htm

Thurgood Marshall

Picture biographies of Marshall’s life such as:

Thurgood Marshall: The Supreme Court Rules on "Separate but Equal" (A

Graphic History of the Civil Rights Movement) (Jeffrey)

A Picture Book of Thurgood Marshall (Adler)

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/thurgoodmarshall1.htm

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