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Lesson Plans - By Grade Level

Our Town’s Black Heritage

Students listen to an African American folk tale and draw pictures to illustrate the story.

Free to Dream Poetry

Read and respond to the poetry of Langston Hughes then write original poems using Crayola? Gel Markers.

Three-Way Match: Famous Black Americans

Learn about the accomplishments of famous African American men and women using a unique three-way matching activity.

Experiencing Slavery and Imagining Freedom

Students read a slave’s account of his or her life of slavery, then write accounts of what that person’s life might have been like after the Emancipation Proclamation.

Sharing African Culture

Students research the lives of historical figures.