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Lesson Plans - Social Studies

Why Celebrate Black History Month

Utilize Internet resources for the immersion of students into Black History, they learn about the culture, heritage, family, church, and politics of the African-American and why we honor their accomplishments. Then they make class presentations.

Three-Way Match: Famous Black Americans

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

The Problem With Profiling

Students explore the issue of racial profiling and post their conclusions to a youth message board.

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.

Our Town’s Black Heritage

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