ETA / ETF DEI Committee
▼ Black History Month Resources
The Significance of Black Health and Wellness — Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESOURCE GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES
The story behind Black History Month — NPR
Black Poetry and Lyrics — African American Registry
Black History Month National Web Portal-1
Black History Month National Web Portal-2
Critical Readings
Syllabus w/free (yes, free!) readings.
It’s beginner-friendly and includes essential readings on anti-Blackness, colonization + imperialism, structural racism + oppression, and abolitionism. Let’s continue on this journey to become more fluent in each other’s histories and work toward collective liberation. Please share with your circles!
Lesson plans from the Anti-Racist Teaching & Learning Collective!
There are a few lesson plans and reading lists for elem schoolers that could be useful to implement. Lessons for middle-high schoolers can be useful to walk through yourself as a work of self-education. Lessons span Black/Latinx studies, language arts, history, and STEM.
- For elementary school:
- Identity and Community Affirmations
- 22 Anti-Racist Books for Young Students (includes read-aloud links and discussion questions/lesson plans)
Read-alouds:
- Black History for Young Children (meant for Preschool but I think it’s a good English level for K-6, and good entertainment level for K-3)
Books about individuals (note: while teaching our students about important figures, we should also remember to remind them that beyond these ‘heroes’, there were entire movements of people and communities making change together. It takes all of us, not just the one.)
- The Life of Rosa Parks
- Martin Luther King Jr.: A Peaceful Leader (I Can Read Level 2)
- The ABCs of Black History Month (more individuals/events centered)
Lesson for First Graders:
Teaching about Garrett Morgan and his invention the Traffic Light -> Can play Red Light, Green Light and learn about his life!
More teaching resources:
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Wokekindrgarten.org has read alouds, simple stories, and other slides accessible to early English learners. From Ki, the founder: “woke kindergarten is a global, abolitionist early childhood ecosystem & visionary creative portal supporting children, families, educators and organizations in their commitment to abolitionist early education and pro-black and queer and trans liberation.”
Organizations
- My Block, My Hood, My City: Non-profit that engages with the youth in Chicago