TeachersFirst's Black History Resources
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These reviewed resources from TeachersFirst include teaching ideas, research material, and interactive sites for studying Black History in all grades. Black History does not need to be limited to one month of the year. As students learn about any historical time period or famous figures, check these resources for a perspective from the lives of African Americans at the same time or with the same interests. Perhaps even ask students to juxtapose two different experiences (African American, Hispanic, affluent, poor, etc.) in research projects about inventors, artists, writers, or American life.
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Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent - University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
Grades
3 to 12
tag(s): africa (166), air (149), architecture (85), black history (57)
In the Classroom
Teachers will find this site rich in resources for units on science, social studies, geography, architecture, music, art, and culture. Make Africa a "real" place by sharing on a projector as you share stories or learn about homes ("Structures")and habitats or landforms ("Landscape") with younger students. Use the sound recordings for lessons on oral history, myths, languages, and music. Assign student groups a topic area, which they can research and present to the class as a PowerPoint or another multi-media format using an interactive whiteboard or projector.Images, text, or other content downloaded from the collection may be freely used for non-profit educational and research purposes under Fair Use. That means that you may NOT put them on the web in a public site, blog, or wiki, since you would not be limiting access to class members. If you want students to create blog or wiki pages, create passworded access for class members only to areas displaying these images and resources. Check the website for instructions on how students can cite this source in their bibliographies.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture - Smithsonian
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (166), african american (109), black history (57)
In the Classroom
This site is a great tool for individual research, add this site to your teacher web page so students can access it from home. Use an online tool such as Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram (reviewed here) to compare information from different time periods or locations in the United States. Have cooperative learning groups create podcasts providing information about African-American life throughout the years, or as a newscast from one particular time or event. Use a site such as PodOmatic (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gateway to African American History - University of Chicago
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (166), african american (109)
In the Classroom
If looking for new materials or resources for a unit adding multicultural perspectives OR black history month, be sure to check out some of the links on this site! Just make sure to save it as a favorite, allowing for easier retrieval later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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