![]() The “I Am” books were some of my absolute favorites, but here is a list of Black History books you could use: I always like to start with a book about the person. We usually learn about Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges, and Rosa Parks, but there are some amazing books and resources out there about people who don’t usually get the focus. You can spread that out, focus on more people, less people – whatever works best for your class! In our class, we focused on one person each day. Black History Month Books for Kindergarten ![]() The anchor chart didn’t get filled out until the very end of our project. ![]() We begin this Black History Month project with this anchor chart completely blank: Then, I tell students, “You did a great job describing SUPERheroes to me! But did you know that regular people just like you and me can be heroes too? We are going to learn about some of them.” I let students get all of their misconceptions out. “Heroes fight bad guys and save the day!” We begin by discussing the question, “What is a hero?” I’m sure you can imagine some of the answers we get in Kindergarten! ![]() This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. Over the years, I have tweaked it to work best for my class. I have found that this Black History Month project is just right for our littlest learners.įull disclosure, this was NOT my original idea! When I first began teaching, my co-teachers did this Black History Month activity. In lower elementary, it can be difficult to find resources that don’t “cutesify” Black history. This is one of my favorite Black History Month activities for kindergarten, although we actually begin in January for Martin Luther King Jr. ![]()
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