3 Black History Month Assembly Ideas

3 Black History Month assembly ideas for upper elementary school that are fun and easy to do!

1. Rap Song

Have students perform a rap song like the one below about a Black history hero. Students can write their own or perform along to the song here.

2. Skit or Play

Have your students perform a skit or play about notable figures in Black history. Use the skit listed below or have students create their own. Allow your students shine by using their writing, speaking, acting, or art and design talents to contribute to the group in a meaningful way.!

3. Dance or Musical

Have your students create a dance to the song below to dramatize the song lyrics about Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, Henry “Box” Brown, and Jackie Robinson. If you and your students are up for a challenge, you can write a musical that connects each of the songs in the mix below.

You can also check out our Black history plays, musicals, and reading activities to have this all done for you!

Use them to cover Black history all month long in February!

Have your students rehearse for a play or rap musical

while using rap songs to practice skills such as making inferences,

identifying the main idea and supporting details,

and identifying root words and affixes.

Your students can read and analyze these rap songs as reading passages for a fun and standards-aligned good time. These activities feature clean Black history songs packed with history and rich, content-vocabulary words and complex themes for teaching critical reading and language arts skills.

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