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Black history month skit for middle school

Black History Month Skits for Elementary

March 9, 2023

If you’re looking for exciting Black History Month skits for upper elementary and middle school students, your search is over!

Our “Black History Heroes: Kids Making History” play will give your students a fresh perspective on important Black history figures in a way that will leave them in awe. Use sections of the script as skits for a school assembly or other youth programs, or just go all in and do the whole play!

Black History Month Skits for Elementary Students

This one-act play that explores the accomplishments of Ruby Bridges, Claudette Colvin, and DJ Kool Herc through the eyes of an 11-year-old student. This play is the perfect mix of education and entertainment, with a script that incorporates pop-culture references and a touch of humor.

Black History Month plays for Elementary Students

We know that it can be a challenge to make history come alive for students, but with this play, you’ll be able to do just that.

Your students will love learning about Ruby Bridges, the first Black American to integrate a school, and Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a bus nine months before Rosa Parks.

Black History Month Readers Theater Scripts

And who doesn’t love a good dose of Hip Hop history? DJ Kool Herc will take your students on a journey through the beginnings of Hip Hop, showing them that history can be cool too!

This resource also includes multiple-choice and short-response comprehension questions with an answer key, so you can check your students’ understanding as they rehearse and perform the play. And with a virtual-theater option included, you can even put on a virtual show for your audience if needed.

black history month skits for middle school

So, are you ready to bring this play to life? Get this play today and be ready to WOW your students and audience with the amazing stories of Black heroes who made history as kids!

Click here to get your copy now!

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Thanks for reading! More great content coming soon.

Until then,

Happy teaching!

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