Here’s why you need to use Black history skits with elementary students! Ever struggled to get your students to read with expression? I couldn’t help but cringe as my student read a script with as much character and feeling as office furniture. We were working on a Black History Month play, and some students just…
Black history in America covers hundreds of years – let’s move beyond one month and include it all year long! Use rap songs to integrate Black history reading comprehension worksheets into your lessons every day! Reading activities + Black history rap songs = awesome! Use Black History to Teach Reading Skills Reading passages about George Washington, Sacagawea, Hellen…
Use these Hip Hop reading comprehension worksheets to engage your students all year long with a variety of reading skills! Based on our Hip Hop and rap music, history songs, these activities will keep your students’ attention using song lyrics as reading passages while they practice important reading skills! Easily incorporate these activities into independent work or complete…
“That bus boycott was weak! Some tired old lady just didn’t want to stand up.” That’s what my roommate told me in college. Just one of the many myths surrounding Parks and the bus boycott. Now, do your students know what really happened that day Rosa Parks was arrested? (And not for the first time…
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…
So you need to figure out what you’re doing for your school’s Black History Month assembly? You need something that students will enjoy. Something that will keep your audience’s attention, and cover Black history in a meaningful way. Sounds like you need a Black history play with ideas to choose from. With our readers theater…
Google Classroom reading activities are a total game changer! If you haven’t started using them yet, you’ve got to! Download a free, Google classroom reading activity using the link below and try it out. Click here to get it! Google Classroom reading activities, especially in Google Forms, save you time with self-grading quizzes! No more…
Context clues worksheets can be boring at times. How about using a fun topic like the history of Hip Hop and rap music to keep your students engaged while teaching the skill? Using context clues in a passage couldn’t be easier with this activity which is ideal for 5th – 7th-grade students, especially those that…