What Is Black History Month? Poster

Read the poster together at the start of February and ask students to find why the month falls in February. Then pick one idea from the Ways to celebrate box to try as a class.

One page with a portrait of Carter G. Woodson, his dates (1875 to 1950) and a short bio. Four boxes follow: How it started (Negro History Week, February 1926), Why February? (the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass), A whole month (1976) and Ways to celebrate.

Yes. We made it for 2nd Grade to 5th Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

2 printable resources, all free to preview. There are 31 Black History Month resources in all, from Preschool to 5th Grade, gathered on our Black History Month activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 2nd Grade to 5th Grade students, roughly ages 7-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 2nd Grade to 5th Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.