Curriculum & Lesson Plans
- Crash Course Black American History (High School/Adults) Video course series from Crash Course. Corresponding worksheets can be purchased for a fee on Teachers Pay Teachers.
- 305 – Black History Curriculum (Grades 8-12) Five free lessons including slavery in the United States, emancipation and Reconstruction, Jim Crow laws, Civil Rights Movement and beyond, and a culminating final essay.
- Woodson Center Black History and Character Curriculum (Grades K-12) Create a free account to download lesson plans. Separate lessons for K-8 and high school students.
- Learning Labs from National Museum of African American History & Culture (Grades K-12) Includes a wide variety of learning materials from history to art to STEM.
- Teaching Black History Month (Grades K-12) A variety of lesson plans curated by the National Education Association in celebration of Black History Month.
Podcasts
- Hey, Black Child: The Podcast (Ages 9-12) Two kids, Avery and Jackson, teach us about lesser-known African American heroes.
- Everyday Black History (Teens/Adults) Highlighting the contributions and achievements of Black men and women past and present throughout history.
- Teaching Hard History podcast (Teachers/Parents) Podcast from Learning for Justice to help teachers teach the difficult parts of Black history from slavery through the Jim Crow era.
- Black History Year (Teachers/Parents). Daily two-minute Black history podcasts highlighting history, thinkers and activists. Many episodes may be appropriate for kids, but preview first.
Subscription Boxes
- Just Like Me (Ages 0-12) Monthly book box subscription highlighting black characters.
- KOKUMO! (Grades K-12). Monthly subscription box provides world African history and STEAM all in one curriculum in a box. Lessons include problem solving, critical thinking, and practical applications.
Games
- Ebony-opoly: Reconstruction Era Board Game (Ages 11-adult). Everyone loves Monopoly, so how about a round of Ebony-opoly? Learn about Black history from 1861 to the 1920s.
- Pioneers in Black History: An Illustrated Card Deck(Ages 9-adult) Learn black history with these illustrated flash cards.
Museums
Museum websites can be a great source for learning and sometimes even have educational lessons for students. Museum website content may not be appropriate with all ages. Please pre-screen before sharing any museum content with students.
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- National Museum of African American Music
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
- National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel
- Sacramento – Sojourner Truth African American Heritage Museum
Black Homeschooling Resources
- Comprehensive Resource Guide for Black Homeschooling Families
- Black Family Homeschool Educators & Scholars Annual Virtual Teach-In to discuss issues impacting Black homeschoolers, podcast, and more.
- National Black Home Educators A paid membership organization to bring together and empower Black home educators.
- African-American Homeschool Moms Resources and encouragement for Black homeschool families. There is also a Facebook page which can be joined for more interaction.
Booklists
Staff/Parent Education
- Teaching for Black Lives (Staff/Parents) Teaching ideas, books, lessons, and much more.
- Book – Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum (Staff/Parents) A deep dive into conversations of race and racial inequality in the US. Provides insight into development of identity in the teen years and the part race plays in identity development.
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Friends of Allensworth: 1910 Established California’s first African American school district. Information regarding Chaplain Allen Allensworth, the town of Allensworth, and Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park.