Celebrate Black History Month

February is Black History Month. PSEA joins the NEA and the nation in commemorating African-American history and culture.

Share Your Stories
Given the historic nature of the 2008 elections, with advances for African Americans and women, Voice and PSEA.org would like to make member reflections on the Civil Rights and Women’s movements the focus of our 2009 commemorations of Black History Month and Women’s History Month.

Share your thoughts and stories about the Civil Rights or Women’s movement with fellow members on an online forum.

Selected stories will be published in Voice and on the PSEA website.

To help you integrate Black History Month in your classroom, the NEA offers a selection of lesson plans that cover a variety subjects and that can be adapted to fit multiple grade levels.

Web Resources
The NEA has compiled a list of online resources where PSEA members and students can discover the rich history of African-American culture and the individuals who played significant roles in American history.

NEA.org Lessons Activities

• Three-Way Match: Famous Black Americans
  Students learn about the accomplishments of famous African American men and women using a unique three-way matching activity.
   
• Famous African Americans ABC Book
  Grades K-12 create an ABC book of famous African Americans in history.
   
• Rosa Parks Changed the Rules
  Students complete a diagram of the Montgomery bus that carried Rosa Parks into the history books. Work sheet included.
   
• The Black History Rap
  Invite students to write a rap or hip-hop lyrics about the life of a famous Black American.
   
• Build a Black History Database/Timeline
  The simple Black History timeline students create can be sequenced, sorted, and searched.
   
• The African-American Population in U.S. History
  Charts, graphs, and maps help students learn about the growth of the African-American population throughout history.
   
• Melba Pattillo and Ruby Bridges: Two Heroes of School Integration
  Put your students in the shoes of those who integrated Little Rock High School in 1957-58.
   
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Curriculum Resources  
  Teachers will find a collection of curriculum resources to help students put in perspective Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life.