Learn about African American leaders and heritage during Black History Month. These creative lessons will inspire thoughtful classroom discussion. Gales has Black History Month free resources, calendar with notable dates, activities from Gale’s, and loads of biographies. National Geographic’s Legacy of Change: Icons of The American Civil Rights Movement photo gallery.

Activities from Crayola: Sparkling African Collar Necklace, Rhythm ‘n Blues Musical Poster, and Tent Textiles 3-D Display. Golden Legacy Series is an illustrated Black History magazine series. Read online their article on Martin Luther King Jr. in its entirety. Download in pdf from Disney Channel’s Cable in the Classroom standards-based educational materials that include discussion questions and lesson plans. The Proud Family: I Had a Dream (ages 8-13). That’s So Raven: True Colors (grades 5-8).

Scientist George Washington Carver coloring page. Power to the Peanut Discoveries. Cloze activity, biography with photo gallery. George Washington Carver and Sharing.

Poet Langston Hughes coloring page. Free to Dream Poetry posters. Langston Hughes lesson plans and teaching ideas.

Singer Marian Anderson coloring page. Marian Anderson at the Met has articles, photographs, sound clips, lesson plans, biography and timeline.