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This Black History Biography Lapbook is full of printable activities to help your students research and learn about many of our leaders
This adaptable resource provides materials needed for students to organize and present research on a historical African American figure in a Lapbook!
Perfect for students in mid to upper elementary, this resource includes a variety of materials students can use while researching and learning about the life and contributions of black Americans throughout history.
After completing your unit and research on a key historical figure your students will
• use a variety of organizers and foldable activities to help them organize their research
• write a an informational essay about their chosen figure’s life and contributions
To present their research, students will culminate their learning by creating a hands-on lapbook that will allow them to show off their learning!
With the resource, you will receive these sections for your lapbook.
- Cover / Title
- Timeline (for the cover)
- Important Contributions (foldable organizer)
- Person of Character (foldable organizer)
- Theme of my Life (foldable organizer)
- Problem Solver (foldable organizer)
- Interesting Facts Pouch (foldable organizer)
- Picture This (students draw and illustrate the person they researched)
- About the Researcher (students tell a bit about themselves)
- Quote (students provide a specific quote from their research)
- References (a section for students to cite their references)
- Major Accomplishments
- Life and Contributions of _____ informational writing sheet
- 10 Different Webs of Important African Americans for back of lapbook
HISTORICAL FIGURES INCLUDED
- Arthur Ashe
- Barack Obama
- Barbara Jordan
- Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
- Bessie Coleman
- Billie Holiday
- Booker T. Washington
- Colin Powell
- Condoleezza Rice
- Fred Jones
- Fredrick Douglass
- Garrett Morgan
- George Washington Carver
- Guion Bluford
- Harriet Tubman
- Jackie Robinson
- John Lewis
- Katherine Johnson
- Langston Hughes
- Louis Armstrong
- Malcolm X
- Mary Mcleod Bethune
- Matthew Henson
- Michelle Obama
- Ralph Ellison
- Robert Robinson Taylor
- Rosa Parks
- Ruby Bridges
- Shirley Chisholm
- Sojourner Truth
- Thurgood Marshall
- WEB DuBois
- BLANK FOR ANY PERSON
Perfect for Black History Month or all year round, the Black History Month Lapbook is sure to engage your students as you integrate your ELA and Social Studies curriculum.
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