Black History Month Videos for Kids

Videos, Lessons, and Printables for Black History Month

Now, more than ever, the importance of Black History Month should be celebrated. Learn the origin of dedicating the month of February to Black History and the history behind the month long holiday. These Black History Month videos for kids and African American resources that help celebrate the black lives matter movement are the perfect classroom curriculum.

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Black History Month Videos for Kids

History of Black History Month from History.com

Black History Month Video from PBS Kids

More on the History of Black History Month

Black History Month Video from National Geographic Kids

Celebrate Black History Month with Ted Talks

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Black History Month

Video Interviews with African American Authors and Illustrators from Reading Rockets

15 Movies to watch with the family to teach about Black History from USA Today

Resources for Black History Month from Teach Mama

  

Fresh ways to celebrate Black History from We Are Teacher

Books on Black History from Amazon

Activities for Black History Month from Education.com

African American Biographies with Lessons from Brainpop

Lesson Plans and Printable Worksheet Activities for Black History Month from TeacherVision

Recommended:

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman

Black History Month Activities with Online Lessons from Kids Creative Chaos

Articles with Keyword African American from Kids Creative Chaos

36 Black History Month People for Lessons

Names for Black History Biography Project

When is Black History Month? February is Black History Month. Chances are, you're looking for famous African Americans for classroom projects. Whether you need names of famous black people for biography or history lessons, you'll find well-known and lesser known people, lesson plans, worksheets, and free classroom printables for Black History Month. Enjoy!

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Photo above by The Visibility Project,
Claudette Colvin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Homeschool Art Curriculum Ideas

Art Activities for Homeschool or Elementary Classroom

Over the years, we've written a lot of posts and done a lot of craft and art projects that make perfect curriculum ideas for homeschool art. If you are looking for homeschool art ideas, you're in luck. We've indexed all of our art activities for kids in one place. Enjoy!

Art Projects for Elementary Kids

• Still Life Art Lesson
• Mixed Media Project
• Primary Art Color Wheel Lesson
• Styrofoam Tray Printmaking
• How to Make a Tunnel Book
• How to Paint like Eric Carle Art Lesson
• Scrap Fiber Weaving Lesson
•  Black History Art Projects for Children
• Watercolor Techniques: Wet on Wet
• Self Portrait and The Golden Rule
• How to Make Homemade Clay
• Salt Dough Clay Recipe and Self-Portrait Ornaments
• Cartoon Anime - Montessori Style Lesson
• Mask Making (African Art and Phineas Masks)
• How to Make Cardboard Gingerbread House Recipe
• Paper Quilt Square Folk Art 

Recommended:

You've got the curriculum, now you need the art supplies. Here are some of our favorite art picks for kids. They are good quality, but not too expensive. These are affiliate links for your convenience.

Prang Art Supplies

Prisma Color Pencils

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Black History Art Projects for Children: Expressionist

For Black History Month, Introduce Children to Amazing African American Artists with Expressionist Art Projects and Activities

Did you know there are some very well-known works of art crafted by little known Black Artists? Isn't it time to change that? These Black History Art Projects introduce students to less known famous black Americans. For Black History Month, or an anytime lesson in Black History or African American Art, we scoured the web for some beautiful art projects that children can easily reproduce on their own. This posts focuses on Alma Thomas, an American Expressionist Painter. Enjoy!

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Looking for a Homeschool or Classroom Curriculum on the Expressionist movement? We've created a series of printable rtf free lesson plans and worksheets that include video links, online educational games, reference material, and components for science, math, and language arts. Enjoy! Expressionist Movement Free Printable Assignment suitable for grades 3-6.

Mayhem's interpretation of Alma Thomas' Expressionist Artist Painting.

Black History art projects for children:
Expressionism based on the work of Alma Thomas.

Tips: Laminate or frame these images to create gift quality modern wall art.

Famous Black Artist: Alma Thomas, Expressionist Painter

We recreated the works of Alma Thomas with torn paper. This project works well with children of all ages. With each grade level raise the level of difficulty. Preschoolers to Highschoolers will enjoy, tearing the paper and choosing which colors to include in their array.

Dream Keepers Martin Luther King Skit for Classroom

This as a fun black history project for preschoolers. You can also use tempera paints and a thick brush or cut up sponge squares to dab on the paint. Have them use their thumbs to make the marks on the paper, or pre-tear construction paper into squares to save time. Let them paste the colors onto their paper as they choose. Please don't correct their work! It is amazing to see what each child sees. Let them wow you with their creativity.

We searched and found these fun, easy, and unique Black History Art Projects for Children:

African Trade Beads from Crayola.com

Black History Art Project for Children: Construction Paper Freedom Quilt
from North Clarion Elementary.

Black History Project from Art for Kids by Elan Ferguson.

Jake's interpretation of the painting below. He doesn't like to fill the entire page. 

Alma Thomas, Expressionist Painting for Black History Art Project. 

This image may be subject to copyright issues. It appears here for educational purposes only and is linked to the source, WikiArt Visual Art Encyclopedia.

Black History Arts and Crafts

Black History Art Projects

art activities

art lessons

art lesson plans

activities for preschoolers

Black History Month Script for Classroom Play: 

(Brown vs. Board of Education)

Black History Facts for (today, by month) June, etc.

Free Black History Activity Packs for preschoolers

Free Printable Black History Facts for elementary students

Recommended Reading:

Alma W. Thomas: A Retrospective of the Paintings 

from the Ft. Wayne Museum of Art* 

Express Yourself!: Activities and Adventures in Expressionism (Art Explorers)*

Things to do in Indiana: 

Visit the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

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*We also use affiliate links, if you make a purchase we get a tiny commission. Kids Creative Chaos participates in the Amazon LLC Associates Program*, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a mean for blogs to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon properties, including, but not limited to, amazon.com, endless.com, myhabit.com, smallparts.com, or amazonwireless.com. We also offer Tapinfluence, Google Adsense, SoFab, and Izea ads here. Thanks so much for helping us keep the lights on! :)