Black History Month for Kids and Teachers - free use games, activities, lesson ideas Illustration

For Kids - Online, Interactive, Free Games

Each February, all month long, schools, museums, churches, and communities in the United States take a look at some of the many contributions of the African American community - the art, the literature, the heroes, and more.  Read more about it: Black History Month (Smithsonian Kids)

Black History Month Vocabulary Interactive Games

Quia Games on Famous Black Americans

Black History Month (bbc, Bite Size)

What is Black History Month? (cartoon video for kids)

What is Black History Month? (another great cartoon video for kids)

PBS Learning Media for Kids - Black History Month (video, animated)

Black Children's Books - Read Aloud, I Am Black History (cartoon video for kids)

Black Childrens' Books - Read Aloud, Gary and the Great Inventors (cartoon video for kids)

For Teachers - Free use lesson plans and classroom activities

Classroom Resources for Black History Month (pbs)

Free Black History Word Search, 20 heroes, free download

FREE Black History Month teaching resources for the classroom (from TPT)

Black History Month - Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr./a> - Free use PowerPoint, written by Lin Donn, illustrated by Phillip Martin

Free use Jeopardy Games about Black History Month

Black History Month, worksheets, free downloads

Special Section for Kids: 249 Years of Slavery in America - 1688-1865

Civil Rights Movement (Donn)

Civil Rights: Segregation (Donn, 2-3 days)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lesson Plans & Activities (Donn)

Harlem Renaissance/ Poetry of Langston Hughes
(3-4 days, see also Poetry Slam)

Slavery in America - Index (Donn)

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad