Black History Month

Black Lives Matter

Welcome to our In the Know topic for February, Black History Month. You may wish to take a look at other grade spans and recommend articles to students that are below or above their grade’s reading level.

Grades K-1 learn about ideas Black Lives Matter have for people to treat each other better. A Spanish translation can be found here.

Grades 2-3 will learn about Stacey Abrams, the first African American woman nominated by a major political party to run for governor. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

Grades 4-5 will look at how Black Lives Matter went from a hashtag to a movement.  A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

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