Ida B. Wells Elementary Lesson Plan
Let's celebrate Ida B. Wells-Barnett!
Read Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader by Michelle Duster and Laura Freeman and/or the entries on Ida B. Wells in Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison and Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids: 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A. by Arlisha Norwood, then extend the learning with this lesson plan, featuring a Parade for Ida art activity that will help students explore Ida's lifetime of work for justice and equality, a writing activity printable connected to Ida B. Wells' work as a journalist, an original coloring page, and more.
Included in this lesson:
Book and video recommendations
Materials list
Parade for Ida: two-page art activity printable in which students will cut out signs listing some of Ida's many accomplishments and use them to decorate a parade scene on the second page of the printable
Write Like Ida: activity page in which students are invited to write a news article inspired by Ida's work as an investigative journalist
Ida B. Wells-Barnett coloring page featuring one of Ida's famous quotations
This Black History lesson is one of the 21 lessons in our Read Glow Grow: A Celebration of 21 Black History Luminaries unit. This lesson, like all the lessons in Read Glow Grow, features read alouds for all ages coupled with innovative and engaging art activities and was designed to be appropriate and accessible for a wide range of elementary-aged learners, from K-6th grades and even beyond.
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Let's celebrate Ida B. Wells-Barnett!
Read Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader by Michelle Duster and Laura Freeman and/or the entries on Ida B. Wells in Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison and Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids: 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A. by Arlisha Norwood, then extend the learning with this lesson plan, featuring a Parade for Ida art activity that will help students explore Ida's lifetime of work for justice and equality, a writing activity printable connected to Ida B. Wells' work as a journalist, an original coloring page, and more.
Included in this lesson:
Book and video recommendations
Materials list
Parade for Ida: two-page art activity printable in which students will cut out signs listing some of Ida's many accomplishments and use them to decorate a parade scene on the second page of the printable
Write Like Ida: activity page in which students are invited to write a news article inspired by Ida's work as an investigative journalist
Ida B. Wells-Barnett coloring page featuring one of Ida's famous quotations
This Black History lesson is one of the 21 lessons in our Read Glow Grow: A Celebration of 21 Black History Luminaries unit. This lesson, like all the lessons in Read Glow Grow, features read alouds for all ages coupled with innovative and engaging art activities and was designed to be appropriate and accessible for a wide range of elementary-aged learners, from K-6th grades and even beyond.
Connect with us!
We'd love to hear what you think and see photos of how you used this product! Also, please consider signing up for our newsletter to receive a freebie every month!
Let's celebrate Ida B. Wells-Barnett!
Read Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader by Michelle Duster and Laura Freeman and/or the entries on Ida B. Wells in Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison and Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids: 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A. by Arlisha Norwood, then extend the learning with this lesson plan, featuring a Parade for Ida art activity that will help students explore Ida's lifetime of work for justice and equality, a writing activity printable connected to Ida B. Wells' work as a journalist, an original coloring page, and more.
Included in this lesson:
Book and video recommendations
Materials list
Parade for Ida: two-page art activity printable in which students will cut out signs listing some of Ida's many accomplishments and use them to decorate a parade scene on the second page of the printable
Write Like Ida: activity page in which students are invited to write a news article inspired by Ida's work as an investigative journalist
Ida B. Wells-Barnett coloring page featuring one of Ida's famous quotations
This Black History lesson is one of the 21 lessons in our Read Glow Grow: A Celebration of 21 Black History Luminaries unit. This lesson, like all the lessons in Read Glow Grow, features read alouds for all ages coupled with innovative and engaging art activities and was designed to be appropriate and accessible for a wide range of elementary-aged learners, from K-6th grades and even beyond.
Connect with us!
We'd love to hear what you think and see photos of how you used this product! Also, please consider signing up for our newsletter to receive a freebie every month!