Reading Comprehension Passages + Literacy Activities Black History Month Bundle

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Do you need NO PRINT AND NO PREP reading activities for Black History Month? Look no further! By purchasing this bundle, your students will get to know these twelve influential African American figures by reading the short passages about their stories, their legacy, and the struggles they endured, perfect for 1st and 2nd graders. There are also tons of different literacy activities to choose from.

NOTE: This resource contains a Google Slides presentation you can easily assign to your students if you want to go digital.

Reasons why you need this bundle:

1. There are many activities to choose from! It contains nine (9) different literacy activities, from reading short passages to identifying nouns and verbs in the passage to solving the picture puzzle to making a booklet.
2. Each figure contains a Google Slides version if you want to go digital.
3. The answer key is provided for most of the activities.
4. Color and B&W copies are included in your download.
5. The length of the reading passages is perfect for 1st to 2nd-grade students.
6. The worksheets can be used for centers, homework, homeschooling, or subs.

Don’t forget to check the PREVIEW before purchasing.

The twelve Black History heroes included in this resource are:

1. Shirley Chisholm
2. Ruby Bridges
3. Bessie Coleman
4. Martin Luther King, Jr.
5. Rosa Parks
6. Katherine Johnson
7. George Washington Carver
8. Frederick Douglass
9. Jackie Robinson
10. Harriet Tubman
11. Thurgood Marshall
12. Sojourner Truth 

The activities include the following:

1. A writing booklet (Students write the full name, date, and place of birth, career, fun fact, and date of death)
2. Short reading passages with multiple-choice and WH- questions
3. Picture puzzles
4. True or false activity
5. Capitalization
6. Opinion writing prompt (example: MLK is… because…)
7. Nouns and verbs
8. Dictionary time!

Each PDF file contains the following:

• 40 B&W pages
• 12 color pages
• 20 answer key pages
• a link to access the slides (25 slides in total)

Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions. (thisistheviralteacher@gmail.com)

The Viral Teacher