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Black History Month Themed Speech & Language Activities


February is Black History Month, and it’s an important time to honor the contributions of African American citizens to our society. Depending on the age and interests of your children, you may choose to read picture books or chapter books to study a specific person. While learning about a historical figure, children can answer comprehension questions, compare and contrast the past and the present, and practice speech sounds while reading aloud.


Below are suggestions of historical figures, as well as corresponding books about their lives:


  • Jackie Robinson, African American baseball player

  • The Hero Two Doors Down, by Sharon Robinson

  • The Magic Treehouse: A Big Day for Baseball, by Mary Pope Osborne

  • Garrett Morgan, African American inventor of the traffic light

  • Saving the Day, by Karyn Parsons

  • Mae Jemison, African American NASA astronaut

  • Mae Among the Stars, by Roda Ahmed

  • Bessie Coleman, African American pilot

  • Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight, by Karyn Parsons


Readers: Who have you studied during Black History Month?


About the Author: Melissa Goff, M.S, CCC-SLP, is the owner of Sunflower Speech & Myo Therapy, PLLC, in Charlotte, NC.


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