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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