Black History Month for Toddlers

Hey y'all! I'm so glad you're interested in teaching your littles about Black History. Here are some important people and easy ways to introduce from a young age.

• Katherine Johnson

"They just said, ‘If she says it’s right, it’s right’ because the guys didn’t do the work. I did it.”

Ways to celebrate Katherine Johnson:

-Space Craft

-Katherine Johnson Coloring Page (Ours is from Puzzle Huddle)

-Read Katherine Johnson Books

(Hidden Figures, Counting on Katherine, Young, Black, and Gifted, A Computer called Katherine, Dream Big, Little One)

-Discuss how Katherine opened doors for Black women to be taken seriously as mathematicians. Also how her calculations made space exploration possible.

(This craft could also be used for a Mae Jemison lesson.)

• Garrett Morgan

“If you can be the best, then why not try to be the best?”

Ways to celebrate Garrett Morgan:

-Traffic Light Craft

-Traffic Light Snack

-Read Garrett Morgan Books (Saving the Day)

-Play red light, green light

-Discuss why traffic lights are so important, and why we are grateful for Garrett Morgan's invention.

• Serena Williams

"I am lucky that whatever fear I have within me, my desire to win is always stronger."

Ways to celebrate Serena Williams:

-Tennis Racket Craft

-Tennis Balloon Match

-Read Serena Williams Books (Serena, The Littlest Sister, Sisters and Champions, Young, Gifted, and Black)

-Discuss the struggles Serena faced being a Black woman, leading to becoming the greatest female tennis player.

• Amanda Gorman

"There is always light. If only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it.”

Ways to celebrate Amanda Gorman:

-Read Change Sings by Amanda Gorman

-Make a Colorful Collage together

-Discuss the importance of Black intellectuals being represented in all ages and spaces.

(I used this lesson as part of our Harlem Renaissance Week.)

• Langston Hughes

“When a man starts out to build a world, He starts first with himself.”

Ways to celebrate Langston Hughes:

-Read aloud some Langston Hughes poems

-Read Langston Hughes Books (That is My Dream!)

-Langston Hughes Coloring Sheet

-Write a Poem Together

 -Discuss the important role Langston Hughes played in Black people being recognized as intellectuals.

 

(I used this lesson as part of our Harlem Renaissance Week.)

As always thanking for taking the time to be here.

XO,