Black History Month Word Walls

❤️Looking for an engaging movement-based way to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or Black History Month? These differentiated writing activities are perfect way to help your students celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr., while practicing literacy, and fine motor skills!

✏️Use the differentiated recording sheets to practice vocabulary, spelling, tracing, writing, and drawing!

✏️Great for literacy centers, whole group, small group, partner work, enrichment activities, word walls or extra practice at home!

⭐️Check out the preview and preview video for a sneak peek!

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⭐️Ways to Use:

• Students will have fun walking around the room to find the Martin Luther King Jr. themed cards. Then, they match it by picture or number (depending on which game style you have chosen for your students) to the corresponding word on the response sheet. They will then trace, write, or draw that word on their recording sheet.

• Cards can also be placed in a container for individualized instruction, or added to your literacy center! Simply print and laminate for lasting durability.

• The vocabulary flashcards can also be used to create a word wall, play matching, “go fish”, or memory games, as writing prompts etc.

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✅ 2 sets included: (22 pages)

✅Match by picture (11 pages)

☑ Teacher answer key (1 page)

☑ Trace the words (1 page)

☑ Write the words - dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Write the words - solid lines (1 page)

☑ Draw pictures (1 page)

☑ Draw and write the words (1 page)

☑ Draw and write sentences (1 page)

☑ Draw and write a story (1 page)

☑ Picture only flashcards (3 pages / 12 cards)

✅Match by number (11 pages)

☑ Teacher answer key (1 page)

☑ Trace the words (1 page)

☑ Write the words - dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Write the words - solid lines (1 page)

☑ Draw pictures (1 page)

☑ Draw and write the words (1 page)

☑ Draw and write sentences (1 page)

☑ Draw and write a story (1 page)

☑ Picture with number flashcards (3 pages / 12 cards)

✅ Bonus: (26 pages)

☑ "How to Use" (3 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Black and white set (22 pages)

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✅ Vocabulary included (12):

☑ Alabama

☑ boycott

☑ connection

☑ education

☑ equality

☑ freedom

☑ Georgia

☑ minister

☑ peace

☑ prize

☑ speech

☑ unity

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⭐️Looking for more Martin Luther King Jr. activities?

Martin Luther King Jr. Growing Bundle

⭐️Looking for more black history resources?

Black History Growing Bundle

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Thank You Ma'am By Langston Hughes: This introductory PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the story’s author and genre. Bold photo visuals and engaging video clips support the story details. The lesson includes an in-depth vocabulary study, practice, assessment, and printable organizers.

This standard-aligned material is for use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms

**PDF link to short story**

PowerPoint Slides:

1. **Author Biography** This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the story in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**Highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links allowing students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time-period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3.**Bold Photos: ** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

4. **Vocab with Concise Definitions and Part of Speech: ** Our lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context. Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

Vibrant Vocab slides (frail, half-nelson, roomer, kitchenette, mistrusted, presentable, suede, latching, barren, stoop)

5.**Quizlet Practice Link ** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

6. **Fun Fact Images and Videos** These features highlight unique elements of the text to aid comprehension

PDF FILE.

Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing printable worksheets to be used with the lesson!

**Grammar Sort**

Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

**Connotation Sort**

Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

**Context Clues Sentences, Word Bank and Key: **

Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

**Vocabulary Organizer**

This worksheet allows the students to infer the meaning from the animated vocabulary slide. After students complete the organizer, it is a great reference sheet.

**Synonym and Antonym Word Study**

The graphic organizer allows the students to explore the variations in meaning of the new vocabulary word.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide backstory to text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage for review

· Add to electronic notebooks

· Provide test review

· Prompt Writing or Research assignments

· Grammar study / parts of speech

· Discuss Word Connotation

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This lesson is also available in Google Slides.

Enjoy!

-From Kiwious About Vocab!

❤️Looking for an engaging movement-based way to celebrate Harriet Tubman or Black History Month? These differentiated writing activities are perfect way to help your students celebrate the life of Harriet Tubman, while practicing literacy, and fine motor skills!

✏️Use the differentiated recording sheets to practice vocabulary, spelling, tracing, writing, and drawing!

✏️Great for literacy centers, whole group, small group, partner work, enrichment activities, word walls or extra practice at home!

⭐️Check out the preview and preview video for a sneak peek!

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⭐️Ways to Use:

• Students will have fun walking around the room to find the Harriet Tubman themed cards. Then, they match it by picture or number (depending on which game style you have chosen for your students) to the corresponding word on the response sheet. They will then trace, write, or draw that word on their recording sheet.

• Cards can also be placed in a container for individualized instruction, or added to your literacy center! Simply print and laminate for lasting durability.

• The vocabulary flashcards can also be used to create a word wall, play matching, “go fish”, or memory games, as writing prompts etc.

................................................................................................................................................

✅ 2 sets included: (22 pages)

✅Match by picture (11 pages)

☑ Teacher answer key (1 page)

☑ Trace the words (1 page)

☑ Write the words - dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Write the words - solid lines (1 page)

☑ Draw pictures (1 page)

☑ Draw and write the words (1 page)

☑ Draw and write sentences (1 page)

☑ Draw and write a story (1 page)

☑ Picture only flashcards (3 pages / 12 cards)

✅Match by number (11 pages)

☑ Teacher answer key (1 page)

☑ Trace the words (1 page)

☑ Write the words - dotted lines (1 page)

☑ Write the words - solid lines (1 page)

☑ Draw pictures (1 page)

☑ Draw and write the words (1 page)

☑ Draw and write sentences (1 page)

☑ Draw and write a story (1 page)

☑ Picture with number flashcards (3 pages / 12 cards)

✅ Bonus: (26 pages)

☑ "How to Use" (3 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Black and white set (22 pages)

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✅ Vocabulary included (12):

☑ abolition

☑ Civil Rights

☑ equality

☑ faith

☑ Maryland

☑ New York

☑ North Star

☑ nurse

☑ slavery

☑ speech

☑ suffrage

☑ unity

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SAVE BIG!

⭐️Looking for more Harriet Tubman activities?

Harriet Tubman Readers

⭐️Looking for more black history resources?

Black History Growing Bundle

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❤️ Teacher Tips:

⭐️Don't forget, you can earn TeachShare credits towards future purchases by leaving a review of this resource! Thank you for your valuable time and feedback!

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If you have any questions, please contact me: 

kimberly@kimberlysclassroom.com

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. Wishing you a wonderful school year!

❤️Kimberly

This PowerPoint lesson bundle provides digital pre-reading resources, historical background info, vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment for the 2 GRATITUDE THEMED short stories; perfect for Thanksgiving:

*TWO THANKSGIVING DAY GENTLEMEN by O. Henry

*THANK YOU MA’AM by Langston Hughes

* PDF LINKS to texts are included

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous, grade-level literature by front-loading story elements and vocabulary critical to comprehension and aligned to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeshool classrooms

PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, Vocabulary Organizer, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key.

POWERPOINT:

1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.

4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

10**PDF file** 9 organizers, activities, and quizzes

11 **Fun Fact** photos and video links are inserted throughout to bring important elements of the story into context and aid comprehension

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:
· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion/prediction
· Create predictions about text7
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Provide test review
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech
· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

These lessons are also available in Google Slides.

❤️Looking for engaging movement-based writing activities for Black History Month? Get out those wiggles, learn African American history related vocabulary words, learn about important historical leaders and practice writing skills with this growing bundle!

✏️These Black History write the room activities are the perfect way to give your kiddos a fun brain break, for transitioning between activities, for writing centers, to enhance related units or for starting your day with a little fun and laughter!

✏️Great for your preschool, kindergarten 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade students!

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☀️ This is a growing bundle and the price will increase as new resources are added!

☀️ Check out each individual resource for more details!

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✅This bundle includes:

☑ Harriet Tubman

☑ Martin Luther King Jr.

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❤️ Teacher Tips:

⭐️Don't forget, you can earn TeachShare credits towards future purchases by leaving a review of this resource! Thank you for your valuable time and feedback!

⭐️Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies, and product launches:

Follow Me

...............................................................................................................................

If you have any questions, please contact me: 

kimberly@kimberlysclassroom.com

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. Wishing you a wonderful school year! ❤️Kimberly

Short stories, "Thank You Ma'am" and "One Friday Morning", by Langston Hughes: these 2 introductory Powerpoint lessons provide digital and printable pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. The lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, and assessment.

*PDF links to texts included

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key.

EACH POWERPOINT:

1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.

4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

10**PDF file** 9 organizers, activities, and quizzes

11 **Fun Fact** photos and video links are inserted throughout to bring important elements of the story into context and aid comprehension

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:
· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion/prediction
· Create predictions about text
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Provide test review
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech
· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!