A Kid's Guide to African American History More than 70 Activities

by Sanders, Nancy I.

• ISBN13: 9781556526534
• ISBN10: 1556526539
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-01
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Summary

What do all these people have in common: the first man to die in the American Revolution, a onetime chief of the Crow Nation, the inventors of peanut butter and the portable X-ray machine, and the first person to make a wooden clock in this country? They were all great African Americans. For parents and teachers interested in fostering cultural awareness among children of all races, this book includes more than 70 hands-on activities, songs, and games that teach kids about the people, experiences, and events that shaped African American history. This expanded edition contains new material throughout, including additional information and biographies. Children will have fun designing an African mask, making a medallion like those worn by early abolitionists, playing the rhyming game "Juba," inventing Brer Rabbit riddles, and creating a unity cup for Kwanzaa. Along the way they will learn about inspiring African American artists, inventors, and heroes like Harriet Tubman, Benjamin Banneker, Rosa Parks, Langston Hughes, and Louis Armstrong, to name a few.

Author Biography

Nancy I. Sanders is the author of many books, including 25 Read and Write Mini-Books that Teach Word Families and Old Testament Days.

Table of Contents

Time Line	p. vi
Acknowledgments	p. viii
Introduction	p. ix
The Glories of Africa
A Sandstone Column	p. 3
Design a Mask	p. 4
The Middle Ages	p. 7
The City of Timbuktu	p. 7
Potato Stamp Painting	p. 9
A King's Scepter	p. 11
Life in Africa	p. 12
Call-and-Response Game	p. 13
Communities and Nations	p. 14
Colonial America
Early Explorers	p. 16
First Settlers	p. 18
Landing in Jamestown	p. 19
The Beginning of Slavery	p. 21
Fort Mose	p. 23
The Slave Trade	p. 24
Bead Necklace	p. 26
The Middle Passage	p. 27
Landing in America	p. 29
The Revolutionary War	p. 29
The Shot Heard Around the World	p. 30
Merchant Ships	p. 33
The Battle of Bunker Hill	p. 37
Black Patriots in the American Revolution	p. 38
The War at the Sea	p. 40
The Free African Society	p. 42
The Forten Family of Philadelphia	p. 43
Play a Game of Marbles	p. 44
Write an Almanac	p. 48
Make a Star-Watching Chart	p. 50
America's Founding Fathers	p. 52
Founding Fathers in Philadelphia	p. 53
Founding Fathers in Boston	p. 56
Kneeling Slave Medallion	p. 59
A Foundation of Faith	p. 61
Life on a Plantation
Food on a Plantation	p. 66
Juba	p. 69
Brer Rabbit and His Friends	p. 70
Tell Me a Riddle	p. 74
Children's Rhymes	p. 75
Children's Songs	p. 76
Children's Games	p. 78
Sew a Doll	p. 82
Hoop and Stick	p. 84
Artistic Crafts	p. 1
Music and Rhythm	p. 85
Make a Rhythm	p. 87
Jingle a Tambourine	p. 89
Build a Washtub Bass	p. 92
Short'nin' Bread	p. 94
The Blue-Tail Fly	p. 94
O Freedom	p. 96
Uncode a Spiritual	p. 97
Free African Americans and Abolitionists
The American Colonization Society	p. 102
Emancipation Papers	p. 105
Fugitive Slave Laws	p. 106
The Black Press	p. 107
Slave Narratives	p. 110
Giants in Literature	p. 111
Election Day	p. 113
Parmenteering	p. 114
Election Day Parade	p. 115
Election Cakes	p. 117
Pinkster Day	p. 118
Dress Like King Charles	p. 119
Wear a Chain of Blummies	p. 123
Dance on a Shingle	p. 125
Hold a High Jump Contest	p. 126
The Quakers and Other Abolitionists	p. 127
The Underground Railroad	p. 127
Carry a Candle	p. 130
Carry a Stick	p. 132
Follow the North Star	p. 133
Native American Communities	p. 134
Make a Native American Apron	p. 136
Wear Cuffs	p. 138
Wear Armbands	p. 140
Craftsmen and Folk Artists	p. 141
Make a Bible Quilt	p. 143
Civil War and the Road to Freedom
Make a Congressional Medal of Honor	p. 148
Make Paper Doll Replicas of the U.S. Colored Troops	p. 150
Emancipation Day	p. 154
Reconstruction	p. 154
Elected Officials	p. 156
Hold an Egg-Cracking Party	p. 157
Have a Taffy Pull	p. 159
Sharecropping	p. 160
The Exodusters	p. 160
Juneteenth	p. 162
Make a Favorite Drink	p. 164
Cowboys	p. 165
Design a Brand	p. 167
How Far Was a Trail Ride?	p. 169
Buffalo Soldiers	p. 171
Jim Crow	p. 171
The Tuskegee Institute	p. 173
Make Peanut Butter	p. 174
Grow a Sweet Potato Vine	p. 176
Conduct a Scientific Experiment	p. 177
The Turn of the Century
Great Achievements	p. 180
Important Inventions	p. 181
Make Your Own Invention and Patent It	p. 183
The Importance of Music	p. 185
Harlem Renaissance	p. 186
Play the Comet	p. 190
The World at War ... Twice	p. 191
Creative Milestones	p. 193
Sports, America's Favorite Games	p. 195
Track-and-Field Day	p. 196
The Civil Rights Movement
How One Woman Made a Difference	p. 202
Segregation in Schools	p. 202
Carry a Card Supporting Nonviolence	p. 204
The Sit-In Movement and Freedom Rides	p. 206
Children Helped Change a Nation	p. 207
Make a Hand Fan	p. 210
The March on Washington	p. 212
Carry a Sign	p. 213
Hope for Today and a Better Tomorrow
Dedicated Historians	p. 216
A New African American Renaissance	p. 217
All-Star Athletes	p. 221
Kwanzaa	p. 226
Celebrate Kwanzaa	p. 230
Wear a Kufi	p. 233
Joining Together for a Future of Hope	p. 234
Suggested Reading List for Kids	p. 235
Teacher Resources	p. 235
Selected Bibliography	p. 236
Index	p. 241
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