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

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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 ...

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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.

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Children's Literature
Sander's book contains more than seventy activities in eight themes. In the section entitled "Civil Rights Movement," readers learn how one woman, Rosa Parks, did make a difference in the fight against segregation and a lot more about the movement and its key players. The activities focus on nonviolence—making cards, singing songs, making fans and signs. Sanders notes that music has been an important part of African-American lives, and music activities are sprinkled throughout the book. Music and rhythm from plantation days includes songs to sing and instruments that can be made. The importance of music surfaces again in the section about the turn of the Century with a discussion of ragtime and jazz. For the latter, kids are encouraged to make a cornet from vinyl tubing and a funnel and they are encouraged to pretend they are Louis Armstrong. 2000, Chicago Review Press. Ages 9 up. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot
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Gr 1-5-A chronological look at the history of African Americans from the pre-slavery days in Africa through today's celebration of Kwanzaa. With a straightforward, readable text, one- to three-page topics, and simple illustrative drawings, even young children can participate in this activity-based title. Although mentioning the hardships and inhumanities of slavery and Jim Crow laws, the brutal details are left out. The emphasis is on the contributions of African Americans, their courage, creativity, and inventiveness. The easy activities described in detail include games, crafts (with patterns), songs, recipes, and stories. An extensive bibliography of books, articles, and Web sites is included.-Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781556526534
  • Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 6/1/2007
  • Series: A Kid's Guide series
  • Edition description: Second edition
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 256
  • Sales rank: 435,836
  • Age range: 7 - 9 Years
  • Product dimensions: 11.00 (w) x 8.50 (h) x 0.64 (d)

Meet the Author

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

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Table of Contents


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