Resources to support Black History Month

Use these resources to raise awareness of the important figures and events in black history with primary and secondary classes

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Martin Luther King civil rights image as resource to support Black History Month with primary and secondary students

Lesson ideas, activities and worksheets to support your teaching of black history

With Black History Month just around the corner, we've selected some of our favourite resources to help you to celebrate and raise awareness of just a few of the important figures and events of black history with your class.

Why not also check out the Penguin and Runnymede Trust Lit in Colour campaign collection, to find resources and research to support you in your teaching of English literature more inclusive of writers of colour?

Resources for younger learners

Encourage younger students to participate in the celebrations of Black History Month with this selection of lesson ideas. From exploring the lives of civil rights leaders to key black inventors, there’s something to engage every pupil.  

Black Inventors Pelmanism Game (Black History Month)
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Black Inventors Pelmanism Game (Black History Month)

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Black Inventors Pelmanism Game: A series of 48 pelmanism cards featuring 24 Black Inventors and their inventions. Turn over the cards and find a matching pair. Includes a pupil worksheet to record results and an answer sheet. A great research activity for Black History Month. For more Outstandi...
Black History Month Reading Comprehensions
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Black History Month Reading Comprehensions

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Eight different fact files and reading comprehension tasks linked to significant black people in history or now. Included in the pack is a fact file and comprehension for: Marcus Rashford - there are three differentiated texts for Rashford Dame Doreen Lawrence Stormzy Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock Tessa ...
Empire Windrush: Early Black Presence
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Empire Windrush: Early Black Presence

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What do the sources reveal about an early Black presence in Britain? Black people have lived in Britain for over two thousand years. Some came to Britain with the Roman invasion in 43CE and they became an important part of British society throughout the medieval ages and beyond. Evidence shows that...
The (incomplete) Lit in Colour Book List 2022 Edition: KS2
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The (incomplete) Lit in Colour Book List 2022 Edition: KS2

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We have created The (incomplete) Lit in Colour book lists in response to one of the key findings in the research commissioned with our partner The Runnymede Trust, which found that teachers often struggle finding books by writers of colour. We re calling our book lists incomplete, because we know...
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Resources for older students

Discover more about the work of major historical figures such as Martin Luther King, Mary Seacole and Rosa Parks, or encourage students to do their own independent research with the help of these stimulating activities, quizzes and fact file tasks.  

Black History Month Lesson, Quiz and Activity worksheet bundle
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Black History Month Lesson, Quiz and Activity worksheet bundle

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Black History Month is celebrated in October in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands and February in America and many other countries. To help you celebrate Black History Month with your KS3 and KS4 secondary students I have pulled together a bundle of 3 resources for you to share. This resource is...
Black History Month: Research Activities for Teens
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Black History Month: Research Activities for Teens

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Black History Month: Research Activities for Teens Are you looking for some fun independent research activities for your students to do when learning about Black History? This resource is really easy to use in your classroom there are 16 printable worksheets which have the name and pic...
KS3 and KS4 English - 'Checking Out Me History' by John Agard
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KS3 and KS4 English - 'Checking Out Me History' by John Agard

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This film is from the series [Poets in Person](https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/ks3-gcse-english-literature-poets-in-person/zmjxbdm) available on [BBC Teach](https://bbc.co.uk/teach). Poet John Agard describes the process of writing his poem 'Checking Out Me History'. He explores wher...
The (incomplete) Lit in Colour book list 2022 Edition: KS3-5
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The (incomplete) Lit in Colour book list 2022 Edition: KS3-5

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We have created The (incomplete) Lit in Colour book lists in response to one of the key findings in the research commissioned with our partner The Runnymede Trust, which found that teachers often struggle finding books by writers of colour. We re calling our book lists incomplete, because we know...
Black History Month
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Black History Month

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Black History Month lesson that explores writing to explain and essay writing, useful for AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 and other non-fiction exam questions. It is fully differentiated and resourced set of 2 lessons. This is ideal preparation for students getting ready for AQA English Lang...
Black History Month
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Black History Month

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A detailed resource pack which would be used over a week of Tutor Time or for Citizenship. The pack includes a detailed PowerPoint with differentiated activities, successful Black Britons information pack, clip with literacy task and an interactive quiz. This pack focuses on Black History in Britain...
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