This month-long bellringers resource is the PERFECT Black History Month activity to introduce your middle school and high school students to a diverse group of African American individuals. Each bell ringer is designed to introduce students to an influential African American individual or text and contains a text-dependent question for students to answer. Question types include analysis, making connections, making inferences, comparisons, and more.
This Black History Month resource requires NO PREP-just PRINT and let your students do the thinking! You will receive 26 bell ringers in DIGITAL format with various template options. In addition to the texts provided for each bell ringer, video links include additional biographical information for each individual or text.
There are also options for teachers to customize this resource better to fit the needs/levels of their students. EDITABLE pages and slides allow teachers to CREATE THEIR QUESTIONS for each bell ringer.
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Resource:
✅ Save Your Time and Energy with this NO-PREP Resource
✅ Daily Writing Prompts with Text-Dependent Questions
✅ Covers Multiple ELA Standards and Skills
✅ Encourages Critical Thinking and Student Discussions
► What’s Included:
• 30 Bell Ringers
• Bell Ringers PPT
• Video Links for Additional Biographical Information
• Google Slides Version of All Materials
✔ The following individuals are included in this resource:
- Frederick Douglass
- Harriet Tubman
- Sojourner Truth
- Ida Wells
- W.E.B. Du Bois
- Jesse Owens
- Emmett Till
- Dorothy Height
- Jimmie Lee Jackson
- Medgar Evers
- “I, Too” by Langston Hughes
- Ruby Bridges
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Malcolm X
- Sheyann Webb
- Voting Requirements for African Americans
- Amelia Boynton
- Thurgood Marshall
- John Lewis
- President Obama
- Julian Bond
- Kamala Harris
- Muhammad Ali
- “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou
- Excerpt from “I Have A Dream” Speech
- Excerpt from Michelle Obama’s Final Speech as First Lady
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
- “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman Excerpt
- Mae Jemison
- Daniel Hale Williams
- Kamala Harris Speech Excerpt
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✍ What Other Teachers Are Saying About This Resource:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Christina W. says, “Wonderful. The selected people and topics are varied to capture student attention and awareness. The questions are rigorous.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Ashley R. says, “My students loved this resource. It made it easy for me to teach the concept and was engaging at the same time.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Sweet Talk 2 Me says, “I love the great details about famous African Americans. The questions are very engaging and thought-provoking. Fantastic resource!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Caren P. says, “Really great discussion starters and bell ringers for Black History month. I and the students loved the entire set! Thank you. ”
