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Lady Day Learning! Billie Holiday History Lesson for Kids

January 13, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

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Learn about one of the first ladies of jazz with this mini Billie Holiday history lesson for kids! Perfect for teaching black history!
Mini Printable Billie Holiday History Lesson
Teach students about early jazz history with this mini Billie Holiday history lesson for kids! A great addition to a music history unit!
This digital and print Billie Holiday history lesson is a perfect way to teach early elementary students about this famous jazz singer!

We’ve always been passionate about Black history in our family. In fact, most of American music history includes accomplishments by amazing black musicians and artists.

Which is why we try to teach our kids about Black jazz musicians from an early age. 

And there’s no way to talk about early American jazz without discussing Billie Holiday. She was a true pioneer of songwriting, performing, and vocal styling. 

So I thought this mini Billie Holiday history lesson would be a great resource to share for your Black history lessons too!

Elementary Billie Holiday History Lesson

This is an excellent resource for Black History Month, Women’s History Month, Jazz History Month, and more!

Plus, it’s a short lesson with simple activities, so you can use it without needing time to prep it in advance.

Teaching Elementary Students about Billie Holiday

Need a digital copy for distance learning? There’s one of those too!

Read on to get yours.

And, for more about the work of Black musicians, don’t miss our We Got Jazz! Black History Thematic Unit!

Learn about the life and legacy of one of the first ladies of jazz with this Billie Holiday elementary history lesson!

Lady Day Learning! Mini Billie Holiday History Lesson for Kids

To use the printable Billie Holiday resource, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer Paper
  • Pencils
Billie Holiday Lesson for Kids

This Black history resource includes a two-page biography about the life and legacy of Billie Holiday.

How to Teach Elementary Students about Billie Holiday

Three comprehension activities are also included – a fill-in-the-blank exercise, a word unscramble, and a timeline sequencing activity.

Printable Billie Holiday History Lesson

Answer keys are included for each review activity.

Teaching Kids about Billie Holiday

And there’s a blackline version of the biography too!

How to Teach Elementary Students about Billie Holiday

To begin this lesson, start by reading the biography through with your class.

Elementary Billie Holiday Lesson for Kids

If you use the blackline version, kids can color in the pictures as you read.

Billie Holiday Lesson for Elementary

Then begin the review activities.

Depending on the age of your students, you may wish to complete the fill-in-the-blank exercise as a group.

Then you can send the word unscramble and sequencing activities along as homework.

Printable Billie Holiday History Lesson for Kids

Use the answer keys to make grading a snap!

Get a closer look at this resource in the video below!

Digital Billie Holiday History Lesson for Elementary

Are you using digital resources with your students this year? This product is also available in a digital version!

Digital History Lesson about Billie Holiday

In this digital Billie Holiday history activity, which is compatible with Google Slides, students can read the biography of her life and career.

Billie Holiday Digital History Lesson for Elementary

Then answer the review questions by typing directly on the slides!

Digital Billie Holiday History Activity

Digital versions of the word unscramble and timeline sequencing activities are included too.

And there’s a separate answer key for you to use when grading.

Scroll down to get this elementary Billie Holiday history lesson for your students!

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Grab the digital version of this Billie Holiday activity in my Teachers Pay Teachers store! You can also get the print and digital versions as a bundle!

Digital Billie Holiday History Lesson for Elementary

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Learning about Billie Holiday for Kids

To get your copy of Lady Day Learning!, a Billie Holiday elementary lesson, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store or check it out below!

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