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20 Fascinating Books about Black Inventors and Scientists for Kids to Read - Perfect for Black History Month!

20 Fascinating Books about Black Inventors and Scientists

January 24, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

20 Fascinating Books about Black Inventors and Scientists
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My youngest son is obsessed with making things. He’s built a working fishing pole, a wobble racer, and even a 3-D paper basketball playset, complete with players who actually shoot the ball into the hoop. We’ve always encouraged our kids to learn about their history, so I thought it would be cool for him toKeep Reading…

Teach children about the African continent and its people with this simple Introduction to Africa lesson plan!

Introduction to Africa Lesson Plan for Kids

February 8, 2018 by Selena Robinson 4 Comments

Introduction to Africa Lesson Plan for Kids
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We’ve been studying African kingdoms of the past with the kids and we’re thrilled to share what we learned with you! It’s fascinating (and tragic) to me that Africa is the largest of all the inhabited continents and yet it is largely overlooked in history programs for kids. In fact, I use the “What YourKeep Reading…

Take the children back in time to the glory days of Harlem with this Harlem Renaissance unit study for kids!

Harlem Renaissance Unit Study

January 16, 2018 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Harlem Renaissance Unit Study
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We’ve always been passionate about teaching our kids black history. There are so many wonderful stories, people, and events to share. And one of our very favorite periods to discuss is the Harlem Renaissance. So this year, we wanted to develop a Harlem Renaissance unit study we could cover with the kids to help them learnKeep Reading…

Learning about black history is such an important part of a child's education. Make it fun with these must-read black history books for kids!

Must-Read Black History Books for Kids

January 10, 2017 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Must-Read Black History Books for Kids
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In our family, black history is history. We teach it along with every other topic. We’ve covered African history, civil rights, and even jazz history with our children over the years. But we’ve also enjoyed sharing African-American storybooks that help them “see” themselves in stories. As part of learning about history, we’ve read some wonderful blackKeep Reading…

Studying the Harlem Renaissance with Kendall Hunt Publishing

Studying the Harlem Renaissance with Kendall Hunt Publishing

August 25, 2016 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Studying the Harlem Renaissance with Kendall Hunt Publishing
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My sixth grader has been showing more of an interest in black history lately, which is awesome because I love teaching it! We’re creeping up on the ’20s again, so I thought we’d go back and look at the 1920s during this homeschool year. The ’20s were pretty great for black history. There were some horrible thingsKeep Reading…

Ruby Bridges Unit Study

Homeschool Unit Studies: Ruby Bridges Unit Study

February 25, 2016 by Selena Robinson 3 Comments

Homeschool Unit Studies: Ruby Bridges Unit Study
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In our family, we don’t celebrate Black History Month. After all, we’re not just black in February. 🙂 Since black history is important, we talk about it year-round. But I wanted to share one of our recent homeschool unit studies with you all now, while more people are thinking about black history. The book The StoryKeep Reading…

Study the incredible history of the Great Zimbabwe Empire in this unit study!

Great Zimbabwe Unit Study

October 17, 2013 by Selena Robinson 7 Comments

Great Zimbabwe Unit Study
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  As we started researching the history of African kingdoms, we found out so much about empires that we didn’t even know existed! Africa was home to many advanced civilizations that existed long before the modern Western world. In fact, some of the architectural accomplishments of these empires were so advanced that people didn’t evenKeep Reading…

Learn about the ancient African kingdom of Nubia with this fun unit!

Ancient Nubia Unit Study for Kids

October 16, 2013 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Ancient Nubia Unit Study for Kids
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In many places, children learn very little about ancient African civilizations in elementary school. But there’s so much to discover about African empires! One of the first (and wealthiest) was Ancient Nubia. Help children discover this civilization with this Ancient Nubia unit study for kids! Ancient Nubia is just one of the African empires we’ve studiedKeep Reading…

Get started learning African history for kids with this unit about ancient Egypt history for kids!

Ancient Egypt History for Kids

October 15, 2013 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

Ancient Egypt History for Kids
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Studying African history has always been important in our family. Over the years, many schoolbooks have omitted or glossed over ancient African kingdoms and we wanted to make sure that our children learn the truth about these civilizations, no matter what. To start, we focused on the Ancient Egyptian civilization, which is world-famous as aKeep Reading…

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