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We Got Jazz! – A Jazz Black History Unit Study

January 22, 2018 by Selena Robinson 7 Comments

As the kids and I have been studying black history, we’ve found so many incredible stories of great jazz musicians. I knew about all of these music pioneers, but learning about their lives and experiences has been so enlightening and it’s been a wonderful lesson for our children.

So I thought it would be nice to put what we’ve learned together into a printable black history unit study that’s all about jazz, bebop, and scat! We are very proud to announce the release of We Got Jazz! – Exploring the Pioneers of Scat, Bebop, and Swing! We Got Jazz! is a jazz unit study packed with jazz history, activities, and games for kids in grades K through fourth!

Read on to see how to get your copy! And, if you’re looking for more black history lessons for kids, don’t miss our African Kingdoms unit study for elementary students!

This jazz history unit is a perfect black history unit study for music class!

We Got Jazz! Black History Unit Study

My husband and I have always enjoyed the sounds of jazz and, while we knew about all of these famous musicians, we didn’t know much about how they got started making music or the challenges they faced during their careers.

As we started exploring these figures with the kids, we found out so many interesting things! And that’s what this black history unit study is designed to do for your family!

Printable Jazz Unit Study for Kids

We Got Jazz! features five biography units of jazz greats Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, and Duke Ellington!

Printable Jazz History Unit Study

In addition, there are additional activities for each artist, including listening activities, matching games, timelines, and an identification activity for younger learners!

Jazz History Music Study for Kids

Each artist has a five-page biography that’s written in kid-friendly language with pictures!

Dizzy Gillespie Artist Biography for Kids

Each biography is followed by a question and answer review you can have the kids complete.

Jazz History Artist Review for Kids

Kids can also complete copywork activities featuring quotes from the artists themselves.

Jazz History Copywork for Kids

There’s also a listening activity for each artist, with a link to one of their famous works, that encourages kids to interpret the music for themselves.

Jazz History Listening Activity for Kids

The unit study also contains additional activities, including timelines for each artist…

Jazz History Timeline for Kids

…and a hit record matching game to play at the end!

Jazz History Music Matching Activity

Plus, a full answer key!

Altogether, We Got Jazz! is packed with more than 130 pages of jazz unit studies for kids!

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To pick up your copy of We Got Jazz! – Exploring the Pioneers of Scat, Bebop, and Swing and learn more about how to use the jazz history facts workbook in your homeschool, click the image or the link below!

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Introduce kids to the pioneers of jazz and bebop with this printable jazz black history unit study for kids!


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Hi! I'm Selena, an A.D.D. mom married to an A.D.D. husband. We're parenting two kids with A.D.D., one with A.D.H.D., and an energetic elementary learner.
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