Celebrating Black History Month

”I HAVE A DREAM...”

201 East Glenwood-Dyer Road Glenwood, IL 60425 (708) 758-5190

Brookwood District #167 Celebrating Black History Month

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BROOKWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

201 East Glenwood-Lansing Road Glenwood, IL 60425 (708) 758-5252

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Brookwood Junior High School Classroom Activities:

• Glenwood Lynwood Library African Americans in the Military Essay & Art Contest • Language Arts: African American Author Studies • Science/STEM: African American Inventors/Scientists • Math: Hidden Figures • Social Studies: Important African American’s in History • Teach students about Nelson Mandela, his imprisonment, and the battle to end apartheid in South Africa.

• Read excerpts from President Barack Obama’s The Audacity of Hope (or his Audacity of Hope speech) and discuss the importance of the election of our country’s first black president.

• Separate Is Not Equal - Brown v. Board of Education

Student engagement related to history, images, and other resources covering the historic Supreme

Court ruling ending segregation and ensuring opportunity in education.

• P.E.: Famous African American athletes and scholarships.

• Positive Promotions: Black History Activity Workbooks.

ASSEMBLIES: BLACK H I S T O RY STUDENT PERFORMANCE A S S E M B LY D AT E : 2 / 2 8 / 1 9 | T I M E : 1 : 1 5 P. M .

S T U D E N T S R E C E I V E B L A C K H I S T O RY P E N C I L A N D BRACELET WRITERS WORKSHOP W R I T I N G I N B L A C K H I S T O RY L O C AT I O N : O N S I T E | D AT E : 2 /4 DUSABLE MUSEUM FIELDTRIPS ART OF LANGSTON HUGHES D AT E : 2 / 1 2 MLK PROJECT D AT E : 2 / 2 7

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE FIELDTRIPS D AT E : 2 / 1 4 & 2 / 2 0 B L A C K C R E AT I V I T Y

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AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES: L E A D E R S A N D L E G A C I E S F I L M F E S T I VA L FIELDTRIP D AT E : 3 / 1

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BROOKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

200 East Glenwood-Lansing Road Glenwood, IL 60425 (708) 758-5350

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Brookwood Middle School Daily Announcements: • Using a variety of sources. History.com (on this day...) etc..

Classroom Activities: • Library/Globe: The globe will have book on different African Americans on display. There will will famous African American people displayed with notations of their professions. Book blurbs during book check out on selected African American stories.

• Social Studies: Research on social awareness of how both male and female heroes impacted life as we know of today. Web Quest.

• ELA: African American Biographies, discussion of informational quotes during bell ringers, short reads on various accomplishments, view a video of a 5th graders winning speech on MLK, students will create a booklet of accomplishments.

• Science: Students will create poems about African American Scientists or Leaders • Art: Student will learn about art in the Harlem Renaissance Era. They will look at the artist Aaron Douglas and students will research the poems in that era by Langston Hughes.

• Math: Short research/discussion/writing/ facts about influential leaders and civil rights activists.

• The Internet African American History Challenge ASSEMBLIES: B L A C K H I S T O RY C E L E B R AT I O N MOMENTS IN TIME D AT E : 2 / 2 6 | T I M E : 1 : 1 5 P. M .

A F R I C A N D A N C E ( C U L M I N AT I N G A S S E M B LY ) D AT E : 3 / 1 | T I M E : 9 : 0 0 A . M .

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H I C KO RY B E N D E L E M E N TA RY S C H O O L

600 E. 191st Place Glenwood, IL 60425 (708) 758-4520

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Hickory Bend Elementary School Daily Announcements: • Announcing the contributions of African Americans, a different key historical figure announced daily.

Classroom Activities: • Students will view daily power point presentation of highlights of African Americans.

• Classroom Activity Workbook & African American World for Kid Games.

• STEM: African Americans in Science and Technology Activities.

• Each classroom will design a poster of a historical African American figure to post within the building.

• Poems to Celebrate Black History Month

Students will recite Poems and read articles by African-Americans.

Give-A-Way: • Positive Promotions each student will receive a informational pencil of a historical African American.

ASSEMBLIES: A F R I C A N A M E R I C A N CO S T U M E PA R A D E D AT E : 2 / 8 | T I M E : 9 : 0 0 A . M .

B L A C K H I S T O RY C E L E B R AT I O N D AT E : 2 / 2 7 | T I M E : 9 : 0 0 A . M .

S O U T H C H I C A G O D A N C E T H E AT R E ” D A N C I N G T H R O U G H T H E G R E AT M I G R AT I O N ” P E R F O R M A N C E & INTERACTIVE WITH STUDENTS.

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LO N G WO O D E L E M E N TA RY S C H O O L

441 Longwood Drive Glenwood, IL 60425 (708) 757-2100

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Longwood Elementary School Daily Announcements: • Regarding events, people, and quotes of African American History.

Classroom Activities: • Daily Building Announcements regarding events, people, and quotes of African American History.

• Bulletin Boards from each grade level celebrating African American History.

• All Fine Arts Classes will emphasize the important influence of various African Americans and their contributions to American Culture.

• African American World for Kids | Games, e-cards, and KidTalk.

• STEM: African Americans in Science and Technology Activities.

• Conduct a read-aloud of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, then invite students to write their own speeches about what they are inspired to change in the world.

• Positive Promotions: All students will receive positive Black History Incentives.

ASSEMBLIES: B L A C K H I S T O RY A S S E M B LY D AT E : 2 / 2 5 | T I M E : 1 : 1 5 P. M .

BROOKWOOD DISTRICT #167 Ms. Bethany A. Lindsay, Superintendent B R O O K W O O D 1 6 7. O R G

201 East Glenwood-Dyer Road Glenwood, IL 60425 Phone (708) 758-5190 Fax

(708) 757-2104