<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Making Connections in Your Regular Curriculum</span></h3>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Regardless of content or grade level, black history can be seamlessly incorporated into the curriculum. For example, a science classroom can study the contributions of George Washington Carver, an African American scientist and inventor, while a reading classroom can read stories set during the Civil Rights Movement, and a math classroom can crunch numbers to show the long-term impacts of slavery. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are ample opportunities to build connections between your curriculum and the contributions made by countless black leaders, authors, athletes, and activists. The key for educators is being intentional about incorporating those connections — an essential and worthwhile endeavor. </span></p>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Black History Hero Projects</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">At the beginning of the year, have each student select a week to do a presentation on a black history hero of their choosing. This allows your students to have ownership of the assignment and to learn from each other. It also ensures you’re celebrating, honoring, and learning about black history for the entire year without deviating from the scheduled curriculum. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Daily Historical Facts</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the easiest and quickest ways to incorporate black history year-round is to share a daily historical fact. Several websites offer black history facts and information correlated to each day of the year; choose an interesting historical fact and make it part of your daily routine. Perhaps it’s displayed on the board while your students enter and during attendance, or maybe it’s posted during classwork time. Perhaps you end each period by reviewing the daily fact. Regardless of how you incorporate it, this is an effective way to ensure black history is a stalwart in your classroom, even during months that don’t start with “F.” </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Immersing Your Classroom in Culture</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The walls of your classroom are valuable real estate. They’re not just for motivational posters and student work. Dedicate a space on your walls to display black history facts, icons, artwork, and more, and change them each month. You can also add historically relevant music created by black musicians during classwork time or when students are entering/exiting your classroom. You’ll be surprised how often they flock to see what you’ve posted this month, or how quickly they begin humming the tunes of Ella Fitzgerald or Louis Armstrong. </span>