Feeling the Love in Black History Month
Posted by Faith BarbutoWe started the month learning about Alma Woodsey Thomas, a Black American artist who did not become famous for her art until she was in her 80s! We made Valentine hearts inspired by her signature style. We learned about Mae Jemmison and turned ourselves into astronauts. After reading about Bessie Coleman we imagined where we would fly our planes to if we were pilots. Our 5th grade reading buddies joined us to read about more bold women in Black history. Our story this month was Cinderella. This year I found many new books with Black lead characters, such as a new personal favorite, Cityrella, whose fairy godmother owns the local bodega. This woven with our stories and crafts about famous Black figures from history made for what I hope was a joyful representation of people in color in our classroom. More than anything I want the books I read to show faces that the kids can relate to and have them feel that anything is possible!
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