How Do You Start Homeschooling Elementary Schoolers For Black History Month?
Black History Month for homeschooled elementary schoolers must be exciting, eye-catching and toe-tapping. It needs to not only keep their attention, it should also inspire them to remember the information celebrated each February. A seven-year old humming/toe-tapping to Scott Joplin’s “Treemonisha” Ragtime Opera is one way that history has a future. Remembering Black History Month isn’t just for looking back at past figures like the great Paul Robeson. The month commemorates black Americans who were themselves inspired by the past, present and future. Read on to learn more. The greatest way for young minds to celebrate Black History is through a simple stage play. It does not need to be a big production–as long as the acting brings out a standing ovation. An example would be a short play about Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, the world-renowned jazz trumpeter and band leader, that features a few excerpts of his music playing in the background while the lead actor holding a cardboard trumpet
