It is February, which means it is Black History Month. Up until a few years ago, much like Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it Black History Month wasn’t something that I used to pay much attention to. But now, as the mom of five black kids, it is a significant “holiday” for our family.

For our family nights this month I have lessons prepared about Black History Month…people and events worth learning about. This weekend provides a good opportunity for learning and conversation as well, with the first-ever African-American coaches taking their teams to the Super Bowl (especially if you have kids that are into sports).

I have found that the key for getting kids interested in learning about any kind of history is to make it fun, and I have been researching online resources for kids for Black History Month. Here are some you might enjoy with your family…

Time for Kids Black History Month special- I love Time for Kids…my kids get it at school and learn lots of neat things from it. This online edition has tons of information as well as games and activities related to black history.


DLTK’s Growing Together Black History Month page- This page has some good basic information and some cute crafts and coloring pages for kids of all ages. I really like the hand wreath at the bottom of the page…

Pittsburgh Post Gazette’s The Kids’ Corner-Let’s Talk about Black History- This site has links to stories about many influential black Americans…both the well known and some lesser known. Lots of good info.


Kids Domain Black History Links- This is sort of the “mother load” of links…tons of links for kids related to Black History Month, and the site claims that all of the links have been checked for content.


Enchanted Learning’s African American/Black History Month page- This is another great site with lots of different information for kids.


I hope that these are helpful!

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