Black History Month Research Project Using Cereal Boxes 3rd 4th Grade

Celebrate Black History Month and/or Women’s History Month with a FUN PROJECT that allows students to learn about heroic figures in history as they express their creativity. Students will do research on one heroic figure in history.

How does this work?

Students research one famous heroic figure in Women’s or Black history. They use planners that guide their research. After planning and gathering facts and information, students will fill out parts that go onto each side of the cereal box. They will later color, decorate and add fun cut outs to make their work POP!

Tip: If you have trouble getting cereal boxes from your class, send a staff email asking for cereal boxes! Small or large boxes will both work.

What is included?

• Black and white portraits of 45 heroes in history for covers that students color in
• Blanks for students to draw their own
• Research Packet Covers
• Research Planners
• Detailed Student Directions
• Timeline planner
• Optional Research Homework Assignment
• All Final Writing Papers
• FUN Cut outs to make reports POP

Which famous figures are included?

Amelia Earhart

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Amanda Gorman

Billie Holiday

Coretta Scott King

Dolores Huerta

Ellen Ochoa

Issa Rae

Jane Goodall

Kamala Harris

Katherine Johnson

Mae Jemison

Oprah Winfrey

Sandra Day O’Connor

Serena Williams

Michelle Obama

Malala Yousafzai

Susan B. Anthony

Sacagawea

Rita Moreno

Frida Kahlo

Malcolm X

Rosa Parks

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thurgood Marshall

Harriet Tubman

Sojourner Truth

Nelson Mandela

Coretta Scott King

Lewis Latimer

Marcus Garvey

Hattie McDaniel

Frederick Douglass

Booker T. Washington

Sarah E. Goode

Ruby Bridges

Maya Angelou

Muhammad Ali

George Washington Carver

James Meredith

Mary Seacole

Madam C. J. Walker

Elijah McCoy

Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman

Dorothy Height

William H. Hastie

FAQs

Do students have to write about one of the figures mentioned?

No, students can write about someone else. There are blank covers if students want to draw their own or write about someone not included on the list.

Will any size cereal box do?

Yes. Small and large cereal boxes will do. Students can add the included cutouts to fill up the extra space for a larger than average sized cereal box.

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