Social Studies and the Young Learner January/February 2023
Black History in the Elementary Classroom
Social Studies and the Young Learner January/February 2023
Volume:35
Num:3
Guest Editors
LaGarrett J. King, Brianne Pitts, and Dawnavyn James
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Family Stories, Counter-Storytelling, and Chronological Overlaying: Exploring Black Historical Consciousness in Elementary Social Studies
In this article, the authors present three alternatives to the traditional instructional approaches to Black history education at the elementary level: family stories/oral histories, counter-storytelling, and chronological overlaying. They provide a description of the Black Historical Consciousness framework, connect theories that fit within this framework to explain our pedagogical recommendations, and share instructional approaches.
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Committed to Teaching Black History: Children’s Books that Champion Black Historical Consciousness
This article offers examples of classroom texts as vehicles for teaching each BHC principle as encouragement for teaching Black histories long beyond Black History Month. For summaries of the texts suggested in this article, see the Pullout in this issue, which pairs each Black Historical Consciousness principle with children’s books and ideas for further investigation.
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Pullout
Texts for Teaching Principles of Black Historical Consciousness
These text recommendations support multiple principles of King’s Black Historical Consciousness in elementary classrooms long beyond Black History Month.
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Starting with the Man in the Mirror: A Black Male Teacher’s Use of African Diaspora Literacy to Reckon with Black Consciousness
In this article, the author reflects on his early moments as an educator and the harsh realities he faced, and shares his journey of the change he embraced and enacted.
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Reframing Black Resistance to Enslavement through Children’s Literature and Primary Sources
Teaching strategies for highlighting the variety of ways enslaved people resisted using children's literature and primary sources.
