Teaching Hard History Framework Grades 6-12ĭon't miss a post! Subscribe via email for regular updates.Īll content copyright of Lee & Low Books unless otherwise noted. Teaching Hard History Framework Grades K-5 “Celebrating Juneteenth” from the National Museum of African American History & Culture, Smithsonian “This is Why Juneteenth is Important for America” from The Root “Lies My Bookshelf Told Me: Slavery in Children’s Literature” from Learning for Justice “Teaching Juneteenth” from Learning for Justice Juneteenth Jamboree Resource and Activity Guide Additional Recommended Juneteenth Resources: Juneteenth Curated Book Collection for Purchase Juneteenth Shareable Book and Resource List ¡Celebremos Juneteenth! Lee & Low Books’ Juneteenth Booklist, Curated Book Collection, and Resources: Amanda Vickery, Assistant Professor of Social Studies at University of North Texas, and Dawnavyn James, Missouri-based Early Childhood and Elementary Educator. If you missed it live (or just want to watch again), you can access the webinar below, or here on YouTube. Keep reading for links to resources and booklists shared during the webinar. These books about Juneteenth, all available at Black-owned bookstores, are a great way to kick off the conversations with your little ones.We had a great virtual turnout for last week’s webinar, “ Teaching About Juneteenth with Children’s Books” with Newbery and Caldecott Honor-winning author and poet Carole Boston Weatherford ( Juneteenth Jamboree), alongside expert educators Dr. One big way to help? Raising good, kind humans who spot injustice and stand up for equality. Juneteenth Jamboree by Carole Boston Weatherford and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.

Then, make a plan on ways you can help to create equality for all. To celebrate this year, take the day to reflect on the past and learn about the history of Juneteenth and racial injustice in America. In 2021, President Biden officially made Juneteenth a federal holiday. While the holiday has been celebrated every year since the late 1800s, in the past few years there’s been a resurgence around the day as more people speak out against systematic racism in America. Since then, communities across the country have celebrated Juneteenth (which is derived from June and 19), with parades, speeches, music and more, as an annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in America. On June 19, 1865-two years after the Emancipation Proclamation-Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform enslaved African-Americans that they were free and that the Civil War had ended.

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