Share Your Black History Month Activities

Posted on: February 01, 2013 | By: Dana Herlihey

To celebrate Black History Month we’re asking teachers and students to share their favourite Black History Month activity comics. Below we have included a number of featured activities that encourage students to reflect on the contributions made by significant historical figures and the importance of studying black history.

Submit the link to your public class gallery to us via Facebook or twitter! Or if you have  great idea for a Black History Month activity, you can share it with us from the My Activities page in your account and we’ll add it to the Activity Library!

Black History Month: Courageous Women
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/P8F/
Students display the struggles and courage of Harriet Tubman, Viola Desmond, or Rosa Parks.

Martin Luther King
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/8PT/
Students learn about respect and freedom using famous quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr., and reflect on these ideas in their comic strips.

Why Black History Month?
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/L6D1/
Students create a comic explaining the importance of studying black history.

Moments in Black History
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/T3D1/
Students create a comic that depicts a significant event in black history.

The Underground Railroad
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/M6D1/
Students create a comic showing how the Underground Railroad worked and what its historical consequences were.

There are a number of other Black History activities in the activity library which you can find here:
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/?search=black%20history

Have a Happy and Healthy 2013

Posted on: January 16, 2013 | By: Dana Herlihey

We’re celebrating 2013 with a series of featured activities promoting a healthy and happy New Year! These activities are a fun way to encourage your students to make positive changes and healthy choices. Ideal for all grade levels, help your students reach their goals for 2013 with the following activities:

New Years Resolutions
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/B589/
Students create a comic describing one of their New Year’s resolutions and how they plan to keep it.

My SMART Goal
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/GJS/
Student create a comic that reflects on what it means to set a SMART goal (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Relevant, and Timed).

Healthy Choices
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/PLL/
Students show their understanding of the effects of diet and exercise on physical health.

Winter Sports
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/J99/
Students create an advertisement to illustrate the benefits of being active during winter.

Positive Statements
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/MPT/
Students create different scenes where they might interact with each other and show their avatar making positive or encouraging statements to other students.

Have a great idea for a goal-oriented activity? Share it with us from the My Activities page in your account and we’ll add it to the Activity Library!