Black History Interactive Biographies: Complete the Passage
by Lux Learning Lab © 2026
Price: $3 USD
Subjects: reading,elaLanguage,holiday,ela,writing,blackHistoryMonth,martinLutherKingDay
Grades: 1,2,3,4
Description
This no-prep, ready-to-use deck includes a variety of self-checking Boom™ Cards designed to keep students focused, engaged, and motivated while learning all about important figures throughout Black History Month. Each card features a short, yet informative, biography and a visually engaging image about a historical black figure. Students drag and drop words into the correct drop zones, according to their knowledge of syntax and parts of speech, to build a grammatically correct sentence. To reinforce language skills, the missing word zones are labeled with a part of speech (adjective, noun, proper noun, verb, or preposition), helping students become familiar with key grammar terminology. This deck includes the biographies of 10 historical figures, and has instruction about parts of speech. The 10 inspirational biographies included in this deck are: ▶ Rosa Parks ▶ Martin Luther King Jr. ▶ George Washington Carver ▶ Jackie Robinson ▶ Ruby Bridges ▶ Dr. Mae Jemison ▶ Sojourner Truth ▶ Frederick Douglass ▶ Barack Obama ▶ Bessie Coleman Perfect for: ✅ ELA instruction, Special Education, Speech-Language Therapy, ESL, and more ✅ Engaging practice, centers, or independent work ✅ Building grammar, syntax, expressive language, parts of speech knowledge, inferencing, and comprehension skills Designed for grades 1–4, as well as any learners who benefit from structured sentence-building practice.
Acknowledgements
Cover image created using Canva.