Lesson Activities

AT&T, with assistance from the South Carolina Department of Education, is pleased to provide samples of activities and projects for educators that will involve, entertain, and inform students of the contributions of these South Carolinian African Americans. While by no means comprehensive, these resources will hopefully assist you in your critically important role for the future of our state: teaching our children.

In order to help you find what you are looking for more quickly, we've sorted the lessons by honoree/month and also by subject. Click on the names or subjects below to find lesson plans sorted by that category. Feel inspired? Click here to submit your own activities to share!

Honoree/Month

Subject

Senator Ralph Anderson
First Lieutenant Leroy Bowman
Gwendolyn Bradley
Marie Brailey and Willie Van Brailey
William H. Carson, M.D.
Nikky Finney
Vince Ford
Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D.
Lorenzo Levon Kirkland
Otto Neals
Luther Seabrook, Ph.D.
CSM Gail M Williams

Character Analysis
Dance
English Language Arts (ELA)
Health
Math
Science
Social Studies
Theater
Visual Arts


We'd like to thank the South Carolina Department of Education and the Educators who worked to create these wonderful lessons!
Josh Drews, Richland 2, Spring Valley High
Cassandra “Maghan” Evans, Anderson 5, Robert Anderson Middle
Samuel L. Evans Jr., Aiken, Wagener-Salley High
Charline Goodwin, Williamsburg, Kingstree Middle
Laura Haney, Richland 1, W.S. Sandel Elementary
Alison Harmon, Richland 1, Edward E. Taylor Elementary
Moses Levy Jr., Clarendon 2, Phoenix High
Patricia Mallet, Horry, North Myrtle Beach High
Rachelle L. McTeer, Dillon 4, Dillon Middle
Nairobi C. Orr, Charleston, Academic Magnet High
Pamela A. Owens-Beaty, Marion, Johnakin Middle
Marlon M. Smith, Richland 1, C.A. Johnson High
Veneshia W. Stribling, Richland 2, Conder Elementary Arts Integrated Magnet
Alison V. Umbarger, Pickens, Liberty Middle
Susan Yelverton, Richland 1, Crayton Middle
Sheila Y. Ragin, Sumter, Hillcrest Middle
R. Scot Hockman - Education Associate for the Visual and Performing Arts
Chanda L. Robinson - Education Associate for the Social Studies and African American Studies

Additional Activities

  • General Activities - Additional activities to be used more broadly in the classroom for students of all ages.
  • Subject Area General Activities - Generalized activities separated into subject areas for your convenience.
  • Introduce the Honorees - Suggestions about ways to introduce these figures to the English-language arts, math, science, social studies and fine arts curricula in keeping with the current academic standards
  • Archive of Past Lesson Activities - View lesson activities that relate to honorees from the 2006-2012 calendars.
We hope you will find our suggestions helpful. If you have used other ideas effectively in your classroom, we invite you to share them with us and with our readers.

Special thanks to the South Carolina Department of Education for compiling and sharing lesson ideas and broad-based activities related to South Carolina African American History.