Black History: Our Hair Story {Ages 7-11}
In this one-time course students will learn about the history of African American hair, how the story started, where it was and where that story is headed. [Ages 12-16 available as well] #academic
Jada Singleton, M.Ed, ESL
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(201)
What's included
1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hoursAssessment
Questions throughout the nearpod presentation and aftwewards!Class Experience
US Grade 2 - 5
💞Students will be taught in a lecture and discussion style that uses Nearpod! 💞We will talk about the significance of African American hair through the centuries, essentially seeing the events or time periods from the perspective of hair! We will start with African hair styles, move on to slavery, the roaring twenties, civil rights/black power movements, infamous court cases, pop culture, what America is seeing now in terms of natural hair and natural hair appreciation!
Learning Goals
Students will understand more on why African American hair is often criticized and its affects.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
This course is considered a politically sensitive topic because we are talking about the politicization of African American hair. When African Americans wore their hair anyway that was not in the Eurocentric fashion, it was seen as almost a disrespect and a statement African Americans were trying to make.
Supply List
The code for the nearpod lesson will be posted a few minutes before the class is scheduled to start. That way parents can assist in setting up their learners. Nearpod is used as a interactive power point presentation that will allow students to answer questions and collaborate with each other.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined September, 2020
4.8
201reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from The College of New Jersey
Bachelor's Degree in History from The College of New Jersey
For my B.A in History, my Capstone (final paper) was done on the history of African American hair. The research paper was about how deeply tangled black hair was in American history.Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$13
per classMeets once
40 min
Completed by 36 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
3-6 learners per class
