Wacky Wednesday: Black Heritage Toys for Black History Month

February is Black History Month, and I wanted to tell you about a really cool website, Black Heritage Toys. They have economical toys, featuring prominent black figures in history as well as resources for teachers. I’m just going to tell you about the things that you can find on this site to use in your classroom or at home with your children.

For under $20, you can buy one of six games from Black Heritage Toys. These games are: a black heritage trivia game for adults or kids, “I Can Do Anything” game about careers, Mancala for kids, a matching game, and the Underground Railroad game you see featured here.

This company also sells puzzles from 24 to 1000 pieces, featuring Harriet Tubman, Barack Obama, and Matthew Henson. These puzzles are all under $10–very economical!

Finally, the resources section of the website are two PDFs you can download for either students ages 3 to 6 or 8 to 11. The 3 to 6 guide is a lesson plan called “Escape to Freedom” about the Underground Railroad. The 8 to 11 guide is a lesson plan about the Ewe people from Ghana and their wonderful art of weaving.

Use this website and its economical resources to teach your students and/or children during Black History Month!