Black History Month Keyword Word Searches KS2 (Printable A4 PDF)

Instant PDF download, A4, print at home. Printable KS2/KS3 resource for UK classrooms and home learning, from Top Bins Learning.

What is inside

• 24 keywords for Black History Month (equality, prejudice, abolition, heritage, boycott, Windrush and 11 people: Seacole, Equiano, Mandela, Parks, King, Tull, Stephenson, Jones, Moody, Owens and Jemison), each with a short plain-English definition on two glossary pages: equality, racism, prejudice, discrimination, abolition, slavery, freedom, heritage, migration, community, activist, boycott, windrush, seacole, equiano, mandela, parks, king, tull, stephenson, jones, moody, owens, jemison.
• 6 keyword word search pages (two sets of 12 keywords, each at three levels: one star Easier across and down, two stars Core adds diagonals, three stars Challenge any direction including backwards) and 3 clue searches where the definition is the clue. 9 word searches in all.
• Matching (2 pages), spelling practice with look-say-cover-write-check grids (2), unscramble with clues (2), missing vowels (2), crack the code (2), an 'in my own words' page (1) and a keyword check-up (1).
• 23 pupil pages in total, then a full answer key and teacher notes with how-to-use ideas.

Year groups and use

KS2 (Years 3 to 6) and KS3 (Years 7 to 9). In the UK, Black History Month is marked in October. Use the glossary as a word mat, the word searches as a starter or settling task and the matching, clue search and own-words pages to check meaning. Good for homework, cover lessons and revision.

Checked

Every keyword appears exactly once in every grid, all 8 directions checked by a program. Filler letters are checked against a blocklist. Matching keys, unscrambles and number codes are generated and decoded by code.

Please note

Definitions are original wording written for this pack in plain language and are simplified. Please check them against your scheme of work and exam-board wording. This is vocabulary practice: it supports teaching and does not replace it or cover the whole topic. Some definitions deal with slavery and racism, so please read the glossary first. The 12 people and events are a small selection, not a full account.

Format: one PDF, A4 portrait, 30 pages in total (23 pupil pages including glossary or how-to pages, the rest are cover, teacher notes, contents and the answer key). Printable PDF, A4, print and go. Black and white pupil pages that print cleanly on a home or school printer.

Licence: for personal or single-classroom use; no resale or sharing.