Black History Month Art Activity, Shade by Number Portraits, Black Leaders

I hand drew every portrait in this set. Students match numbered shapes to numbered values, so they practice controlling light and dark while learning about five Black leaders. Each portrait takes 30 to 45 minutes, so it works as a sub plan, an early finisher or a quick value lesson.

Featured: Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Rosa Parks

What's included

• Student directions
• Shade-by-number worksheets in black and white
• Color-by-number worksheets
• Numberless versions for open-ended shading or color
• Black and white and color posters for display
• All pages in one PDF, plus separate folders

Good to know

• 30 to 45 minutes per portrait
• Grades 4-12
• Materials: pencils, colored pencils, crayons or markers
• Updated Feb 2026 with bigger numbers and simpler values
• Files: PDF

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