Faith Ringgold
Lesson plans for Tar Beach, more

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Biography and Background

Faith Ringgold
The author's official website.

Faith Ringgold
Biography.

Faith Ringgold Author Study
Suggestions for If a Bus Could Talk, Invisible Princess, Tar Beach, Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky, Dinner at Aunt Connie's House, and My Dream of Martin Luther King.

Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky

Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
This Teacher Guide includes a prereading activity, thematic and interdisciplinary connections, vocabulary, and related titles.

Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
In this technology-integrated lesson, students focus on planning for a journey, and they draw a map.

Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
Several activities to support the book, including exploring similes.

My Dream of Martin Luther King

My Dream of Martin Luther King
This Teacher Guide includes a pre-reading activity, thematic and interdisciplinary connections, vocabulary, and titles for further reading.

Tar Beach

Flying to Freedom: Tar Beach and The People Could Fly
"Comparing Tar Beach and The People Could Fly enables students to interpret themes of liberation and racism in a complex, multifaceted manner. Third- through fifth-grade students work in small discussion groups to compare and contrast the two texts and develop Venn diagrams. After the group discussions, student work individually to write a reflective essay. Moreover, by examining the relationship between two different types of narrative set in two different time periods, students learn about the significance of genre and historical context."

Stories in Quilts
This series of 4 lessons explores quilts and Tar Beach.

Story Quilts
After reading and discussing Tar Beach, students will devleop a story quilt of their own.

Tar Beach
Students describe and draw a location in their neighborhood.

Tar Beach
Prereading activity, thematic and interdisciplinary connections, vocabulary, and related titles.

Vocabulary from Tar Beach
Students learn and categorize 6 vocabulary words.

Faith Ringgold Family Portrait
A mixed-media painting portrait-painting lesson for elementary art students. This lesson uses prints of Faith Ringgold's Church Picnic Painting Series and the her book Tar Beach as visuals and as a way to stimulate conversation and an awareness about the meaning of family.