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Black History Month ~ Download, Color, and Learn
All through February, we posted Color-n-Spell learning pages, picutres, and grown-up facts about each important Black American, below. Download them for learning fun!

Black History Month ~ Sing and Dance and Celebrate!
Teachers and caregivers like Miss Dee, below, are using the song Africa Oh Africa to celebrate Black History. Cosmo, Sachi, and the Scutes are ON TOUR in Africa this month singing the song. The pictures they're sending back are helping us learn about our African connections: animal gallery and on tour gallery.

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Mae Jemison :: Astronaut and Doctor

The turtles love Mae Jemison, because she loves to dance, AND she loves science. We think that's a perfect learning combo!
Ms. Jemison has done so many things so well: she rode a rocket in space, is a doctor and has helped people, and has been on TV and in movies.
See the real picture
Download Color-n-Spelling page
Read her biography

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Phillis Wheatley :: Poet and Book Publisher

The turtles love Phillis Wheatley, because she loved learning like we do!
Ms. Wheatley was brought to Boston initially as a slave. Her owners taught her how to read and write. She loved reading and writing poetry. She is the first African American poet, and the first Black American woman to publish a book. Wow!
See the real picture
Download Color-n-Spelling page
Read her poems & biography

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Africa Oh Africa ~ Cosmo, Sachi & the Scutes™ with tiny turtles®

Miss Dee...
is a dance teacher and performer in the Philadelphia area. She uses the tiny turtles® song Africa Oh Africa with her kids for their Black History Month and Kwanzaa celebrations. Come back soon to see the actual class performance! Be inspired ~ create your own Africa Oh Africa show, and tell us about it.