Giving everyone a different research assignment can quickly become a stack of different directions. A shared set of prompts, paired with a choice of people to study, keeps the project easier to manage.
A portrait collection with plenty of choice
The 38 Black History Month Coloring Pages Bundle from Use The Village brings together the 21-page and 17-page portrait sets. It also includes a Madam C. J. Walker collaborative group poster. The portraits are useful covers for a short research project, while the group poster offers an optional shared display.
See 38 Black History Month Coloring Pages Bundle | Sets 1 and 2 and the product preview.
Build the choices around available sources
Begin with four to six people for whom you have age-appropriate books or reliable short texts. Offer those matching portraits and invite children to choose. Give every group the same three questions: What did this person do? What detail helps us understand their work? What would we like to learn next?
Keep the research visible
Have students record notes on separate paper and include the book title or source name. Model how to put an idea into their own words and check a name or date. Younger children can work with an adult or partner; confident readers can compare information from two sources. The portrait pages themselves do not replace biography reading.
Share before building the display
Invite each student to teach a partner one specific detail. Combine the portraits and notes into a growing gallery, and use the optional collaborative poster when it connects with your study of Madam C. J. Walker. The bundle is helpful when you want both portrait sets available; if your lesson needs only a few of the first set’s figures, the smaller collection may be enough.
Another idea to try
Black History Coloring Pages with a Meaningful Read-Aloud Connection