{"alias":"blogEntry","byline":"Alanah Reid, Creative Content Producer","standfirst":"In the UK, October is Black History Month. To help you celebrate, we\u2019ve got lots of exciting activities for your programme and resources for talking about race with young people.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/11014/dwayne-fields-bhm-role-model.jpg","width":4000,"height":2667,"altText":"Dwayne Fields, wearing a black jacket and necker, stands in front of a sign saying \u0027You look like a role model\u0027.","caption":"Dwayne Fields, Scouts Ambassador, was the first Black Briton to reach the North Pole","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003ECelebrating Black History Month\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/inclusion-and-diversity/including-everyone/race-and-ethnicity/black-history-month/\u0022\u003EBlack History Month\u003C/a\u003E is a brilliant time to learn about Black culture and heritage with your group, but make sure everyone knows that Black history is a part of history that can (and should) be learned about all year round.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u2019re wondering how you can celebrate, we have lots of activity ideas for your programme.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom whipping up tasty treats, to learning about famous Black people, get your group involved in the celebrations that highlight the history, achievements and contributions of Black people.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003EActivities and resources\u003C/h4\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EGet creative, get moving, and \u003Ca href=\u0022/activities/make-a-black-history-timeline/\u0022 title=\u0022Timeline for change\u0022\u003Ecreate a timeline of Black British history\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis timeline activity is great for teaching young people about key events in Black British history.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn teams, your group can hear about key events and guess when they happened.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfterwards, you can talk about the famous person involved in the event.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Make a Black history timeline"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EPut your detective hat on and \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/black-history-who-s-who/\u0022\u003Elearn about famous Black people through history\u003C/a\u003E. Just a heads up \u2013 you\u2019ll need a device to get online for this activity.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESplit your group into teams, give them our list of 16 famous Black people, and ask them to pick someone to research.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThen, come together and share the facts you\u2019ve learned.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Learn about famous Black people"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EWhy not spend a session \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/night-at-the-movies/\u0022\u003Ewatching a film about Black history?\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore your movie night, choose a theme or specific movie to watch with your group. We\u2019ve got some suggestions on our activity page.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMake sure you send a shortlist of a few film options to parents to give them a chance to chat through any concerns, and check you have the equipment you need. Then, decide as a group from your shortlist which film you\u2019d like to watch.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the end of the film, have a chat through any thoughts on events or themes you\u2019ve seen. We\u2019ve got some questions on our activity page for you to consider.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Watch a film about Black history"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EWork together to achieve a shared goal, explore fairness and learn about discrimination with our \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/equity-spaghetti\u0022\u003Eequity spaghetti challenge\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this fun spaghetti-tower-building competition, Scouts will learn about equity and start to understand issues around unequal distribution of resources and opportunity.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Equity spaghetti"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/rice-rice-tasty/\u0022\u003EWhip up a refreshing glass of ranovola\u003C/a\u003E, a Madagascan toasted rice treat.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis fun cooking activity, suggested by Scouts Madagascar, is all about trying something brand new.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKeep an open mind and embrace trying new flavours \u2013 it might just be the key to unlocking a whole new world of culture!\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Rice, rice, tasty"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EMake a colourful headband, try some Caribbean flavours and get dancing by \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/let-s-celebrate-caribbean-carnival/\u0022\u003Eputting on your own Caribbean carnival\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor this activity, you\u2019ll immerse yourself in a Caribbean carnival experience.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile learning facts about Caribbean carnivals and reading the story \u0027Carnival Day\u0027 by Jess Connett, enjoy wearing colourful clothes and trying new foods.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ve got lots of food and drink ideas for making your carnival as yummy as possible.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Let\u2019s celebrate Caribbean carnival"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003ECan you copy the person in the middle in \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/punchinella-little-fella/\u0022\u003Ethis traditional Jamaican children\u2019s game?\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis quick, fun game is a great session opener for Squirrels which everyone can take part in.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETake it in turns to be in the middle of a circle and do a short, simple dance move.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEncourage everyone to have a go and celebrate all your different moves!\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Punchinella, little fella"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/djembe-drums/\u0022\u003ELearn about djembe drums\u003C/a\u003E from west Africa, make a djembe drum, and perform some freshly-learned songs for an audience.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is a brilliant crafty, musical activity for learning about west African music.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOn our activity page, you\u2019ll find some west African songs you can try and perform on your handmade drums.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhy not perform them to parents and carers at the end of your session?\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Djembe drums"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThis \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/drie-blikkies/\u0022\u003Etraditional game from South Africa\u003C/a\u003E, suggested by Scouts South Africa, will have you working as a team to score the most points.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Drie blikkies"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EWe shouldn\u2019t limit our learning of black history to October. 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