Free Crash Course Black American History Full Curriculum Educator Planning Guide

Preview the structure of a complete 13-week Crash Course Black American History curriculum with this free educator planning guide. This guide shows how all 51 public Crash Course Black American History episodes can be organized into weekly pacing, three curriculum units, weekly assessment checkpoints, unit assessments, a partial final week, a final assessment, and a student-facing course sequence.

Planning guide only: This free product is designed to help teachers preview the curriculum structure before purchasing the full Black American History curriculum bundle. It is not the full curriculum and does not include assessments, episode Teacher Guides, individual episode lessons, quizzes, Google Forms, student slides, quiz print versions, the Start Here PDF, or Crash Course videos.

What’s Included

• Educator planning guide for the full Crash Course Black American History sequence
• 13-week course overview
• 3-unit curriculum architecture
• Weekly pacing map for all 51 episodes
• Assessment architecture overview
• Partial final-week guidance for Episodes #49-#51
• Print and digital use notes
• Flexible implementation suggestions
• Teacher license and school-site use language

Course Structure Preview

• Unit 1: Origins of Slavery, Colonial Law, Resistance, and Constitutional Conflict
• Unit 2: Civil War, Reconstruction, Segregation, Migration, and Black Intellectual Life
• Unit 3: Modern Civil Rights, Black Power, Political Representation, Culture, and Contemporary Movements
• Week 13: Hurricane Katrina, Barack Obama, Black Lives Matter, review/application work, and the final assessment

Use This Free Guide To

• Preview the full Black American History curriculum structure before purchasing
• Plan a 13-week Crash Course Black American History supplemental sequence
• Review weekly pacing, unit breaks, assessment rhythm, and course flow
• Share the curriculum structure with a department chair, administrator, co-teacher, homeschool parent, or long-term substitute
• Plan for long-term sub coverage, maternity leave, pregnancy leave, medical leave, wedding leave, sabbatical coverage, family emergency leave, or emergency no-prep curriculum planning

What’s Not Included

• Weekly assessments are not included.
• Unit assessments are not included.
• The final assessment is not included.
• The student syllabus is not included.
• Individual episode lesson materials are not included.
• Individual episode Teacher Guides are not included.
• Google Forms quizzes are not included.
• Student assessment slides are not included.
• Quiz print versions are not included.
• The Start Here / Google Classroom Link PDF is not included.
• Crash Course videos are not included.

Next Step

After reviewing the guide, teachers can use the full Crash Course Black American History curriculum bundle for the complete set of teacher-created episode materials, weekly assessments, unit assessments, final assessment, planning documents, syllabus, Week 13 review/application lesson plan, and classroom workflow support.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the Crash Course videos included?
No. Videos are not included. This free guide is designed to help teachers plan around the public Crash Course Black American History playlist on YouTube.

Are the assessments included?
No. This free product includes the educator planning guide only.

Are the individual episode materials included?
No. This free product does not include individual episode worksheets, Teacher Guides, quizzes, Google Slides, Google Forms, or print versions.

Can I use this to plan a long-term absence?
Yes. The guide can help teachers sketch pacing for long-term sub coverage, maternity leave, pregnancy leave, medical leave, wedding leave, sabbatical coverage, family emergency leave, or emergency curriculum planning. The complete assignments and assessments are included in the paid full curriculum bundle, not in this free guide.

Is this an official Crash Course product?
No. This product is not affiliated with or endorsed by Crash Course. It provides teacher-created planning support designed to use with publicly available Crash Course videos.