Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Resources for K-3 Students and Their Adults
collected by Gail Lovely
My personal and professional favorite activity is from Child Fun - In this activity children look at and discuss eggs of different colors (white eggs, brown eggs, etc.) and "discover" they may be different on the outside but on the inside they are indistinguishable.
http://www.childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=29
FOR TEACHERS or OTHER ADULTS:
Check out these online tests for hidden bias from tolerance.org (FOR high school and adults ONLY)
Great Resources and Information
The Seattle Times MLK Website
An excellent collection of photos, information, a sample class exchange between third grade classes and so much more!
Listen to Portions of King's Speech in Washington
Lesson Plans:
100 Acts of Kindness - Lesson Plan and support materials http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=259
Excellent! - Lesson Plan on Identifying with a Hero http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=257
Unit Plan for First Grade http://www.dpsk12.org/programs/almaproject/pdf/LessonsInCourage.pdf
http://preschoolrainbow.org/black-history.htm
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit11/1l1.htm
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit11/2l1.htm
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Interdisciplinary/INT0053.html (focus on Peace)
http://atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/BeingTreatedEqually.shtml (teaching first hand knowledge of unfair treatment)
List of Ideas (some appropriate for K-3)
http://socialstudies.com/c/@u7K2ft0UDV-aA/Pages/article.html?article@TCM242
http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/mlking.shtml
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/mlk_art.html (preschool art ideas - some good bulletin boards too)
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/mlk_misc.html (more excellent ideas - writing and more)
Activities to Use:
Excellent Journal to Use (from Read-Write-Think Lesson Plan)
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson257/mlk_journal.pdf
Online Fill-in-the-Blank of portions of MLK's famous "I Have a Dream" speech
Patterns to Print - Bus Cutout and Coloring Sheets
A Tiny Book on a Big Man (to print and read and discuss) (site is sometimes not available)
An Online Scavenger Hunt (for good readers)
I Have a Dream - What is your Dream?
Print Find a Word Puzzle for Young Learners
http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/january/pdf/mlk_easy_wf.pdf
Songs to Sing (to common tunes)
Online Stories and Reader's Theater about Peace and Peacemaking
Clip Art
http://webclipart.miningco.com/library/hvarious/blmlk3.htm
http://webclipart.about.com/od/holiday/l/blmlk3.htm
Student Work Examples (Student-made Timelines)
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/1.htm
http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/pages/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html
http://www.bpcweb.net/class/1st/1MLK/claire.htm
PLEASE let me know if you have additional online resources I should include for K-3 Teachers and Students!
email me: glovely@aol.com