Let's Remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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I always value the opportunity, as a teacher, to be able to teach my students about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was an inspiration who stood up for what is right, even though it wasn't popular. In the classroom, we would do many activities involving Revered King in order to help my young students begin to understand how pivotal he was in our history. We would watch the speech, read illustrated books on MLK, discuss what parts of Dr. King's dream have come true and what areas we are still working on as a society. My kids would write their own speeches and present them to their classmates. These would them be talking points that we could return through the rest of the year.

In honor of Dr. King, here are some great ideas for sharing King's legacy with your students.

10 Inspirational Quotes fro Teachers from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Have students pick one of these quotes and analyze what it means, why it is significant and how it can relate to their lives today.
"I Have a Dream" Speech

Freedoms Ring - Interactive online activity - Listen to and watch an illustration of the " I Have a Dream" speech showing the works of the speech where you can analyze the words he said, the words he left out and the words he added. AWESOME!
Education World Write Your Own "I Have a Dream" Speech - Elementary School - Students listen/watch the speech, discuss the ideas in the speech, then have students right their own speeches in the same style.
PBS "I Have a Dream" as a visionary text - Middle School - Students listen to the speech, pull out their favorite line, then create an illustration that they feel represents the ideals presented.
ELA Common Core Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech - High School - Students read, watch and analyze the speech. They look for things like figurative language, unusual words, things they find confusing, etc.

MLK Day Activities from NEA broken down by grade-level

Here are some basic resources:

Written Copy of the "I Have a Dream" Speech from the government archives
MLK Online - Includes pictures, speeches, facts and trivia, and quotes.
YouTube video of the "I Have a Dream" Speech

Do you have an activity/resources that you use with your students? Please comment and share!

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