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Students learn what goals Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had when he wanted to change the inequality of the United States. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students use print and online resources to obtain information about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. They identify important events in King's life. They sequence lists of important events by date. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students activate their prior knowledge based upon discussions and books read during class activities and discuss the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and what he stood for. They access websites to research Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students celebrate Martin Luther King Day by making a Friendship Circle and a Peace Tree for a multicultural bulletin board, and by illustrating a timeline of Dr. Martin Luther King's life. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students see, hear, and analyze the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech, I Have a Dream. This lesson is best used near the end of a culminating unit on civil rights. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students use the Internet and printed resources to research the lives and contributions of Harriet Tubman and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They summarize their research in a report and prepare a presentation for the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students view the "I Have A Dream" speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. They use the Internet to research Martin Luther King's life and work. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students use text and photos to visualize the delivery of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historic "I Have A Dream" speech. They analyze Dr. King's speech for examples of imagery and allusion and create original poetry and illustrations about freedom. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students identify celebrations and holidays as a way of remembering and honoring persons of the past. They experience unfair treatment in snack time and relate their feelings to that of African Americans and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students respond to and reflect on several well known quotes by Dr. King in a week long journaling activity. They discover that Dr. Martin Luther King was not only a key leader in the march for civil rights, but also he was a great orator. Full Review »

