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Small Group Counseling
Students participate in small group counseling sessions to solve a common issue. As a class, they define anger and note the characteristics of the warning signs. They discuss different ways of dealing with their anger and how to use...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Crossword Puzzle
In this Martin Luther King, Jr. crossword puzzle worksheet, students read 15 clues about this civil rights activist. Students fit their answers in the puzzle, which has no word bank.
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General Knowledge Quiz About the USA
In this facts about America worksheet, learners complete a 14 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the U.S.A. Included are historical facts, famous people, and landmarks.
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Reading Freedom on the Menu
Students apply specific reading strategies to answer questions about the selection Freedom on the Menu. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read a selection called Freedom on the Menu and use specific reading strategies to...
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You Can, Too!
Students and their parents participate in a volunteer opportunity in their community in order to solve a problem. In this problem solving lesson plan, students reflect on historical problems and see how they can solve a current problem.
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Protest Signs
Students make their own chalk art or poster that represents a protest sign. In this protest sign lesson plan, students look at signs from the Civil Rights movement and then make their own.
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5th Grade Social Studies
In this social studies learning exercise, 5th graders answer multiple choice questions about important court cases, World War II, Abraham Lincoln, and more. Students complete 14 questions.
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The Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Died
In this The Day Martin Luther King Jr. Died worksheet, students read the book The Day Martin Luther King Jr. Died and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 15 questions total.
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Actively Organizing Passive Resistance
Students explore organizing to resist oppressive authority without the use of violence. In this philosophy lesson, students research Gandhi's approach to organizing people around a positive cause without the need to be aggressive...
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Peacemaker Pop Quiz
In this peacemakers worksheet, learners answer short answer questions about people who have been peacemakers in the world. Students complete 6 questions.
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Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 20 words from the word box and the clues to help complete the crossword puzzle about Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learners examine and discuss Dr. King's fight for equality and justice in the Civil Rights Movement. They locate words in a dictionary, read and interpret a poem about Martin Luther King, Jr., and discuss the holiday celebrated in his...
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Understanding Needs and Feelings
Students identify needs and feelings. In this character education lesson, students read two passages about being shy and scared. Students create an ending to the story on their own.
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Achieving Belonging for All
Students explore ways of belonging. In this social science lesson, students discover non-violent ways for belonging similar to Mohandas Gandhi.
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Children's March Teacher's Guide, Activity 6
Students see the role that different genders played in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham. They explain how popular culture influences them.
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National Park Service: Picturing Nonviolence or Nonexistence [Pdf]
This lesson plan teaches students about Dr. King's philosophy of nonviolence. This is a PDF document.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Martin Luther King Jr.: Civil Rights Leader
Students will explore how King's deep-seated commitment to nonviolence contributed to the expansion of social justice in the United States, particularly for African Americans.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Sit in Movement
Just like the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the first sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter was the beginning of a nonviolent movement to challenge "white only" laws. Read about how the sit-in movement spread across the South. See how...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Martin Luther King, Jr.
A brief biography of civil rights hero, Martin Luther King, Jr. This article touches on his early life, but focuses on his actions as a leader of nonviolent change to bring equality to African Americans. Find a speech given by Robert...
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Historical Thinking Matters: Rosa Parks: Intro
Extensive teaching aid to help students understand the Montgomery Bus Boycott using primary sources such as letters, police reports, leaflets, and speeches. Includes many student activities and resources.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Martin Luther King
This article gives a brief overview of the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while discussing the concept of non-violent resistance.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Black Power
The black power movement moved away from the nonviolence advocated by Martin Luther King, Jr. and his associates. Read about the formation of the Black Panther Party, and find their party platform. Take the brief quiz about history of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Martin Luther King Jr.: Civil Rights Leader Video
In the second half of the 20th century, racial tensions rose in the US as African Americans began to challenge unjust laws that supported discrimination and segregation. This movement found its leader in the patient and inspiring...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Students "Sit" for Civil Rights
Read the book, "Freedom on the Menu" about the Greensboro Sit-Ins and use the background information and follow up activities provided to enhance the story.
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