Martin Luther King - Quilt Making

Learners investigate equality and racism by creating a word art project.  In this civil rights lesson, students discover the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and create a word art project using the Internet site Wordle Web.  Learners...

Students view photographs to become familiar with famous events in the life of martin Luther King Jr.  In this Martin Luther King Jr. lesson, students study the life of Martin Luther King through primary sources.

Second graders discover the positive effects Martin Luther King, Jr. had on society. In this U.S. history lesson, 2nd graders investigate racial tensions from sixty to seventy years ago and view a video about MLK, Jr. Students discuss...

Students are introduced to the concept of segregation and explore its affects on society. They participate in a role-play about segregation, read books about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., create self-portraits, sing songs and participate...

Students work as partners to study Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech. For this African American history lesson, students work with their cross-grade partner to study, understand, and memorize the speech. Students meet with...

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.

Students create a drawing of an event in the life of Martin Luther King Jr., then quilt and display them in the hall to celebrate Black History Month.

What is peace and what does it mean to our society? To understand why peace is celebrated and what character traits or concepts relate to the action of peace, learners engage in a discussion, story time, and a craft project. The lesson...

Students explore Martin Luther King.

Young scholars discover the Civil Rights movement by researching MLK.  For this human rights lesson, students identify Martin Luther King Jr. and the events that he took charge of during his life.  Young scholars view photographs in a...