Martin Luther King, Jr.
Information About This Unit
Description of Learning Unit:
In this unit, your child will embark on an exciting adventure as he or she learns about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Get ready to enjoy a multicultural feast, make a peace bracelet, sing fun songs, explore your hopes and dreams, and much more. This unit is designed to be completed in one week, depending on how often you teach history.
List of Objectives:
- Recognize Martin Luther King, Jr. as a great leader who worked to obtain equal rights for all people.
- Understand Martin Luther King, Jr.'s hope that all people could live together without prejudice.
- Learn that Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in peace and freedom for all people regardless of their color.
- Understand that Martin Luther King Jr. did not believe in violence as way to bring about change.
List of Materials and Supplies Needed for This Pathway:
Create a Multicultural Banquet:
- Foods from different geographical areas.
- Black and white beads
- Black and white construction paper
- Yarn
- Hole punch
- Scissors
- Construction paper or writing paper
- Crayons and a pencil
- Audio clips of the "I Have a Dream " speech
- Two eggs, one white and one brown
- Bowl for mixing eggs
- Whisk for mixing eggs
- Pan for cooking eggs
- Butter
- Salt
- Pepper
- Two plates
- Two forks
- Markers or pencils to record predictions
Teeny Tiny Book About Martin Luther King, Jr.:
- A printer and basic printing supplies
- Crayons
- Safety scissors
- A stapler
- A toilet paper tube
- A printer and basic printing supplies
- Glue
- Safety scissors
- Crayons or markers if you choose the black and white template
Worksheets:
- A printer and basic printing supplies
- A pencil
- Crayons
Links to Free Learning Material
Links to Online Lessons:
| Who is Martin Luther King, Jr. | (no rating) |
Read this page for a short background on Martin Luther King, Jr.
| MLK Interactive Timeline | (no rating) |
Use this interactive timeline to learn about the life of Dr. King and related events during his lifetime.
| The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. | (no rating) |
This is an easy to read lesson about the life and times of the great Civil Rights leader, Martin Luther King.
Reference Websites:
Visit this page to see various pictures of Martin Luther King, Jr. thoroughout his lifetime.National Geographic and Martin Luther King, Jr. (no rating)
Hands-On Projects and Activities:
| MLK Craft | (no rating) |
Help your child make a toilet paper tube craft of Dr. King.
| Breaking Color Barriers | (no rating) |
Use this hands-on lesson to teach your child that the color of someone's skin is not what matters.
| Teeny Tiny Book About Martin Luther King, Jr. | (no rating) |
Help your child read, color, and assemble a small book about Martin Luther King.
Help your child express his or her hopes and dreams in this activity.Hopes and Dreams (no rating)
| MLK Bracelets | (no rating) |
Make a bracelet to celebrate the fact that children of different races can get along peacefully.
| Create a Multicultural Banquet | (no rating) |
Dr. King believed in diversity, so celebrate all people by having a multicultural banquet at home.
Learning Tools (worksheets, drills, printables, online games, tests, etc.):
| Egg Prediction Recording Page | (no rating) |
Use this page with the activity on Breaking Color Barriers. Your child will make predictions based on the learning activity.
| My Peace Poem | (no rating) |
Help your child write a poem about peace, which Dr. King believed was possible for everyone.
| I Want to Learn About Dr. King | (no rating) |
Use this sheet to help your child decide what he/she already knows, what he/she wants to know, and what he'she has learned about Dr. King.
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Free Online Video:
| I Have a Dream Speech Part One | (no rating) |
Watch this short video of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
| I Have a Dream Speech Part Two | (no rating) |
Watch this video to see part two of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Free Online Audio:
| Audio of Dr. King's Famous Speech | (no rating) |
Listen to live audio of part of Dr. King's Famous speech.
| Let Freedom Ring | (no rating) |
Listen to a short audio clip of Dr. King speaking on freedom.
| The Promised Land | (no rating) |
Listen to a short live audio of Dr. King speaking on freedom for African Americans.
Free E-Books (and classics available in most libraries):