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Martin Luther King Jr.: Everything You Need
Resources for teaching about one of the greatest American icons, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Lesson Plans, Book Resources
Martin Luther King Jr. Timelines
Grades: 3–5, 6–8
Students create timelines that reflect important events in the civil rights movement and the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
Service Learning Lessons
Grades: 3–5, 6–8
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. with these fun, fast service learning lessons. Each lesson includes standards-based lessons and easy-to-implement classroom projects!
Martin Luther King (MLK) Books
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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 Online Learning Activities Culture and Change: Black History in AmericaGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Students follow history with an interactive timeline, meet famous African Americans, explore jazz music, and much more. |
 Extension Activities The Day Martin Luther King Jr. Was Shot Extension ActivitiesGrades: 6–8 Students will research poems about freedom and discuss civil rights issues with these extension activities. |
 Discussion Guides I Have a Dream: The Story of Martin Luther King Discussion GuideGrades: 3–5 As students read I Have a Dream, they will learn about cause and effect by examining events in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and how he... |
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources How Do You Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day?Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Real teachers share their favorite ways to honor the life and legacy of the Civil Rights leader. |
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Teaching Guides I Have a Dream: the PlayGrades: 3–5 Students learn about the iconic Civil Rights leader by dramatizing an episode from his childhood and imagining how it might have started him on... |
Collections Article Archive: Martin Luther King Jr. and African American HistoryGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Dozens of articles on heroes of the civil rights movement, black history, and more |
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Articles Famous African Americans Wax MuseumGrades: 3–5 Students immerse themselves in the experiences and accomplishments of extraordinary African Americans by speaking as them in first person. |
Lesson Plans An American Hero: Martin Luther King Jr.Grades: PreK–K This lesson plan introduces young students to the contributions of Dr. King and has them consider how to make the world a better place. |
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Articles About Martin Luther King Jr.Grades: 6–8 This brief biography of the Civil Rights movement leader and Nobel Peace Prize honoree also contains suggestions for discussion topics and writing... |
Articles Bibliography for Martin Luther King, Jr. DayGrades: 3–5 A list of books about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and those important to his work in the 20th-century civil rights movement in the United States.... |
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Articles The Life and Words of Martin Luther King Jr.Grades: 6–8 A dramatic retelling of events in the life of the American icon, including his adoption of nonviolence and the famous march on Washington |
Articles Nonviolence on the MoveGrades: 3–5 A three-act play depicting scenes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life |
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Articles Struggle for Equality: Quotes From Martin Luther King Jr.Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Inspirational quotations from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the problems, the solutions, and the future of race matters |
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources Martin Luther King Jr. Interactive TimelineGrades: 3–5, 6–8 After learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., students work together to create a human timeline of events in his life. |
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Articles Martin Luther King Jr. HighlightsGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Grolier shares a brief biography on the iconic civil rights leader. |
 Articles A Historic March Comes to LifeGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Illustrator London Ladd brings the words and actions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to life in the book March On! |
 Martin Luther King Jr.: The Legacy of a LeaderGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with this incredible slideshow of photos that show him as a father, husband, and activist. |
 Blog Posts Capturing Stories of the Civil Rights MovementGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Students capture eyewitness accounts of one of the most important movements in American history. |
 Blog Posts Understanding Nonfiction Texts With Help From Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day by learning about his incredible life through nonfiction texts. |
 Blog Posts Martin Luther King Jr. and Other American HeroesGrades: 1–2 Short videos, nonfiction books, and other materials to help you put together a unit on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other heroes, such as ... |
