Teaching Themes
Martin Luther King Jr.: Everything You Need
Resources for teaching about one of the greatest American icons, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. King’s SpeechGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Inspired by the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, thousands of people gather in a Montgomery church on the evening of December 5 to listen to... |
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 |
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Teaching Guides I Have a DreamGrades: 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... |
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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Collections Article Archive: Martin Luther King Jr. and African American HistoryGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Archive of articles about Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights, and black history. |
 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... |
Bibliography for Martin Luther King, Jr. DayGrades: 3–5 Get a list of books about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others who were important in King's work in the 20th-century Civil Rights Movement in... |
