MLK Day 2018

My students love it when I put up an upcoming holiday on our math calendar!  But what is funny, is that its not only the holidays that we are out of school, but the ones we are in school for too.  It's because they've realized that I always plan something fun that day!

The next holiday will be MLK Day, and my students know that on Tuesday, when we return, our class will do lots of things related to Martin Luther King, Jr.  I have several things planned all throughout the day, and I've listed them below.

Morning Work:
1. "I have a dream" color sheet.

2.  Thinking map:  Circle map to show what they already know about Dr. King.

Shared Reading:
1. Read aloud the book titled Martin's Big Words.

Here is a good choice for an upper grades read aloud.  It's called Who Was Martin Luther King?

Independent Reading/Reading Groups:
1. Read and complete color/comprehension sheets  (first one for grades 1-2, second one for grades 3-5)

 

Shared Writing:
1. Together we will create a class chart titled "How to be like Martin".  This will open up a great discussion of the book we read earlier during Shared Reading.

Independent Writing:
1. Students will create their own "I Have a Dream" small book.

Social Studies:
1. Watch Brain Pop video about the life of MLK or read the book titled .
2. Complete cut/paste time line activity.

3. Compete cut/paste fill-in-the blank activity sheet (Upper grades:  scrambled words fill-in-the-blank activity sheet)

 

If you are interested in doing any or all of these things in your classroom, you can download the complete unit titled, Martin Luther King, Jr., An American Hero here.

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