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First Grade Lesson 1: Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Great Civil Rights Leader, and Rosa Parks Played an Important Role in His Work

Students will learn about the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks to the Civil Rights Movement

King & Civil Rights Lesson Plan using the Web

Upon completion of this lesson students will have the know how to extract useful information off the World Wide Web. They will have an understanding of the civil rights time period in America, and an awareness of the obstacles that Martin Luther King had to over come to persue his dream. They will see the relevance of civil rights and how it helped shape our nation and the world.

Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Fact or Opinion Activity

Read a Brief Biography of MLK and Learn the Differences Between Fact and Opinion.

Celebrating Martin Luther King Day

Martin Luther King Jr. was one of America’s greatest leaders. He felt very strongly about the rights of Black Americans. He felt that everyone, Black or White, should have equal rights.

Critical Thinking

The following is designed as an independent lesson to foster critical thinking over Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.