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Lesson Plans - January

A BOX OF CRAYONS

I just finished a lesson in honor of Martin Luther King Day that I found to be one of the best of my 6 year teaching career. This truly is a great lesson I’d love to share!

Found in: January • Kindergarten • Visual Arts

Living the Dream: 100 Acts of Kindness

Students take what they learned about Dr. King and become actively involved in the process of making Dr. King’s dream a reality in their own lives and the world they live in.

Martin Luther King Jr.: A Clothesline Timeline

Students create a clothesline timeline depicting events in the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

The students will recognize the chronology of Martin Luther King’s life.

The students will have an understanding of the Jim Crow laws.

The students will become familiar with the speech “I Have a Dream.”

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Me: Identifying with a Hero

This lesson explores ways to help students identify with Dr. King—an American hero who lived and died long before they were even born—through reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities that provide a glimpse into Dr. King’s life. Students record what they know about Dr. King on a KWL chart.