Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.

There are so many wonderful ways to celebrate MLK in the classroom. First, I like to read aloud Martin's Big Words to my students so they can have an understanding of who MLK was. After the read aloud we discuss his dream for the world and how he achieved it. Then I read We Dream of A World to the students and we brainstorm as a class, our dreams for the world. This is a great activity for students of all ages, I've done it with students as young as first grade. The discussion and end project leave me in tears year after year. My first year teaching I created a podcast with the students work and shared it at the school's MLK assembly.

MLK Podcast-We Dream of a World

If you can't locate the book Martin's Big Words, you can click on the link below for the book on video.
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