Dr. Martin Luther King Day Lesson Plans - Perfect For Inauguration Week
Tuesday January 13, 2009
With Barack Obama's Inauguration and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day falling in the same week, now's the perfect time to explore the lessons of the Civil Rights movement. This collection of King Day activities should give you plenty of ideas and resources for introducing your students to the legacy of a true American hero.
I recommend using Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech as the cornerstone of your instruction this week (and leading into February's Black History Month). My favorite book about Dr. King is called Martin's Big Words. My students always enjoy reading it as a group and find inspiration from the story.
Do you have any special activities planned to observe Inauguration Day with your students?
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I will be distributing an inspirational two-sided flyer about the central message of King’s legacy to students at Junior and Senior High Schools. It’s available for free download here: http://tinyurl.com/9una9n
Or request free flyer by emailing Angie@WhatNewsShouldBe.org
I love sharing the actual recording of Dr. King’s speech- http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
Free resource that allows the students to get as excited as the audience he originally delivered the speech to. Got to love technology!