Martin Luther King Day
1 minK1st2nd3rd4th5thSocial Studies
Summary
The third Monday in January is a national holiday observing the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Learn more about this leader of the civil rights movement and about how we honor him today.
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Ages 7+Emotional themes
Covers segregation and Dr. King's assassination. Brief and age-appropriate; preview so you can frame it.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Short explainer (1 min) from PBS LearningMedia's *All About the Holidays*.
- What was Dr. King working to change?
- What does nonviolent protest mean?
- What is one way our class could honor his work?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: civil rights, segregation, nonviolent, protest.
Try it: Finish the sentence 'I have a dream that...' in two sentences about your own school or community.