Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

National Geographic Kids: Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Kitson Jazynka

We also revisit The Crayon Box That Talked by Shane DeRolf and make connections about how powerful words can be and the message behind both Martin’s dream and DeRolf’s text.

If you want to put your students dreams on display, you could try this mobile from Scholastic.  There is a free printable on their site.  Just click on the picture:

I just saw this one posted on Sunday and had to add it to this list of resources.  I love how the photograph adds a personal touch!

Another idea is to try a directed drawing of Martin Luther King, Jr.  Here are two options:

Jennifer @ First Grade Blue Skies is one of my go-to girls for directed drawings.  This one is part of her January drawing pack.  You can read more about it by clicking on the picture:

I also have this freebie saved from Mrs. Miner’s Monkey Business.  Click on the picture to grab your own copy:

After the drawings were complete, students could copy one of his quotes onto a speech bubble and display the two together.  Educlips has some adorable speech bubbles that would be perfect for this project.  You can grab those here: