Dr. Martin Luther King
Online Resources:
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/photos/gallery/martin-luther-king-jr/
His life in pictures with descriptions
http://funschool.kaboose.com/time-warp/interactive/martin-luther-king.html?no_image
Interactive timeline.
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/martin-luther-king-jr-day/printables/word-search-challenge.html Older students word search
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html
vast information source for the man and the holiday
http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/mlk/mlk.htm
games and writing stationery
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/history-kids/mlk-day-vin-kids.html
great short video to introduce the holiday
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/holidays/MLK.html
scroll down and look for Freedom Fighters-short classroom plays
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=20916
I Have a Dream speech (live video, has been edited)
http://www.usconstitution.net/dream.html
Full text of I Have a Dream speech
Safari Montage Videos: (don’t forget the teacher’s guides and quizzes!)
Martin Luther King, Jr. (grades K-4, 26 minutes)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (grades K-4, 21 minutes)
African American Life (grades K-4, 30 minutes)