Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on the third Monday in January, honors the leader who worked all his life, peacefully, for fair laws and equal treatment for all people. For the youngest children, it is a day to learn what fair means, to hear how people stood together to change unfair rules, and to think of ways to help others.
Six pages. On pages 1 to 4, read the text aloud, then read each question while children circle the picture that answers it: Martin as a boy, the bus, a big march, and how we remember him. On page 5, children cut out four pictures and glue them in the order they happened. Page 6 is a page to draw and write what they learned, with a starter to trace.
Read one text a day in the week before the holiday. Before page 1, talk about what fair and unfair mean with an example from the classroom. Read page 4 with care: it says plainly that Martin was killed, so leave time for questions and feelings.
Read a picture book about Martin Luther King Jr. together, then talk about one way your family could help someone on his day.
Short texts about Martin Luther King Jr. to read aloud, from his boyhood in Atlanta to the bus boycott, the March on Washington and the day we remember him. Children answer by circling pictures, put four pictures of his life in order and draw and write what they learned.
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