Gr. K-5 Resources 

A Celebration of the Life of 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

1. CNN: "Birthplace of a Leader"

2. Scholastic News: Legacy of a Leader (slideshow, quiz, bio, speeches)

3. Scholastic MLK Articles Archive

4. The King Center

5. The Seattle Times site on MLK

6. Time Magazine Profile of Dr. King (includes audio)

7. The MLK Papers Project at Stanford University (includes audio)

Art, Clip Art, Crafts, Activities

1. A Box of Crayons Activity (use in conjunction with poetry)

2. Clip Art

3. Five Ways to Celebrate Dr. King's Birthday with Kids

4. MLK Figure Craft

5. News Art

6. Unity Wreath Craft

Lessons

1. Breaking Color Barriers K-2

2. Breaking Color Barriers gr. 3-4

3. "Listening to a Vision" K-2

4. "Listening to a Vision" gr. 3

5. "Listening to a Vision" gr. 4

6. Mapping Martin Luther King Jr.

7. Martin Luther King Jr.- A Clothesline Timeline

8. Scholastic Articles and Resources

9. Third Grade Classes Discuss Dr. King, Jr.

10. Teaching about Tolerance

11. "Why We Honor Dr. King" (History Perspective)

Online Activities

1. History of the MLK holiday from FactMonster

2. "I Have A Dream" (fill-in word activity and check for answer)

3. Interactive Timeline of Martin Luther King Jr. (upper grades)

4. Library of Congress

5. WebQuest on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (gr. 2-3)

6. Word Mover for 'I Have a Dream': Create a poem using the words from Martin Luther King’s 'I Have a Dream' speech. Pick out the best words, phrases and lines and drag it to the left.

Printable Pages

1. A Leading Life (Print a timeline and answer questions)

2. All About MLK (printables, timeline, activity)

3. A Teeny Tiny Book about Martin Luther King

4. "I Have A Dream" cloud sheet (PDF) and lesson

5. "I Have a Dream" play for students in grades 3-4

6. MLK Crossword

7. MLK Word Search

8. Peace Theme Unit with Printable Pages (ABC Teach)

9. Poster

10. Report Form

11. The Life and Words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Part 1)

12. The Life and Words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Part 2)

13. The Man & the Liberty Bell Coloring Page

Multimedia Files

1. "I Have A Dream" = Part 1 - AVI file 1.5 mg

2. "I Have A Dream" - Part 2 - AVI file 1.8 mg

3. Steve Buckman's Grade 2 PowerPoint

1. Timeline of Dr. King's Life (Seattle Times)

2. Timeline of Dr. King's Life by Second and Third Graders

3. MLK timeline in Kid Pix slides5