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MLK: The Man and His Legacy
In this word scramble learning exercise, students unscramble the 17 words that relate to Martin Luther King. Students then use the numbers for each letter to find the secret message.
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Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 20 words from the word box and the clues to help complete the crossword puzzle about Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In this word search worksheet, students find all the words related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and work. Students locate 19 words.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this tracing letters instructional activity, students trace the letters according to the color directions. Students trace the letters for Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I Have a Dream Acrostic Poem
For this acrostic poem worksheet, students write a poem using the letters in the word dream. They see the words, "I have a dream," with an American flag at the top of the page.
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Rosa Parks Dies
Young scholars read a story called Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks Diesand answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events Rosa Parks lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions,...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Mini Book
In these mini book worksheets, students create a mini-book to help them learn about and study the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Crossword
For this Martin Luther King, Jr. worksheet, students read 15 clues about the life of the civil rights leader. Students fit the answers in a crossword puzzle.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Crossword Puzzle
In this Martin Luther King, Jr. crossword puzzle worksheet, students read 15 clues about this civil rights activist. Students fit their answers in the puzzle, which has no word bank.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scavenger Hunt
In this Dr. Martin Luther Kind Jr. scavenger hunt learning exercise, students visit a specific website on the Internet as they participate in a scavenger hunt on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to answer five questions.
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Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King
In this reading worksheet, learners respond to the book Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out 3 pictures of scenes depicted in the book. A parent reads a description of an...
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Evaluating Nonviolence as a Method of Social Change
During a lesson on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, the Civil Rights Movement, and/or nonviolent resistance, students can gather their thoughts in this activity. The questions cover Dr. King's philosophy of nonviolence, and two opinion...
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Word Search: Rosa Parks
In this civil rights worksheet, students find and circle twenty one terms associated with Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement in a word search designed as a bus.
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Martin Luther King
In this Martin Luther King activity, students write about Martin Luther King. Writing may include a biography, reflection, opinion essay, etc.
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Rosa Parks Word Search
In this Rosa Parks word search puzzle, students identify terms describing the Civil Rights Movement that pertain to Rosa Parks. A list of 22 words is given. An answer sheet is provided.
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The Lessons of Emmett Till
Students participate in a WebQuest designed to take them on a journey into the darkness that is race predjudice and the often-violent means in which it is manifested. They investigate the murder of a 14-year-old Chicago boy visiting...
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Cultural Impact of Jim Crow Laws and the Civil Rights Movement
Students examine the Jim Crow laws and how they impacted the lives of both African Americans and white Americans. They discuss the Civil Rights Movement and how their lives may have been different had it not occurred.
Groups...
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Learning About Racial Discrimination
Third graders engage in a lesson plan that is about the study of racial discrimination with the focus upon Martin Luther King Jr. They conduct research using a variety of resources and fill out a graphic organizer looking for information.
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Differences Make Us Special
Students explore the similarities and differences among their classmates. They are introduced to the Civil Rights Movement-that all people be treated equally and fairly. Students discuss the importance of appreciating individual...
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Segregation in Prince Edward County
Eleventh graders examine the history of integration as it applied to Virginia high school in Prince Edward County. They evaluate a map of Virginia counties, read and analyze a first person narrative of a young girl involved in a boycott...
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Black Music: Its Message and Meaning
Learners develop an appreciation for modern black music from a historical, political and lyrical perspective. They examine the political and the historical surge of the civil rights movement of the 1960's and how this surge directly or...
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Children's Literature and African American Culture
Third graders examine various stories and poems and identify characteristics that make each individual unique. After analyzing the readings, they create their own personality poems to accompany self-portrait drawings. The poems and...
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History Repeats Itself
Learners read about an event that occurred 140 years ago to ascertain
information (who? what? when? where? why?) and to compare this event to Rosa Parks arrest almost 50 years ago. They retell the story from your point of view.
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Love, Kindness, and Friendship
Students explore the goal of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They find pictures from magazines that show love, kindness, and friendship and other things that would make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. happy. Students discuss why they selected...