Martin Luther King Jr. Day {for all ages}

Today, we've got some Martin Luther King, Jr. ideas for ALL GRADES!

This unit is perfect for Kinder, 1st, and 2nd Graders!

This mini-unit is a perfect way to teach your students about Martin Luther King, Jr. and all of the great things he did for human rights. 

Include in this mini-unit are:

Tree Map

Was, Had, Wanted Graphic Organizer

Describe Dr. King

The Life of Dr. King Book

The Life of Dr. King student mini-book

Peace Means... {writing}

Dove Craft

Heart to Heart and Hand to Hand craft and poem

Vocabulary cards 

Vocabulary game

I have a dream craft and writing

This unit is for K-2!

Click {here} to check it out!

Do you teach grades 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th? Then this unit is perfect for you!

Want to read about what this pack includes??

And here's a pretty snapshot of some of the awesome printables and graphic organizers you will receive. 30 pages total.

This unit is perfect for any upper grades classroom {designed for grades 3-6} and will be a fun way to do some great learning about an important time in American History.

Martin Luther King Day!

We've been learning all about Dr. King!  We always start off with this book:

Martin Luther King Junior Portraits:
I just have to share these because they are so great! I have done them the past 4 years.   Even though it is a template for the kids to cut out, all of the Dr. King's portraits came out differently!  I'm not huge on cutting and pasting art projects, but these are so worth it. Do you have the book, "Martin's Big Words"?  It is a FANTASTIC and touching book.

I don't have the pattern for you, but I did find it for sale {here}

I'm not sure what happened to Dr. King's other eye! This is the joy of 1st grade teaching!  

I Have a Dream Writing:

I was inspired by all of the fabulous activities on the Primary Prospective blog for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I made this "I have a dream" paper so it could fit black and white pictures of my students (I wanted it to look like it was from Dr. King's era). The students had to write a dream they have and it must help others/world in some way.  Click here for that.  Here is my example (for privacy reasons, I cannot show pictures of my students).

Clipart and/or fonts copyright DJ Inkers. www.djinkers.com

MLK Booklets:

As we learn about Dr. King, we also learn many different vocabulary words. We write about the new things we learn in a Dr. King Booklet. You can get that booklet {here}. 

                                                  

Click the picture to check it out!

 Here are some great web site links:

Brainpop Jr. (search Martin Luther King Jr. and they have a great video posted) {you must have a membership...but it's a MUST-HAVE....talk to your principal).

Youtube has a great video that shows parts of his "I have a dream speech".

Oh and if you're in the upper-grades, don't forget Natalie's pack!

...And a Happy New Year!! {SALE!}

We sure hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!! 

Today is New Years Eve and that means 2014 is almost here. To celebrate, we are teaming up with the gals from Blog Hoppin' and are having a SALE!!

That means, you can stock up on some of the items you will need to be prepared and ready to start the year off right! 

Here are some of our goodies that you should take a look at:

Martin Luther King, Jr:

    

Guided Reading:

Literature Circles: 

 

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Math: 

And don't forget about our tools for Common Core:

{available for grades K-6}

   

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Hope you all have Happy New Year and a fabulous 2014!!

YAY for Dr. King Day!

We've been learning lots and lots about Martin Luther King, Jr. and BOY oh BOY do my students just eat this up.  I mean, they really cannot even BELIEVE that segregation was a real thing.  They are loving learning about Dr. King's fight for peace and equality.  I love when they use these *big* words in our class discussions {boycott, segregation, etc}.


They enjoyed the book that I made for them, but instead of printing it off, we used it on my computer and put it up on the projector.

and then they fill out this booklet...

We also made these cute hand-print hearts as we talked about equality and peace...

Next up {tomorrow}, the peace dove made with our foot and hands...

And I copied these for a fast finisher project...

All of these {PLUS TONS MORE} can be found in my Martin Luther King, Jr. Mini-Unit! 

Click the picture to check it out!

Click {here} to check it out!

MLK and Civil Rights {Upper Grades}

Hey everyone!! Guess what... it's me... Natalie. Do you even remember who I am? 

If not, here's a refresher:

I am Rachelle's blog partner

I've been writing for What the Teacher Wants for over two years now.

I teach 5th grade.

I love American History.

I have an 8 month old baby. 

And a two year old. 

You may have noticed that I've been missing around here lately. Those two little kiddos keep.me.busy. 

all.the.time. 

I am pretty pleased to announce that I have finished a new unit just in time for the upcoming holiday, Martin Luther King Day!! 

Want to read about what this pack includes??

And here's a pretty snapshot of some of the awesome printables and graphic organizers you will receive. 30 pages total.

This unit is perfect for any upper grades classroom {designed for grades 3-6} and will be a fun way to do some great learning about an important time in American History.

Want to win this pack??

Leave me a comment telling me why you'd like to use this in your class. I'll randomly select two winners to receive a copy!!

Winners have been notified. Thanks for all the comments - I appreciate every single one of them. 

If you did not win, you can purchase this unit by clicking: HERE

Martin Luther King, Jr.

This mini-unit is a perfect way to teach your students about Martin Luther King, Jr. and all of the great things he did for human rights. 

Include in this mini-unit are:

Tree Map

Was, Had, Wanted Graphic Organizer

Describe Dr. King

The Life of Dr. King Book

The Life of Dr. King student mini-book

Peace Means... {writing}

Dove Craft

Heart to Heart and Hand to Hand craft and poem

Vocabulary cards 

Vocabulary game

I have a dream craft and writing

This mini-unit is for K-2, but don't worry my upper-grades friends... Natalie is working on mini-unit for the upper-grades and will have it posted soon! YAY!

Click {here} to check it out!

Are you thinking this clipart is adorable?!?! You can snag it up in Krista's TpT store! Here is the link to her Peace & Friendship clipart and then her Martin Luther King clipart. She's AMAZING! While you are there, follow her store and check out her clipart and fabulous products!

I'll give this away to 2 random people who comment and leave their email address!

Winners have been notified! Thanks to all who left comments!

Didn't win? Buy it HERE.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Junior Portraits:
I just have to share these because they are so great! I have done them the past 2 years.   Even though it is a template for the kids to cut out, all of the Dr. King's portraits came out differently!  I'm not huge on cutting and pasting art projects, but these are so worth it. Do you have the book, "Martin's Big Words"?  It is a FANTASTIC and touching book.

I don't have the pattern for you, but I did find it for sale {here}

I'm not sure what happened to Dr. King's other eye! This is the joy of 1st grade teaching! 

I Have a Dream Writing:

I was inspired by all of the fabulous activities on the Primary Prospective blog for Martin Luther King Jr.!  I tell you what, there are some dang amazing teachers out there and I spend many nights {when I should be snoozing}, reading and downloading, reading and downloading, reading and downloading.  Thank you for the great ideas, but no thank you for the sleepless nights. ;)
Anyway, I made this "I have a dream" paper so it could fit black and white pictures of my students (I wanted it to look like it was from Dr. King's era). The students had to write a dream they have and it must help others/world in some way.  Click here for that.  Here is my example (for privacy reasons, I cannot show pictures of my students).

Clipart and/or fonts copyright DJ Inkers. www.djinkers.com

 Here are some great web site links:

Brainpop Jr. (search Martin Luther King Jr. and they have a great video posted) {you must have a membership...but it's a MUST-HAVE....talk to your principal).

Youtube has a great video that shows parts of his "I have a dream speech".