Ideas and Links for Learning About Martin Luther King Jr. in Our Home School:

 Studying Martin Luther King Jr. in Our Home School

 

our house will watch the dream speech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUtL_0vAJk 

 

then do copy work and narration of the dream speech

http://www.usconstitution.net/dream.html

 

 for  younger students,  we'll add reading a book on MLK, here's a free one online mini book, you have to sign up to down load:

http://www.mrsjonesroom.com/teachers/minibooks.html

 

 the older students can explore:

http://www.mlkonline.net/

 

 

Whenever we read a biography of a leader, we feel it's important to study their own words.  

My favorite  classic book on Mr. King is:

The Words of Martin Luther King Jr.

http://www.amazon.com/Words-Martin-Luther-King-Newmarket/dp/0937858285

 

 

 

 and National Geographic has a good video on MLK,  after watching have the children narrate back what they heard:

.http://video.kids.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/history-kids/mlk-day-vin-kids.html

 

we'll finish up by creating a  Lapbook to be placed on the book shelf for the student to return to over and over again.   

MLK lapbook (printables too) for those that enjoy lapbooking:

http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/martin_luther_king_jr.htm

 

Thanks to  Homeschool For Free on Facebook for some of these links!