Martin Luther King Day

In an effort to help the kids better understand why we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., we read Happy Birthday Dr. King. In this great book, we learned about Martin's life and dreams. After we finished reading, students created their very own Martin that included a summary of Martin's dream and their own dream. The idea came from another teacher's blog. Here are some of the examples.

Also, we were lucky to have a volunteer read Martin's Big Words as a part of MLK Read for Peace Day. What a great way to honor such an amazing historical figure. The students really put our volunteer to the test with lots of great questions.