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Academic Standards

 

Learning Objective:

Children will reflect on what they can do to be like Dr. King and show love in their school community.

 

Social Studies Focus:

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

 

Social and Life Skills:

social awareness

 

Page 4 Skill:

read a timeline

 

Vocabulary:

belong, peaceful, nonviolence

 

CCSS:

RI.1.1 ask and answer questions; RI.1.4 determine meaning of words; RI.1.5 text features; RI.1.10 read informational texts; RF.1.3 digraphs; SL.1.1 participate in collaborative conversations

 

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Watch the video

Build background knowledge by watching “Dr. King: A Leader and a Hero.” When you’re done, ask students: What is one thing you learned about Dr. King?

Preview new vocabulary words

Project the online vocabulary slideshow and introduce this issue’s featured words.

Set a purpose for reading

  • Have students do a picture walk through the issue. Then read and discuss the cover. Ask students what are ways they show their love to people they care about.
  • Before turning to page 2, say, “As we read the article, think about ways we can show love in our school.”
  • Read each box, stopping at the end of the box to discuss and check for comprehension.
  • Help students connect what they have read with their experiences. For example, has anyone ever felt left out? When was the last time someone helped a classmate? Have students share about a time they solved a problem by using their words.
  • Complete the page 4 activity as a group or individually.

Play the online game: Design a Poster

(skill: nonfiction text features)

Complete a hands-on activity: Act It Out!

Kids practice responding to situations through role playing! (skills: social awareness, relationships)

Read a paired text: Love Will See You Through: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Six Guiding Beliefs (as told by his niece) by Angela Farris Watkins

Dr. King’s niece examines six of “Uncle Martin’s” principles and details examples from his life that illustrate each of those values in Love Will See You Through: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Six Guiding Beliefs (as told by his niece) by Angela Farris Watkins.