Martin Luther King Jr Activities and Craft | MLK Day

Are you looking for informative and engaging Martin Luther King activities and craft to celebrate MLK Day for first grade and second grade? Your students will learn about the accomplishments of the civil rights leader as they use information posters, complete a research project booklet, write their own I Have a Dream speech, and more!

Includes NO PREP printables. Word search, information posters, creative and information writing, posters, and many more! Easily integrate these into your writing stations or social studies unit of study.

Includes a simple Martin Luther King, Jr. craft. Pair it with one of the Day writing prompts for a January or Black History Month bulletin board.

The Research Booklet is ideal for a partner or group project. Students research to answer the questions asked on each page of the booklet.

Here’s what you’ll get:

• Martin Luther King and MLK Day posters
• graphic organizers
• research booklet
• Martin Luther King craft
• posters
• writing prompts
• word search
• vocabulary word activities

Ideas for Use

This resource is perfect for a mini unit about Martin Luther King, Jr., MLK Day, and Black History month in February. Use the posters to educate your students about the MLK Day holiday and the life of the civil rights leader. The activities can be used in a variety of ways. Some ideas:

• thematic unit
• writing station
• activities on a choice board
• guided and independent writing
• February or social studies center
• homework

Your students will learn about the meaning and importance of celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr Day and the accomplishments of the civil rights leader. It’s a great way to integrate social studies, writing, and vocabulary development. The research booklet is a student favorite, because 1st and 2nd graders are able to work with a partner or group of classmates. Teachers love that the writing printables are no prep and easy to use.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID . . .

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This resource has so many options! I loved how low prep it was!”

–Foreman Fun

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “By far the best MLK craft I've found! Students loved that they got to use your info pages to do a "research" project on MLK! I used it with second graders and it was also a great way to practice dictionary skills!” –Angela F.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “My students LOVED the craft and peace poster. The entire packet was engaging and brought the topics home for my students.” –Rachel V.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Not only is this a valuable teaching tool to go along with Martin's Big Words but the kids had fun with the craft and acrostic poem. My second graders also enjoyed the writing activity which we displayed in the hall.”

–Dawn H.

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