26 results
Martin Luther King Day Common Core W.6.2 resources
Selma Lord Selma Video Viewing Guide - Black History Month Activity
This viewing guide can be used while students watch the film "Selma Lord Selma" about the freedom marches in Selma, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. It includes a characterization graphic organizer for students to record important information about the main characters in the film. Also included are several higher-order thinking questions for students to answer during and/or after the film viewing.In addition to the viewing guide, there is also a Venn Diagram Activity that requires stude
Grades:
6th - 9th
Martin Luther King Jr. | I Have Dream Speech Writing Activity with Doodle Notes
Martin Luther King Jr. was and still is considered one of the world's most prolific speakers. His birthday and African American History Month are excellent opportunities to analyze his famous speech, "I Have a Dream." This activity uses a doodle notes approach to help students organize their thinking and feelings to respond to one of three included writing prompts. This Common Core aligned writing resource is also a way for students to use the writing process to create well-organized essays. Th
Grades:
6th - 9th
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Speech Webquest and Writing Activity
CCSS.RI.5.6, CCSS.W.5.2.A-EThis is a webquest activity that has students analyze four different accounts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, and find similarities and differences among the sources/documents. The accounts of this event are in a variety of formats, from multiple sources (firsthand accounts of the event, videos, and a newspaper article).Students will determine whether each document is a firsthand or secondhand account, the author's purpose of each sourc
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
Martin Luther King Art Projects: Freedom Flag Designs Activity & Art Sub Plans
Need no prep, Martin Luther King art projects? Imagine these freedom flags inspired by the "I Have A Dream" speech in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect emergency art sub plans for elementary art and general ed teachers. A fun roll a dice game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns. And, boost their confidence and creativity. And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan art projects for M
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Martin Luther King Jr Quotes Paragraph Bell Ringer for the Google Classroom
With this bell ringer, your students can respond to a quote by Martin Luther King. Perfect for MLK jr Day or Black History Month. This digital resource in Google Slides allows students to choose a prewrite template to fit their response to a Dr. Martin Luther King quote each day. Students write a paragraph in response to each quote. Then, they do a brief research activity. Great Bellringer / Do Now activity for the beginning of class.
You will download a pdf with teacher tips and instructio
Grades:
4th - 7th
Types:
Black History Month Science - Easy Activities for Middle School & High School
February is Black History Month! Celebrate the achievements of historical figures with this collection of Black History Month Activities for Middle and High School Classrooms. This bundle of activities includes bulletin board decor, research projects, a slideshow and two social-emotional learning activities. What's Included (see Preview for all the details): Black Scientists Slideshow (30 Scientists and Inventors)Black Scientists Posters (30 Scientists and Inventors)Black Scientists Hexagonal Th
Grades:
5th - 12th
NGSS:
5-PS1-1
Martin Luther King Jr I Have a Dream Writing Activity for MLK Day
This Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. themed writing activity is perfect for celebrating MLK Day. Students read and discuss an excerpt from King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech, then respond to the following prompts in writing: What is your dream for the future? What can you do to help make your dream come true? Students color and assemble the activity so that the speech hangs below the background poster and opens up to reveal their own writing. These make a great bulletin board or hallway display to
Grades:
3rd - 6th
MLK Quotes Writing Practice: RACE Strategy W 6.2
Your ELL and/or special needs students will reflect on the beautiful quotes of Martin Luther King Jr. with full-color photos of our valiant hero. Also great for Homework, this activity will help them write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Your students will definitely love this fantastic constructed response writing prac
Grades:
1st - 12th
Types:
Black History Month Bundle | Reading Comprehension | 4th-6th Grade ELA
This set of 3 Black History Month resources contains everything you need for a comprehensive Black History Month unit. This bundle contains a set of 15 reading comprehension passages, a set of 15 research pennants, and a set of posters.For more details on each component, please see the included preview and read the complete description below. Black Leaders Included:Arthur AsheBarack ObamaColin PowellCondoleeza RiceFrederick DouglassGeorge Washington CarverHarriet TubmanJackie RobinsonLouis Armst
Grades:
4th - 6th
Black History Month: Respond to Quotes for the Google Classroom
With this bell ringer, your students can respond to a quote by famous African Americans for Black History Month. This digital resource in Google Slides allows students to choose a prewrite template to fit their response to a quote each day. Students write a paragraph in response to each quote. Then, they do a brief research activity. This Bellringer / Do Now activity for the beginning of class.
Contains one quote from each of the following:
•Martin Luther King, Jr.
•Ruby Bridges
•Booker T.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Types:
Black History Month Writing Prompts | Martin Luther King Jr
Looking for engaging Martin Luther King Jr writing prompts for students? A printable and a digital version for Google Slides are included! The students will think and write about: "I have a dream" speech, Black History Month, peace, civil rights movement, freedom, and much more!SAVE 25% AND GET THIS SET IN THE BUNDLE.What results do teachers see after using these Writing Prompts?"This was so simple and led to such great conversation amongst my 6th graders. Thanks!""Great for my creative writing
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
Also included in: Creative Writing Prompts for Daily Use Yearlong
Black History Month Research Project: Tik Tok in the Classroom
Black History Month Research Project brings Tik Tok in the classroom by incorporating trends to help students research and respond to Black History Month writing prompts. It's the perfect way to start using TikTok in the classroom! Choose between 13 pre-made biographical profiles or research another individual using the blank template! Kick start this project during Martin Luther King Jr. Day and keep it going throughout Black History Month. **This is just one activity of many that can be done t
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: Tik Tok in the Classroom
January Text Dependent Reading & Writing- Google Classroom Activities (Option 2)
Do your students need citing evidence practice with constructed response questions? Do they refuse to practice summarizing and synthesizing reading skills? If so, then these 5 Nonfiction Text Evidence Reading Passages and Text Evidence-based Writing Prompts are for you. NOTE: This Option 2 Hashtag Day Mini-Unit is part of our January Hashtag Days Bundle.This product offers fun and engaging emojis and hashtag activities, mixed with rigor and CCSS. Students cannot resist emojis and hashtags! Alth
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
MLK Memorial Practice Writing RACE Strategy
This is a writing practice for daily warm up/ journal reflection activity which encourages the student write opinion pieces on topic or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
Also great for Homework, it focuses on the first writing Common Core State Standard which helps your ELL and/or special needs student introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer's purpose. With
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
Research/Write a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Biography-Biografía de Dr. MLK, Jr
Students research and write a biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with this bilingual (English and Spanish) resource. Included are:Research questions to guide students to gather informationPages for writing information (2 pages for each section)Colored and uncolored Illustration pages for student choiceBlank pages for student illustrationPages to write biographyTable of contentsTips for using the resourceEvery page comes with an English and Spanish version.There is a title page and 4 sectio
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Holidays Bundle - for the whole year- Bilingual English Spanish
Martin Luther King MLK Day Writing Unit - 4 Essay Activities, Graphic Organizers
Introducing essay writing for Martin Luther King MLK Day has never been easier! This writing unit with 4 complete essay prompt lessons (argumentative, expository, narrative, and persuasive) guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a 5-paragraph (or more/less) essay. The unit includes: argumentative writing graphic organizer, expository writing graphic organizer, narrative writing graphic organizer, persuasive writing graphic organizer, argumentative rubric, expository rubric,
Grades:
6th - 8th
Civil Rights Movement 1960s Research Project: MLK Jr. & Black History
Civil Rights Movement 1960s is a choice board research project that guides students through the writing process as they learn more about the Civil Rights Movement. Civil Rights Movement 1960s gives students the chance to become an expert on one part of this huge, history-changing movement. Students will discuss reliable sources, what they already know about the Civil Rights Movement before diving into research. Students will take the Civil Rights Movement facts they gather and choose from 9 pro
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Informational Writing Bundle
Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes | MLK Quotes | MLK Worksheets
Looking for a back from break writing resource? MLK worksheets like these will keep your kids engaged and appreciative. This Martin Luther King Jr writing activity examines the following Martin Luther King, Jr. quote, below. We love it and feel that this important quote from MLK exemplifies a growth mindset perfectly: "If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." And while MLK quotes c
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
"I Have a Dream" Writing & Multimedia Mini-project: Martin Luther King Jr Day
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day with this fun, scaffolded project! This is a step-by-step writing project that is ready to print and hand out! You can use any article that works for your students' levels. For the multimedia project, there are explicit directions so students can create a visual of them "dreaming" about their change for the world.Includes:-Teaching suggestions-Brainstorm page-Writing plan with sentence stems-Rough draft paper-Final draft writing paper-Picture plan-Multimedia p
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
Martin Luther King en Español - Actividades en Español - Black History Month
Celebra esta importante fecha en la que se recuerda la vida y obra de Martin Luther King Jr. con estas actividades en español. Este recurso contiene una presentacion en Power Point junto con 9 actividades de escritura que le ayudaran a sus estudiantes a practicar la informacion aprendida, Este documento es ideal para utilizarse con estudiantes de grados de primaria.Actividades en las que puede utilizarse:Trabajo de la mañana - Morning WorkCentros de escritura - Writing CentersGrupos pequeños pa
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
January Writing Prompts about Winter, Martin Luther King Jr, Chinese New Year
Looking for engaging January writing prompts? Students will think and write about all things winter, Martin Luther King Jr. day and Chinese New Year. Printable and digital versions for Google Slides are included! Keep them engaged with these easy and quick prompts which you could use every year in January!❗By purchasing this bundle you are saving 20% off individual sets ❗How to use this writing packet?The packet contains narrative, informational and opinion writing prompts for middle school and
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
Martin Luther King Jr Writing Prompts | Black History Month | MLK
These essay writing prompts or worksheets for celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day are perfect for students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade. Rather than having to complete the usual biography, students are prompted to tap into their prior knowledge, brainstorm their own ideas and aspirations, and complete poems and essays using topics that surround quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speeches. After each essay, there is also a self-checking editing checklist for students to check t
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: 5th Grade Writing Bundle | Writing Prompts | Essay | Guided Writing
January Activities Writing Prompts with RACE Strategy
Google Slides virtual classroom with digital writing prompts, articles ( informational text ) and videos, using RACE strategy is great for distance learning AND for in-class use! This set is just in time for January, New Year's and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Prompts are written to resemble state test prompts. Students are asked to cite evidence, describe, explain, summarize, etc., using the RACE + Transitions strategy. Students can click the article links on their virtual chalkboard to read a
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
Also included in: Digital Writing Prompts with RACE Strategy Full Year
"Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?" by Bonnie Bader Unit
This book is the perfect way to combine the study of American history/Black History Month with language arts. It covers Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, life and tells about his fight for civil rights.This unit is correlated to the common core. Included in this unit is everything you need to completely cover this book:1. Vocabulary/Spelling words and activities2. Discussion questions for each chapter3. Vocabulary tests4. Modified vocabulary and spelling tests5. Writing assignments6. Activities/works
Grades:
4th - 6th
Showing 1-24 of 26 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands