Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with your kids this year on Monday, January 21, 2014. It is a time to for our nation to remember the injustices that Dr, King fought.
"The national holiday honoring Dr. King is an occasion
for joy and celebration for his life and his work toward nonviolent
social change in America and the world. Traditionally, we celebrate
holidays with parties, family picnics, fireworks, a trip back home or
to the seashore. However, we must also be mindful that this is a special
holiday - one which symbolizes our nation's commitment to peace through
justice; to universal brother- and sisterhood; and to the noblest ideal
of all: a democratic society based on the principles of freedom, justice
and equality for all people. Whether you celebrate Dr. King's birthday
on January 15th or during Black History Month, the holiday is an occasion
for thanksgiving, unselfishness, and rededicating ourselves to the causes
for which he stood and for which he died." - See more at: http://www.mlkonline.net/holiday.html#sthash.Cbpb7fQL.dpuf
"The national holiday honoring Dr. King is an occasion
for joy and celebration for his life and his work toward nonviolent
social change in America and the world. Traditionally, we celebrate
holidays with parties, family picnics, fireworks, a trip back home or
to the seashore. However, we must also be mindful that this is a special
holiday - one which symbolizes our nation's commitment to peace through
justice; to universal brother- and sisterhood; and to the noblest ideal
of all: a democratic society based on the principles of freedom, justice
and equality for all people. Whether you celebrate Dr. King's birthday
on January 15th or during Black History Month, the holiday is an occasion
for thanksgiving, unselfishness, and rededicating ourselves to the causes
for which he stood and for which he died." - See more at: http://www.mlkonline.net/holiday.html#sthash.Cbpb7fQL.dpuf
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Great resources. We moved to the US from UK just over a year ago so I need to teach my kids about Martin Luther King Jr.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this large list! i love the egg demonstration- my kids are very young but i think my 3 year old would be able to really understand that! http://www.handmadeintheheartland.com/
ReplyDeleteEXCELLENT resources!! We're a homeschooling family based in Thailand so I have been looking for ideas for MLK jr day, these are great!
ReplyDeleteThese are great - love the diversity one!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these. Another great activity (especially for older kids) is watching or listening to the "I have a dream" speech. You can find it on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteWhat great ideas to help be certain that your child knows what Martin Luther king Jr. Day is truly about...Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this! Love the 2 egg comparison! Thank you so much for sharing on Whatever Wednesday!
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Such a great idea! I love MLK Jr. We share the same birthday and I've always been a big advocate for him every year. Now that I have a daughter, this will be a great idea to do every year in his memory. Thank you for this post!
ReplyDeleteThose are some great ideas. I have older kids and last year my son and I volunteered at the local Food Bank on MLK day. It was very cool and we got to meet the Mayor. He is an Eagle Scout and my son is working towards his, so I was very proud that he went right up and introduced himself and asked the Mayor about his Scouting experiences. It was a great day and our photo was featured on the City's web page.
ReplyDeleteGreat collection of ideas for MLK Jr day. Thank you for sharing them with Cozy Reading Spot!
ReplyDeleteMarissa
What a great round up!! Visiting from We Made That Linky Party. I would love to have you share this at my Sharing Saturday party.
ReplyDeleteThese are some great ideas to start getting an idea on a very very very complicated subject. Thanks so much for sharing this list of resources on the #homeschoollinkup!
ReplyDeleteThis is an inspiring collection of MLK activities. My children are young so they're a little too young for these now but I'll pin this for later. I especially love the photo of the crayons all labeled as flesh--that sends such a good message! Thanks so much for sharing this!
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