Activities TO PRINT :

• The Geography of a Famous Speech Worksheet
  "I have created a worksheet that uses a portion of this speech to review some geography and to spark discussions about this important man and his dream."
  (zachary-jones.com)

  

• Martin Luther King - a worksheet (timeforkids.com)

  

• A leading life : a timeline with questions (Time for Kids)

• A Teeny Tiny Book about Martin Luther King, Jr (bry-backmanor.org)
  "Cut out and color the pages. Staple together in order."
  
  

• Vocabulary matching (Edhelper)

• Multi-choice vocabulary (Edhelper)

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Vocabulary Quiz (Teach-nology) -
  "Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right."

• Lisez la transcription du discours "I have a dream" en anglais (Anglais Facile)
  
  

• Lisez la traduction en français du discours "I have a dream" (Anglais Facile)

• Compréhension écrite - On peut écouter le texte. (Anglais Facile)

• Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday -
  activities across the grades for learning about his life (Education World)

• Facts About Martin Luther King, Jr. - Multiple choice exercise (RHL School)

• Rosa Parks : How I fought for Civil Rights
  "Rosa Parks, "The Mother of the Modern-day Civil Rights Movement," describes her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helps students understand the importance of every individual citizen in a democracy.
  Read through her story and then express how you would feel if you were in her situation.
  (Vocabulary words are in bold.) for grades 7-8" (Scholastic)
  
  

Lesson plans :

• Martin Luther King Day
  - with articles, lesson ideas, books, activities, and much more
  (Education World)
  
  

• Martin Luther King Jr. (Time for Kids)
  Description: Teach the cover story: Martin Luther King Jr.
  
  

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Ac. Rouen)
  - with four MLK timelines and biographies and Three challenges
  
  
• Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Power of Nonviolence - a lesson plan (edsitement.neh.gov)
  "This lesson introduces students to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolence
  and the teachings of Mohandas K. Gandhi that influenced King's views.
  After considering the political impact of this philosophy, students explore its relevance to personal life.
  

• Martin Luther King : I have a dream - a lesson plan (Ac. Paris)
  "Les documents que nous vous proposons ici permettent d organiser un projet autour de Martin Luther King Jr et de la lutte pour l obtention des droits civiques. A partir de supports visuels, vidéo et audio, les élèves travaillent sur le célèbre discours de Martin Luther King Jr du 28 Août 1963  I Have A Dream - et sur la vie du pasteur noir américain, de façon à mettre en perspective les enjeux de la lutte pour les droits civiques."

• Martin Luther King - a lesson plan for advanced students (Académie de la Martinique)
  - supports variés

• Martin Luther King (advanced) - activities to print (raud.dugal)
  
  

• Black History Month Theme Unit (Edhelper) :
  Crossword Puzzle - Stories and Biographies - Mazes - Spelling and Vocabulary -
  Famous African Americans / Biographies
  
  

Webquests :

• Peace - a web quest about Martin Luther King, Gandhi and Nelson Mandela (4ème à 1ère)
  (Chloé Thivin - Isère)

• Martin Luther King - Interactive Reading Comprehension (benedicte.mallet.free.fr)

• The man who had a dream - Une Treasure Hunt de l'Académie de Paris

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Quiz - recherche sur internet (lhric.org/pocantico) - EASY
  
  
  
  
  
• Remember! Celebrate! Act! sur Martin Luther King (de Céline Matus) + .htm

• Martin Luther King Scavenger Hunt (btskinner.com)

• A webquest : Martin Luther King, Jr. - One Man's Quest for Equality (fayette.k12.il.us)
  
  

• Treasure Hunts (answer key) :
  Black History
  for 4th grade and below,
  for 5th and 6th graders,
  for 5th and 6th graders,
  for 9th graders and above.
  (Education World)

INTERACTIVE games :

• Martin Luther King Jr. Vocab. Maze with clues - and answers (makeworksheets.com)

• MLK - a crossword (factmonster)

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Crossword (easier) - (surfnetkids)

Games TO PRINT :

• Games to print (Edhelper)

• Martin Luther King Jr - word search (Anglais Facile)

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Word Search (Teach-nology)

• Martin Luther King Jr. Vocab. Maze (makeworksheets)

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Crossword Puzzle (Teach-nology)

• Martin Luther King Jr. - a crossword (RHL School)

• Martin Luther King Jr. Crossword Puzzle (Edhelper)
  
  

Poems :

• Martin Luther King, Jr. - a poem - with the vocabulary (rhlschool.com)

Cartoons :

• Somebody pinch me! (cartoonbox.slate.com)

  

Songs :

• If I can dream - sung by Elvis Presley
  "notable for its direct quotations to Martin Luther King, Jr."
  Une fiche envoyée par Emmanuelle Duchiron (Ac. Versailles)

  

  + Lyrics (lyricsfreak.com)
  + Video (YouTube)

• Common Feat Will.I.Am - DREAM Lyrics (stlyrics.com)
  "I got a dream
  [that one day]
  that one day
  all of the people and myself
  are gonna find a better way
  My dream is to be free"
  - the VIDEO (YouTube)

  

   

• Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) by Nina Simone :
  "But he had seen the mountaintop
  And he knew he could not stop
  Always living with the threat of death ahead
  Folks you'd better stop and think
  Everybody knows we're on the brink
  What will happen, now that the King of love is dead?"
  - the VIDEO (Dailymotion)

• Sister Rosa Parks, by the Neville Brothers
  - un travail proposé par Yannick TROCCAZ (Ac. Grenoble) avec remise des paragraphes et des phrases du refrain dans l'ordre puis analyse.

  
  
  - the VIDEO (YouTube)

• Songs about Civil Rights and Martin Luther King - list (nwfolk.com)
  "This list includes speeches by Dr. King, songs of the civil rights movement, and folk songs by black Americans."

• Songs (Teach-nology) :
  Dr. King,
  Free At Last,
  Freedom,
  Freedom Let it Ring,
  Martin Luther King's Dream,
  Martin's Cry

• Happy Birthday by Stevie Wonder
  - the VIDEO (YouTube)

• Like a King by Ben Harper
  - the VIDEO (YouTube)

• Pride (In the Name of Love) by U2 :
  "Early morning, April 4
  Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
  Free at last, they took your life
  They could not take your pride..."
  - the VIDEO (YouTube)
  

Videos :

• Martin Luther King Jnr. - Video Listening Quiz - interactive
  (esolcourses.com)

• Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" (YouTube)

• I have a dream - Video with SUBTITLES (YouTube)

• Video: Three Perspectives
  Martin Luther King, Jr. and others on race relations.
  (PBS)

  

• Civil Rights : a BRAINPOP Movie (brainpop.com)