People all over the United States, and all around the world, are preparing to honor the great civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on January 15th, on what would have been his 85th birthday
This recent piece in the New York Times gives examples of some wonderful picture books about Martin Luther King Jr that you could use in your classroom to celebrate his birthday.
Performing my play "The Dream - A Play about Martin Luther King, Jr." with your class is a fun, interactive way to celebrate Dr. King. Your students will enjoy learning about the life of one of our most famous African-Americans as they perform this play or read it as readers' theater.
“The Dream - A Play about Martin Luther King, Jr.” is an original play written for use as readers’ theater, as a part of balanced literacy (Read-Aloud, Shared and Performance Reading or Guided Reading), or for an actual play production. In readers’ theater or through one of the balanced literacy approaches to teaching reading, children are not expected to memorize their lines, yet the reading encourages strong oral skills. An added benefit is performing the play for other classes or parents while increasing social skills, cooperative learning and creativity. Using plays in literacy-based classrooms promotes active listening for the performers, as well as the audience, and offers an engaging way to teach reading skills.
“Martin Luther King, Jr. - First Grade Level D Reader” and “I Have A Dream - The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” are other great resources to teach your class more about this great American activist and leader.
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