Teach about Martin Luther King, Jr. with 5 mini activities for kindergarten and 1st grade. This printable mini book is teacher-created to bring MLK to life for your students!
Teach About Dr. King With 5 MLK Day Activities in 1 Printable!
Do you have your Martin Luther King, Jr. Day lesson plans mapped out yet? Knock out 5 activities with one simple printable mini book! Your printable activity booklet includes the following:
- Trace It – students trace Martin Luther King, Jr.’s name as they read it.
- Color It – students illustrate the drawing of Dr. King.
- Draw It – students draw a picture showing an example of peace.
- Color It – students color only the images of ideals that Dr. King stood for.
- Find It – students find vocabulary in the word search.
Through this activity, students will get benefits like building vocabulary, writing skills, and hand-eye coordination, to name a few.
Scaffolding + Extension Tips
Use this independent exercise as an exit ticket or reading center activity on the days around MLK Day. Additionally, you can use this writing exercise as a:
- Civil Rights Movement lesson activity
- Black History Month lesson activity
- Homework assignment
- Whole-class lesson review (via smartboard)
Students who need extra support can complete this worksheet in a 1:1 teacher intervention setting or your guided group.
Fast finishers can create another “Find It” activity using different words for a partner to find.
How to Use Your MLK Day Activity Book
This MLK activity book is available in an easy-to-print PDF, and can be printed in black-and-white to save you on your color printing!
After printing, assembling your students’ mini-books is easy. Just fold the paper along the dotted lines to create an activity book for your students to enjoy.
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