Here is a list of several teaching resources (websites ...



Martin Luther King Day

In the late fall of 1983, the U.S. Congress passed a bill declaring the third Monday of January each year as Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. President Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law on November 2, 1983, fifteen years after King’s assassination.

The following is a list of several Web sites which contain resources to assist teachers who would like to present a unit of study in anticipation of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. The resources contain numerous free materials for educators including lesson plans, activities, printable material, primary source documents, video documentaries, and so on.

The Online home of the King Center, is the nonprofit organization that educates the world about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolence.

Education World , They have articles, lesson ideas, books, activities, and much more. This site has numerous free resources for classroom teachers and students in all grades. Visit

A Celebration of the Life of. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Grades K-5 Resources. This site contains an easy access table of contents including: crafts and activities, lessons many of which are listed by appropriate grade level, online activities, printable pages, multi-media files and major sites for upper elementary and adults. Visit

Teaching Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. There are numerous resources and links at this site

Resources for Teaching about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement including primary source documents and documentary videos are available at

Teaching about Martin Luther King Jr. This is an Online teacher resource center with numerous links and free lesson plans, printables, and more available for teachers.

Web Sites on Martin Luther King, Jr. Access these sites through your computer’s Internet connection. Information can be printed or downloaded to your computer.

National Park Service, The Alonzo Crim Center for Excellence in Urban Education at Georgia State University has created lesson plans on "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy of Racial and Social Justice: A Curriculum for Empowerment". The lessons target grades kindergarten through eight and are available at the following web site

The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute has built upon the achievements of Stanford University’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project with a Web site which includes classroom resources and lesson plans based on King documents, and a very helpful "Teaching King" bibliography. These materials are for grades nine through twelve.

Visit at and type in a search for Martin Luther King, Jr., to find numerous resources for classroom use including videos and audio of Robert Kennedy’s announcement of the assassination of Dr. King and Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

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