Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Song
(sung to: Yankee Doodle)
Dr. King was a man
Who came from Atlanta, Georgia.
Had a dream that he preached
For all men to be equal.
Dr. King was so brave
Martin was a hero.
Won the fight for everyone
To end discrimination.
Freedom Let it Ring
(sung to: Twinkle, Twinkle,
Little Star)
Freedom, freedom let it ring
"Let it ring", said Dr.
King.
Let us live in harmony
Peace and love for you and
me.
Freedom, freedom let it
ring
"Let it ring", said Dr.
King.
Poem - A Box of Crayons
While walking in a toy store
the day before today,
I overheard a crayon box
with many things to say.
"I don't like red!" said
yellow.
And green said, "Nor do
I!"
And no one here likes orange,
but no one knows quite why."
"We are a box of crayons
that really doesn't get
along,"
said blue to all the others
"something here is wrong!"
Well, I bought that box of
crayons
and took it home with me
and laid out all the crayons
so the crayons could all
see.
They watched me as I colored
with red and blue and green
and black and white and
orange
and every color in between.
They watched as green
became the grass
and blue became the sky.
The yellow sun was shining
bright
on white clouds drifting
by.
Colors changing as they touched,
becoming something new.
They watched me as I colored.
They watched till I was
through.
And when I'd finally finished,
I began to walk away.
And as I did the crayon
box
had something more to say...
"I do like red!" said the
yellow
and green said, "So do I!"
"And blue you are terrific
so high up in the sky."
"We are a box of crayons
each of us unique,
but when we get together
the picture is complete."
NOW IF WE COULD JUST LEARN
FROM THIS BOX OF CRAYONS
THIS WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER
PLACE.
by Shane DeRolf
Activity:
What You Need:
crayons, pencils, markers
paper
the poem - A Box of Crayons
crayon
pattern
What You Do:
Read the poem "A Box of
Crayons" to your students. It is about the different colors getting along
and liking each other.
Then, children draw their
portraits on a die-cut crayon pattern.
Place all the crayons into
a giant box of crayons that you can create using construction paper.
Poem Excerpt
Wouldn't it be terrible?
Wouldn't it be sad?
If just one single color
was the color that we had?
If everything was purple?
Or red? Or blue? Or green?
If yellow, pink, or orange
was all that could be seen?
Can you just imagine how
dull world would be
If just one single color
was all we got to see?
From Kinder
Art
A Dream Come True
Martin Luther had a dream
For people everywhere.
He wanted them to get along
And show how much they care
By helping one another
And by always being fair.
So remember Martin Luther
King
And help his dream come
true
By always treating others
As you'd want them to treat
you
(Anonymous)
Read Dr. Martin Luther King's:
"I
Have a Dream Speech" - text
"I
Have a Dream Speech" - audio excerpt
"Voice
of King" - excerpts from his speeches
Internet Sites:
A
Timeline of Martin Luther King - a student created timeline of
the important events in Dr. Martin Luther King's life.
Martin
Luther King - links to many activities
Books to Read:
Happy Birthday, Martin
Luther King! - by Jean Marzullo
Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. - by David A. Adler
A Picture Book of Martin
Luther King, Jr. - by David A. Adler
Martin Luther King, Jr.
- by Carol Green
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