Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) worked to advance civil rights in the United States and around the world. A minister, King became a civil rights activist at an early age. At the 1963 March on Washington, King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, where he outlined his vision, or dream, for our country. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial inequality.
That was MLK's dream. What's yours? Here's an easy and meaningful activity for school or home - a great opportunity for students to envision their “dreams”, think about what makes their dreams a reality, learn about government, leadership and problem-solving, and share this information with others.
Information about the activities
Tags: communication, events and holidays, federal government, founding documents, history, leadership, local government, news and media literacy, primary sources, reading information
Web resources
Activities
> Download I Have a Dream Activity
(includes text of speech)
> My Wish for America/My Community
> Talking with Officials
> Be a Citizen Journalist
Correlations (Common Core, Social Studies, Founding Docs)
> Elementary K-2 | 3-5
> Middle
> High
MLK
> MLK on Wikipedia
> MLK History.com
> Nobel Prize biography
> MLK Center
> MLK Documents and Research at Stanford University
> 'Selma' movie and MLK - Washington Post
> MLK and LBJ - CSPAN video
> I Have a Dream Speech (Audio)
> I Have a Dream Speech (Video)
> National Archives (primary sources)
> Literary Critique