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Egg Activity |
materials: one raw brown egg, one raw white
egg, bowl, white construction paper, colored chart paper
(your choice), glue, scissors
In advance copy egg
shapes (ovals) on the white construction paper, one for
each child. Prepare a class graph on the colored
chart paper with two columns, one titled "Same" and the
other "Different".
Gather the students
in a circle and examine the eggs; compare and contrast
them. Next, ask the students if they think the eggs
are the same or different inside. Ask them why
they answered the way they did (i.e. "why do you think the
brown egg has brown 'stuff' inside?").
Next, have the
students each cut out one paper egg and place it on the
graph in the column of their choice.
Finally, gather the
students in the circle again and crack the eggs into the
bowl. Pass the bowl around so the students can see
the yolks are exactly the same. Ask the students the
significance of the outcome and how it relates to
skin color (i.e. "we are all the same on the inside")
Source:
www.teachers.net
Tweak
it: You could do the same activity with
M&M's if your state/district allows candy in the
classroom. |
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Gift Bag Activity |
materials: one plain brown lunch bag, one
plain solid colored gift bag- not shiny or fancy, and one
really fancy gift bag with a pretty design and lots of
"glitz" and tissue paper sticking out the top- the works.
You will also need 3 of the same type of item, like 3
blocks or 3 boxes of crayons- your choice.
Place one of the 3
items of your choice into each bag and display in front of
the class. Have a class discussion about which bag
the students would like to receive and why. Next,
open each bag one at a time in front of the class.
The students will see that all 3 bags, although very
different on the outside all contained the very same thing
inside. This can lead to a great discussion about
how people are all different on the outside, but same on
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I Have a
Dream Cloud |
materials: crayons, white construction
paper, scissors, glue
Discuss with your
class that Dr. King had a dream; his dream was to make the
world a better place. The song of the same title
above is very helpful for this activity. Discuss
with your class what this phrase means and brainstorm ways
that they could help make the world a better place.
Next, have your students draw on the white construction
paper with crayons and illustrate a way that they could
make the world a better place. Cut these
masterpieces out with scissors in a cloud shape and make a
wall display or you can hang them from the ceiling so the
clouds will appear to be floating above you.
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Friendship
Wreath |
materials: various colors construction paper
pre-cut into 6x6 squares, scissors, glue, one white paper
plate per child, crayons for tracing
Pre-cut the middle of
each paper plate out so it looks like a wreath.
Trace each child's hand on several different colors of the
construction paper squares. Next, cut out the hands
and have the students exchange hands until everybody has
one handprint shape from each child in the class.
Next, glue the multi-colored handprints around the outside
of the paper plate to create a "friendship wreath".
TIP:
Your students may or may not be able to cut the
hands depending on their age, if they are too young send
the hands home to be cut out by the parents. |
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MLK Class
Quilt
Part 1: The
Bus |
materials: yellow construction paper, black
construction paper, white construction paper, scissors,
glue, crayons
Copy large rectangles
on the yellow construction paper. Have the students
cut out the yellow rectangles and glue on the white
construction paper (orient the paper to landscape or "hot
dog" style). Next, cut black circles and glue
to the bottom of the rectangle to make the wheels.
Use crayons to add features to the bus like windows, door,
lights etc. Caption the picture "We can ride the bus
together peacefully".
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MLK Class
Quilt
Part 2:
School House |
materials: red construction paper, white
construction paper, scissors, glue, crayons
Copy one large square
for the body of the school, one triangle for the roof, and
one small square and one small triangle for the bell
tower. Cut all the pieces out and glue to the white
paper to make a school house, (orient paper to portrait or
"hamburger" style). Next, have students add features
to the school such as a door, sky, grass, students with
crayons. Caption this picture "We can go to school
together peacefully" |
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MLK Class
Quilt
Part 3: The
World is a Better Place |
materials: black construction paper, white
construction paper, white crayons, scissors, water color
paints, brushes.
Have the students
watercolor paint on the white paper with ONLY blue and
green paint. It's best to use the cake watercolor
paints for this activity (click
HERE for link). When the watercolor is dry trace
a large circle on the paper and cut it out- this will be
the earth. Glue the large circle to the black paper
(orient paper to portrait or "hamburger" style).
Students can add stars to the sky and write their names
with the white crayon. Caption this picture "Dr.
King helped make the world a better place". |
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Assembling
the MLK quilt |
This activity makes a
wonderful hall display, especially if the pages are placed
in a "quilt" formation on the wall. Take the pages
and arrange them on the wall in an alternating pattern
like a quilt, leaving equal amounts of room between each
row and column, like a quilt. Use the middle square
of the quilt for your display title, for example "Mrs.
_____'s Martin Luther King Class Quilt". |
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Little Book |
materials: copy paper, Xerox machine
Print the MLK booklet
from the link
HERE Copy the booklet and assemble one for each child.
Make one large copy for yourself, color, laminate, and
bind. Read the book to your class and the students can follow along
in their little books.
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