Historian: The Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
In this adventure, students will think like a historian and create an exhibit about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Even though I taught this lesson to 5th graders, and by now they have learned about Martin Luther King Jr. since kindergarten, this lesson really helped them learn even more about him. The video was amazing! It clearly outlined what it meant by “equality for all.” My students were able to use the vocabulary from the video and the vocab cards to create meaningful titles for their art installations. Through creating this kind of art, my students all took something different from it. One of them did a live performance. He thought long and hard about the kind of prop he would use for his performance. He made a sign that said, “Equality for All.” Then he marched all around the class holding up his sign. Other students created a sculpture of MLK in jail. Another student wrote the quote from the “Primary Sources” page on her art. Two students worked together to make an interactive display with cups. They wanted the viewers to create their own art with the cups. Every student in my class got a deeper understanding of civil rights by the end of this lesson. I used the supplies on the list of art supplies and I also found some adhesive gems at Walmart. They came on a sheet of paper, and I was able to cut strips of gems so the kids could share them. This allowed them to add some bling to their art which all of them enjoyed doing.