These Martin Luther King Jr. activities are very popular during the months of January and February, but they can be used any time of year. They provide fun and engaging learning experiences to help you celebrate MLK’s life and legacy with your class. Check out all of the Martin Luther King Jr. activities below!
6 Martin Luther King Jr. Activities
Below are our favorite MLK activities for elementary students.
1. MLK Jr. Activity Packet
This Martin Luther King Jr. Activity Packet is filled with fun and engaging activities students love like a directed drawing writing activity, word search, and crossword puzzle! These activities can be used as center activities, homework, fast finisher tasks, filler activities, or indoor recess activities. Learn more about this print-and-go resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
2. MLK Jr. Book Companions
This Martin Luther King Jr. Book Companion Bundle includes 3 of our Starts With a Story resources: Let the Children March, Martin’s Big Words, and My Brother Martin. Each of them includes printable and digital resources, so they can be used in school or at home. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
3. Martin Luther King Jr. Non-Fiction Reading Unit
This MLK Jr. Nonfiction Reading Unit includes 3 leveled reading passages, vocabulary cards, reading and writing activities, and more. It pairs really nicely with our fictional book companions like Let the Children March, Martin’s Big Words, and My Brother Martin. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
4. MLK Jr. Would You Rather Activities
Our Martin Luther King Jr. Would You Rather Activities are great for January and February when you need a fun way to get students talking during your morning meeting or a way to motivate even your most reluctant writers. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
5. MLK Jr. Parts of Speech Color by Code Activity
This Martin Luther King Jr. Color by Code Activity is a fun and engaging task that invites students to practice identifying the parts of speech of thematic words like speech, peacefully, and integrate. It’s a quick print and go activity you can have printed on your desk whenever you have 15-20 minutes to fill. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
6. MLK Jr. Close Reading Activities
This Martin Luther King Close Reading Resource includes differentiated reading passages, comprehension questions, print and go activities and more. It offers readers the opportunities to read and annotate passages, engage in text-based discussions, study the author’s vocabulary choice, analyze text structure, comprehend main ideas and key details, and develop their craft as a writer based on what they’ve read.
In closing, we hope you found this list of Martin Luther King Jr. activities helpful! If you did, then you may also be interested in these other related posts:
