MULTI-CULTURAL
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan 15
(offical Birthday, often celebrated on a Monday holiday)
Martin Luther King Jr. Biography summary(includes an excerpt of the "I have a Dream speech")
Martin Luther King Coloring sheet
Poem
Martin Luther King
When he was a child, he was a good reader.
When he was adult, he was a great leader.
When he was a child, he listened to the teacher.
Then he was adult, he became a famous preacher.
When he was a child, he did not like fights.
When hew was adult, he marched for our rights.
When he was a child, he was sad when people lied.
When he was adult, the world cried when he died.
Theme..The Golden
Rule.. Treat others as you want to be treated.
Finger play
I treat my friends (point to friends)
How I like them to treat me. (point to self)
That's the Golden Rule, you see.
If I'm kind and polite.(point to self)
My friends wil treat me right. (point to friends)
Everyday will be such fun.
Love is good for everyone. (place hands over heart)
GAME
Ask the children to gather their chairs in a circle. Choose a child to
begin the game. As the group sings, the child moves around the circle doing
the action ( skip, hop, dance, skate, gallop..etc.) S/He then choosed a
friend to join in the action. At the end of the song the first player sits
down and the game continues with the second child choosing the action and
a new friend...continue to all have a turn.
"A friend of mine"
(tune is Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Will you be a friend of mine,
a friend of mine, a friend of mine?
Will you be a friend of mine and _________ around
with me?
__________is a friend of mine,
a friend or mine, a friend of mine.
__________is a friend of mine who _________around
with me.
Cut out a silhouette of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. and pasting it on Construction paper to remind children to treat
everyone kindly.
Snack -Sweet Potato Pudding ( a favorite
of Dr. King )
1/4 cup apple juice 2 cups cooked sweet potatoes 1/3 cup orange juice 1
sliced banana 1 teaspoon cinnamon ,2 eggs. Blend together and pour into
a greased baking dish. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Serve warm or cold.
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