Martin Luther King Activity Pages
Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Book
Use this project to help your class learn about Dr. King’s life in preparation for MLK Day, or a Social Studies lesson about him.
Children research each part of Dr. King’s life and complete a page. You can have one child complete each page to make a class book, have them split the work with a partner or small group, or have each child complete a whole book about the life of Dr. King.
I Have a Dream Speech Book
Use this project to help your class learn about Dr. King’s famous speech in preparation for MLK Day, or a Social Studies lesson about him.
Younger children can draw a picture to accompany each section of the speech. Older children can research and print historical photos to create a collage for each section of the speech.
Best MLK Children’s Books
The Cart that Carried Martin
By Eve Bunting and Don Tate
My Brother Martin
By Christine King Farris and Chris Soentpiet
I Have a Dream
By Martin Luther King and Kadir Nelson
March On!
By Christine King Farris and London Ladd
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King
By Jean Marzollo and J. Brian Pinkney
Martin Luther King, Jr.
By David A. Adler and Robert Casilla
Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Kitson Jazynka
I Am Brave
By Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos
My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Martin Luther King III and AG Ford
Martin’s Big Words
By Doreen Rappaport and Brian Collier
Activities for the Classroom or Family
Listen to a recording of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
Volunteer with an organization that serves your community, or that serves an underprivileged community nearby.
Host a potluck brunch for all your neighbors. It’s a casual way for people who live near each other but don’t often interact to get to know each other better.
Buy or check out a book by Martin Luther King from your local library.
This year on Martin Luther King Day, instead of quickly reading a quote online and reposting it, read one of the books written by Dr. King. Note your favorite quotes and share them, listing the book and chapter, encouraging others to read it. It should surprise no one that MLK is one of the most gifted authors in American history. It might surprise many, though, that without the cadence, booming deep voice, and stage presence, his written words still carry as much force as during his speeches.
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