Dr. Martin Luther King Day

Storytime Video

​Martin's Big Words
​This video, available on Discovery Education, is based on the children's book written by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Bryan Collier. 
​You will need a Discovery Education username and password to access these resources.  See your METI for assistance if you need to set up an account.

FCS Provided Resources

Gale Biography In Context
​​Biography In Context offers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images. Covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers, it’s continuously updated to ensure that students have access to the very latest information.​
Gale Kids InfoBits
​Kids InfoBits is a content-rich, authoritative, easy-to-use resource featuring age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics.
BrainPOP
BrainPOP is a learning resource supporting core and supplemental subjects with learning games, animated movies and activities.​
Gale U.S. History In Context
​​Biography In Context offers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images. Covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers, it’s continuously updated to ensure that students have access to the very latest information.​

Additional Resources

Virtual Tour of The MLK Birth Home
​​Take your students on a virtual tour of the MLK Birth Home on this  website provided by The National Park Service.  (The actual home is closed for repairs and is not scheduled to reopen until 2018)
Martin Luther King Day | All About the Holidays
​This is an approximately one minute video produced by PBS Learning Media about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the day set aside to honor him.
Freedom's Ring Project by Stanford University 
Freedom’s Ring is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, animated. Here you can compare the written and spoken speech, explore multimedia images, listen to movement activists, and uncover historical context. ​
Discovery Education
Discovery Education has curated images, videos, and lesson plans for use in all grade levels.  You will need a Discovery Education username and password to access these resources.  See your METI for assistance if you need to set up an account.
The King Center's Digital Archives 
The King Library and Archives in Atlanta is the largest repository of primary source materials on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement in the world.​
Journal Buddies.com
Encourage your students to write about Dr. King using Jill Schoenberg's ​ Journal Buddies website and her "61 Prompts to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.".