Thirteen Ways To Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
1. Have your children work on an Internet scavenger hunt focusing on Dr. King.
2. Watch Dr. King's famous speech, "I Have a Dream", at American Rhetoric.
3. Let your tastebuds discover the joy of "soul food" and traditional cuisine with some African-American food and recipes.
4. Here's a fun word search with vocabulary concerning Dr. King.
5. Discover what your children think is a hero with a quick survey and discuss with them a hero's attributes.
6. Take a short quiz to see how much history you know concerning Dr. King.
7. Make a donation to The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
8. Learn how Dr. King's holiday came into being with this chronology.
9. Explore this photo essay on Dr. King by Time.com.
10. Learn ten ways to teach tolerance.
11. Pick up A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
12. Send a free greeting card to friends and family.
13. Perform an act of service for someone in your community.
30 comments:
That´s so lovely - thanks for sharing this neat TT...
Please visit my TT #8 - Thanks a lot =)
Great ideas...Mommakitty is gonna share them with the families she works with!
Excellent list Zeus.
Thank you for the great links!
Awesome TT.
Great ideas.
Have a wonderful Thursday!
My mom says she can't listen to "I Have a Dream" without crying - every single time!
It's a birtday day around here so we'll be sure to be celebrating.
Very nice list. I love to listen to Dr. King talk.
My 13 are up.
Such a smart kitty! He was a childhood hero to me, he still is. :)
Excellent ideas!!! Thank you for sharing them.
Happy TT!
zeus, you've got such a big heart. Good list.
Dr. King's I Have a Dream Speech is by far one of the greatest pieces of oratory ever. It's just amazing.
Hi Zeus! I like your list.
Very good ideas for MLK day! My alma mater has a community-wide service day every MLK day and it's always inspiring to see everyone participating!
Happy Thursday!!
Great idea for a TT! I wish I would have thought of it!
Great list! Thanks for sharing and helping us remember the importance of the day :)
Those are are excellent ways to celebrate the birthday of this man who changed the world.
Thanks for visiting my T13.
Super ideas! Sort of makes me feel guity for the levity of my TT.
Bad, Kukka...BAD KITTY!
What fantastic ideas! I'd like to try some of these with the kids. LOVE the equality equals dignity, too. So true.
Happy TT!
Wonderful ideas! Thanks for sharing those, and happy TT!
This is a really unique TT. I don't think I would have ever thought of this one.
zeus, brillant list. Everyone should hear the I have a dream speech every year.
Great ideas indeed!
Great list-thanks, Zeus!
Zeus ... Thou art AWESOME! Great TT ... My mom is gonna check out your links and use them with her students. Thank you for the public service ... You are truly wonderful.
DMM
Terrific list. Thanks for sharing these ideas.
Happy TT
You've put a lot of effort and heart into this post...I'm impressed!
Wow! What a great list! I'm definitely going to use some of these to help Girlie Girl understand his importance in history!
excellent suggestions. i love reading King's speeches and writings. I bet it would have been awesome to hear him speak. I've had the book A Testament of Hope checked out of the library countless times. King could make our language sing!
happy TT. mine's not nearly as serious. i was lazy this week.
Thanks for sharing - enjoy your day.
Great list Zeus. Happy TT!
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