I love to teach this little lesson to my K kids.
Let me tell you why I do this story for MLK Jr. Day.
I read any non fiction books about MLK Jr to help my kids learn
about Dr. King as a famous man
who gave speeches and he helped people.But I have found that they don’t get what he actually did for everyone!
I found a way to do more than just teach the person,
but the actual message of Dr. King… EQUALITY…
which is much harder to get across to a 5 year old child.I use the classic Dr. Seuss book, The Sneetches.
You can check out this book here.
Does a star or lack of a star make anyone better or worse?
Not in the least.
No one wants to be Sylvester McMonkey McBean.
He is someone no one, I mean, no one needs!That is what Dr. King believed as well.I love this Sneetches app on iTunes as well.
Check out SEUSSVILLE
We are going to do a few activities from www.seussville.com
(This site DRIVES me CRAZY because it takes forever to load stuff or search!
I love the content though…
So I am going to give you the most direct links I can so hopefully you can save some sanity!)
Links to beach relay games http://www.seussville.com/#/games
Sneetch writing http://www.seussville.com/activities/Sneetch_Writing.pdf (too high for my kids, but look at it to see.)
Word Search http://www.seussville.com/activities/Sneetch_WordSearch.pdf
Tic Tac Toe http://www.seussville.com/activities/Sneetch_TicTacToe.pdf
Snack http://www.seussville.com/activities/SNEETCHES_Snacks.pdf
Sneetch Ball http://www.seussville.com/activities/SNEETCHES_Ball.pdf
Same and Different http://www.seussville.com/activities/SNEETCHES_WhichTwo.pdf
MLK JR. Reader
I also made a new MLK Jr. Day reader.
This is a duel book. One is a standard reader.
The other is identical, but it has QR CODES with audio files
so you little ones can listen to the book being read.
This pack is a win-win.
If you don’t use technology, you can still use this pack.
If you WANT to use technology but you are scared,
you can try with having an automatic back up.
And if you know how awesome QR codes are and love them like me,
then you will be excited to get your hands on this pack too.
There is even a test code on the cover for you to try before you buy.
Grab your MLK Jr. Book here.
love this idea – never read this book, but I will now! You are totally right about teaching kinders about MLK –so hard.
I read the book " The Crayon Box that Talked" (colors don't like each other just because of their color being different). And then I relate that to the way things used to be. It is a good intro. But I want to try this activity as well!
Thanks!
~jeannie~
http://www.kindergartenlifestyle.blogspot.com
Love the star idea!
What a great idea to read the Sneetches for MLK. I am going to steal that idea and do that tomorrow. Thanks!!
I think the story of the sneetches will flow right into the demo of the white and brown eggs. Isn't it great that our kids don't really understand the significance of what Martin Luther King did? Working and living together just seems so normal to them.
Terri Izatt
I really like this idea. I think it is something my class could really use and relate to this year. Thank you for the great idea.
I love this idea. I have never thought of using this book with MLK. Thanks for new ideas.
I love using Dr. Seuss to teach about MLK.