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Martin Luther King Jr. – My Birthday Buddy!!

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Ever since I was really young I felt like I had super secret bragging rights about the day I was born because of the very famous person I shared it with. It didn’t matter to me that I came along years later. My Kindergarten self got a kick out of letting the world know that Martin Luther King Jr. and I were born on the same day!! I had a really hard time understanding why we never actually celebrated his birthday on our birth date, January 15th, instead of the 20-something like we usually do. So my first year teaching, we started learning about MLK Jr. on the 15th!! I got a letter from one of the parents in my class the next day letting me know that whatever I taught the kiddos about Martin Luther King Jr. had made a huge impact on her daughter because she came home that night and *insisted* that they buy a cake and sing Happy Birthday to Martin after dinner! So ever since then, I also bring in cupcakes and we celebrate Martin’s birthday as a class 🙂

In honor of my birthday buddy, I put together this mini unit: Martin Luther King Jr. A Mini Unit for Young Leaders.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Martin-Luther-King-Day-Mini-Unit-478538

{UNIT UPDATED 1/14/14 – please download preview to see the new additions below.}

I love all the activities in this pack but I think my stand out favorite is the Timeline report.

The pages can be taped together to form a completed Timeline of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life.

And then they fold back accordion style to keep it small and portable!!

{{It’s on sale for the next 24 hours in my TPT shop for 20% off}}

I’ve also included this page as a freebie in the Product Preview file on TPT so make sure you snatch it up!!

I’m off to shower and lesson plan. Tomorrow is a teacher work day for us, which means I still have one more day before my kiddos return to fill up my plan book and catch a few extra minutes of sleep in the morning. I’m going to savor every last one of them!!

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Stephanie Stewart

Hi, I' Stephanie! I’m always looking for new ways to put a creative twist on the standards and I love helping primary teachers do the same in their classroom. Think of me as your virtual teaching partner right down the hall. I can’t wait to share new lesson ideas, teaching tips, and engaging K-2 resources with you!

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Fun in 1st Grade says:

January 7, 2013 at 1:25 am

I love this! Great work! My birthday is also this month. happy birthday to all 3 of us!
Dana
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Christina Marie says:

January 7, 2013 at 1:25 am

LOVE your MLK packet! Adding it to my shopping cart now! ADORABLE!

Christina 🙂
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Angela Nerby says:

January 7, 2013 at 1:38 am

Just purchased this! Thanks!!

Angela 🙂
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Jen R. @ The Teachers' Cauldron says:

January 7, 2013 at 2:15 am

LOVE it!!
Lisa R. says:

January 7, 2013 at 2:23 am

This is adorable!!! 🙂
Lisa
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Gladys says:

January 7, 2013 at 3:08 am

I love the MLK timeline…so cute! 🙂
Kelli says:

January 10, 2013 at 6:18 pm

This looks great!!

Kelli
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Hi, I’ Stephanie! I’m always looking for new ways to put a creative twist on the standards and I love helping primary teachers do the same in their classroom. Think of me as your virtual teaching partner right down the hall. I can’t wait to share new lesson ideas, teaching tips, and engaging K-2 resources with you!