King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech, given in 1963 during the March on Washington, has gone down in history as one of the most inspiring speeches pushing for equality in the U.S. You can find the speech by clicking on the links here:
Today, Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. by volunteering or participating in a "Day of Service." Some ways to volunteer include: visiting the elderly at a nursing home, collecting food for the local food shelf, serving food at a soup kitchen, and cleaning the local animal shelter.
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| An advertisement to recruit volunteers for MLK Day. "What are you doing for others?" |
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To celebrate MLK day at Colegio Torrente Ballester, Jason, Melissa and I each decided to approach the topic with different projects.
With the infantil kids, we talked about peace as they colored their own peace sign.
With first and second grade, we talked about heroes and people we admire. The students wrote a sentence about who their hero is and why, and they drew pictures of their hero.
In third and fourth grade, Melissa talked to the students about equality and what they hope or wish for in the world. The students created thought bubbles to express their vision for a better world.
Finally, Jason talked about Martin Luther King Jr. and the I have a dream speech. The students made postcards with their "I have a dream" statements.
Stay tuned for pictures of our projects with the kids!
"If you can't fly, then run. If you can't run, then walk. If you can't walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward." - Martin Luther King Jr.
