Teaching Children about Tikkun Olam on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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EC
FE
DS&Y
CL
AS&B
Lesson
Civic Education
Racial Justice

Do, read, discuss activities split into three age levels:

  • Preschool
  • Elementary
  • Middle school

PJ Library provides ideas for learners to enact positive change in their own communities, to learn through reading books related to Civil Rights and inclusion, and to discuss diversity and Tikkun Olam with their families.

This resource works well for family learning, and provides ideas for classroom learning as well.

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Activity ideas, book recommendations, and discussion prompts for preschool through middle-school aged students. The page also provides links to further MLK learning resources, as well as an exciting MLK-related Maccabeats music video.

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Area of Work

  • EC - Early Childhood
  • FE - Family Engagement
  • DS&Y - Day Schools and Yeshivas
  • CL - Congregational Learning
  • AS&B - After School and Beyond

Resource Type

  • Lesson

Resource Topic

  • Civic Education
  • Racial Justice

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