Behrman House Resources for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Lesson
Guide

This Behrman House resource consists of three worksheets and a lesson plan for leading the following conversations:

  • Grades 3-4: Repairing the World
  • Grades 4-6: Courage, Ometz Leiv
  • Grades 4-6: Justice, Tzedek (sample worksheet)
  • Teens: Racism: Police and the Community (6 page lesson)

The worksheets and lessons provide opportunities for students to learn the fundamental ideas behind Civil Rights and the teachings of MLK.

Topic
  • Civic Education
  • Politics
  • History
  • Secular Holidays
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Setting
  • After School and Beyond
  • Congregational Learning
  • Day Schools and Yeshivas
  • Family Engagement
  • Teen Engagement

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MLK speaking

Grade-specific lessons and opportunities to examine civil rights in the United States past and present.

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