Learning Safari: Martin’s Big Words

Recommended for Grades: Preschool, K, 1, 2
Who was Dr. King? Why do people today still think his words are so important? Preschoolers will work together to create a project to keep Dr. King’s dream alive while they learn cooperation and service.

Iowa Core |   Pre-visit Materials |   Vocabulary |   Post-visit Activity |   Resources

Iowa Core Essential Concepts

  • Reading: Read for a variety of purposes and across content areas.
  • Reading: Use a variety of strategies and skills to comprehend and interpret fiction.
  • Reading: Use a variety of strategies to develop and expand reading vocabulary.
  • Listening: Listen for information and understanding
  • Listening: Listen for interpretation, analysis, and evaluation
  • Behavioral Sciences: Understand all people have individual traits.
  • Behavioral Sciences: Understand the relationship of the individual to the components of society and culture
  • Geography: Understand how geographic and human characteristics create culture and define regions
  • History: Understand individuals and groups within a society my promote change of the status quo

Pre-visit Materials.

  • What does “fair” mean? Describe some common scenarios in which students can tell you if what happened is fair or not. Examples: Gavin took all of the blocks and won’t let Liam play with them. Is this fair or unfair? Bella always shares her pop tarts with Allyson, but won’t give them to anyone else. Is this fair or unfair?
  • What do you dream about? Martin Luther King had a dream about something he really wanted to happen—fairness and equality. Have students tell you what they really want.

Vocabulary

  • Equality
  • Fair
  • Unfair
  • Speech
  • Discrimination
  • Segregation
  • Integration

Post-visit Activities

  • Complete the 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge given to you at the workshop.
  • At Circle Time, name nice things you can do to help your friends, neighbors, and families.
  • Make a class list of your own “Big Words”. Remember, big doesn’t mean long, it means important.

Suggested Resources

Books
Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles
Our Children Can Soar by Michelle Cook

Internet
PBS Ancient Egypt: http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/
African Children’s Games: http://www.ibike.org/library/africakids.htm