Five easy steps to writing a book report.
by Jenny Eather- helping kids write using text organizers to assist with the writing process.
Practical activities for elementary and middle school.
In November 1983, President Reagan signed legislation creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, making it the third national holiday born in the twentieth century. The first was Veterans Day, created as a "prayer for peace" in 1926. Memorial Day came second
Fact Monster, published by Information Please, offers a variety of short articles on King, his holiday, the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and the civil rights movement.
The King Center, created in 1968 by King's widow, Coretta Scott King, is dedicated to the advancement of King's non-violent ideals.
MLK Online was created in 1998 by Daniel Moss when he was just a high-school sophomore.
This Seattle Times special is my pick of the day.
On August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. Martin Luther King spoke these words: "I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream