MLK LESSON PLAN FORMAT

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION PROGRAM

I. Objectives State what students will be able to do as a result of this experience. Students will be able to create an illustration showing how they felt when they where discriminated against. List national (N SS! N "#! or NS"$%! state (SOL% objectives. N SS themes i. ivic ideals and practices& ii. 'ower authority and governance& iii. "ime. ontinuity! and change (istory ).* + "he student will recogni,e that history describes events and people of other times and places by b% identifying the people and events honored by the holiday of #artin Luther -ing .r.! /ay. 0eography ).1 +"he student will develop an awareness that maps and globes c% show the
position of objects.

II. #aterials for Learning $ctivities List the texts! e2uipment! and other materials (including teacher made materials% to be used by the students. Stic-ers 'aper rayons List the materials! including e2uipment or technology used by the teacher in presenting the experiences. Martins Dream 3y .ane )urt, Stic-ers #ap and 0lobe showing India and 4S.

III. 'rocedures for Learning $ctivities Introduction 5 outline procedures for activating prior -nowledge and student interest. Lesson will begin in the morning and end at the end of the day. o "ell students that we learned how to act from reading No /avid6 and creating our own boo-. Our boo- 7es /avid6 shows how to be a good citi,en8person. Inform students that are going to learn about a man that was a great citi,en. o Show students the cover of the boo-. $s- students what they thin- the boo- will be about. o 9ead boo- to students. :xplain any vocabulary words that students may not -now. o $s- students what #artin;s /ream was. ( hange peoples hearts! all children can sit at the same table! e2uality! fairness% o "ell students that in #L);s day some people did not li-e each other because of the way they loo-ed and they were treated unfair.
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o "ell students that #L) fought for e2uality using non+violence. 0ive examples from the boo-. Instructional strategies 5 outline what the teachers and students will do. o "ell students that today we are going to play a game. Students with stic-ers will get to do everything first. (Line up! go to the bathroom! get a drin- of water! get snac-s%. "hey will also have five minutes extra of recess. ("here are two *1 minutes recess periods at the school I am observing% o 0ive out stic-ers randomly to half of the class. ontinue the day as normal. Show preferential treatment to students with stic-ers. o $fter the first recess in the middle of the day! ta-e stic-ers away from students and give out new stic-ers to the other half of the class. Show preferential treatment to them through the <nd recess of the day. Summary 5 outline how you will close. o (ave students ma-e a circle on the rug and discuss how they felt during the day. o $s- students what they did and did not li-e about the activity. o "ell students that #L);s /ream was to ma-e sure that people were not treated unfairly because they were different. o (ave students draw how they felt when they did not have stic-ers and were treated unfairly. 0ive estimated time for each phase of the experience (introduction! instruction! summary%. o Introduction= 1+*> minutes o Instruction= variable (can be modified to fit schedule% o Summary= *1+<> minutes /escribe extensions or connections to other lessons. o Lesson will be connected to #ahatma 0andhi. :xplain to students that #L) got his ideas for e2uality and non+violence from 0andhi. o Show students map of the globe. Show where 0andhi and #L) are from.

I?. $ssessment Outline the procedures and criteria that will be used to assess each of the stated objectives including formative and summative. o Students will create an illustration of how they felt when they did not have the stic-ers. o (ave students explain their illustration and ta-e notes for comprehension. ?. /ifferentiation List adaptations that will be made for individual learners. $ll students will be able to participate in the stic-er activity including :LLs "ranslate activity for Spanish spea-ing students Students will draw how they feel. :LLs will be able to participate Lesson will wor- well for interpersonal learners

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