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King1929 - 19681929 - 1968
Martin LutherMartin Luther
FreedomFreedomPeacePeace
EqualityEquality
Martin Luther King
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iTeacher Answer Key 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiTeacher Answer Key 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiiTeacher Answer Key 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ivTeacher Answer Key 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vThe Story of Martin Luther King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Sentence Match-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2MLK January Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MLK Calendar Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Fill in the Blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5ABC Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Mixed Up Sentences Cut & Paste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7State of Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Manuscript Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Cursive Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Hush Puppies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11“I Have A Dream” Creative Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Dr. King Sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13A Page To Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Scrambled Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Secret Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Paper Brad Art (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Paper Brad Art (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Word Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Dr. King Math Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Martin Luther King Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Finger Puppets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22A Poem For Finger Puppets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23MLK Punctuation Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Martin Luther King Maze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Coretta and Martin Coloring Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26MLK Super Word Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Washington, D.C. Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Washington, D.C. Tour Match-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29MLK Proofreading Parctice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-I Have A Dream- Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31MLK Math Word Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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The Story of
Martin Luther Kingartin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929 inAtlanta, Georgia. His father, Martin Luther King, Sr.
was the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church. He had a sister,Christine, and a brother, Daniel.
As he grew up, Martin learned about the "Jim Crow"laws which kept black people from doing many thingstogether with white people. There were separaterestaurants, laundries, and drinking fountains for whitesand blacks. Martin decided that he would work for equalityfor everyone.
He went to Morehouse College, and then to CrozerCollege to become a minister. In 1953 he married CorettaScott. They had four children - Martin, Dexter, Yolanda, andBernice.
Dr. King worked so that the unfair laws separatingpeople could be changed. He taught people to want peaceas he traveled across America and the world. He received aspecial award - The Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 - a medal and$54,000. Dr. King used the money to help others.
Then in 1968 Dr. King was shot and killed. Peopleeverywhere were saddened. Today Dr. King's dream offreedom and equality live on, and he will always beremembered.
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9. Dr. King led many people on a longto Washington, D.C. for freedom.
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“I Have A Dream”
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Sentences can end with . . . .
Martin Luther King PunctuationMartin Luther King Punctuation.
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A - - for a statement, like - “I'm going to the library.”
A - - for a question, like - “What time is it?”
An - - for sentences showing strong
feeling, surprise or excitement, like - “I just won first prize!”
period
question mark
exclamation point
Read these sentences. Decide whether they should end with a
period, a question mark, or an exclamation point. Then copy the
sentence on the line below, and add the correct ending punctuation.
1. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a famous leader _
2. Where was Dr. King born _
3. He gave a speech in Washington _
4. Look, there are of people in the crowd _
5. Do you know what special prize Dr. King won _
6. Why was the prize given to him _
7. He also received $54,000 _
8. Wow, that is a lot of money _
9. Do you know what Martin Luther King did with the money _
10. He used the prize money to help others _
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1945 - Iwo-Jima - Okinawa
Washington, D.C. SightsDr. King's famous freedom march
in 1963 ended in Washington, D.C.Here are a few famous sights thatyou might see if you visit ournation's capital.
Washington Monument
This monument is thetallest in Washington,
D.C. It is 555 feettall, and made of
white marble.
Jefferson Memorial
Marine Corps War Memorial
The White House
The Pentagon
Lincoln Memorial
This beautiful round buildinghonors Thomas Jefferson. It is nextto the Tidal Basin pool. BeautifulJapanese cherry trees bloom nearby.
The White House address is1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Every U.S. president,except George Washington, has lived there.
The Pentagon is a giant 5-sided officebuilding for the U.S. Department of Defense.It is the biggest office building in the world!
This monument to Abraham Lincolncontains a huge seated statue of thesixteenth president. Look on the back ofa penny to see the Lincoln Memorial!
This memorial shows 5 Marines, and a Navymedic raising the U.S. flag on the island of IwoJima during World War II.
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Coretta King, Martin's wife, was born in 1927. Theywere married in 1953. How old was Coretta when shemarried Dr. King?
In Dr. King's state of Georgia, the average summer temperature is80°. The average winter temperature is 33 degrees colder. Whatis the average winter temperature?
Dr. King was a very good student in school. He was able to skiptwo years of high school, and entered Morehouse College whenhe was 15 years old. What year did he start college?
Dr. King was a guest minister at a church. There were12 pews in the church. If 10 people sat in each pew,how many people heard Dr. King speak?
In 1964 Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize. Fifteen years later,it was awarded to Mother Teresa for helping the poor of India.In what year did Mother Teresa receive this award?
In 1788 Dr. King's home state of Georgia was the fourthstate to join the Union. There are 50 states in ournation. How many states joined the Union after Georgia?
Dr. King won $54,000 as part of the Nobel Prize in 1964. Ifa new car cost $6,000 in 1964, how many cars could theprize money have purchased?
Atlanta is 600 miles from Washington D.C.. If a marchercould travel 20 miles in one day, how many days wouldit take to march from Atlanta to Washington?
Name: ____________________Solve these Martin Luther King
word problems. Read carefully,then decide if you should use addition,subtraction, multiplication, or division.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in 1929. He won theNobel Peace Prize in 1964. How old was Dr. King whenhe won the prize?
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Martin was born on Tuesday, January 15, 1929. Whatday of the week was New Year's Day in 1929?(Hint: fill in the calendar dates to help you.)
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Write yourproblems below.Remember toinclude thecorrect WORDin your answer.
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