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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Dr. King's Dream

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
There are 4 "Guiding Questions" which reveal the content of the lesson plan provided in "Dr. King's Dream:" "What do we mean by the term 'civil rights'?" "Who was Martin Luther King, Jr., and how did he fight for civil rights?" "What can...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

National Park Service: Names, Names, Names [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A lesson plan for K-1 about important people in the Civil Rights movement. Requires Adobe Reader.
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Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: 'Horse Power' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
in Horse Power by Canadian author Ann Walsh, Callie Powers again has to go along with her mother as she takes part in a protest to save a country school. Callie has to help her cousin Del persuade her parents not to sell a horse she...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The British Empire Mohandas K. Gandhi

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Mohandas Gandhi and his work to gain independence for India without violence. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: The First March From Selma

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article details a key event in the civil rights struggle--the demonstration organized by the Rev. Martin Luther King in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965, when 525 people met a police blockade on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Cesar Chavez

For Students 3rd - 8th
A biography featuring the nonviolent Cesar Chavez. With his passion for equal rights for minorities, he established more than one national organization to draw awareness to his purpose.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Martin Luther King Jr.

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information about Martin Luther King Jr.

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