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Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

1/31/2022

 

Week of January 31, 2022 | All Grades | Happy Lunar New Year!

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Happy Lunar New Year of the Tiger! Thank you to Linda Kirton for decorating the library hall with festive streamers and educational posters! Thank you to Charlotte Kirton for letting the library and makerspace borrow the LEGO set depicting new year traditions!
PowerPoint prepared by Linda and Charlotte explaining the traditions. 

Week of January 31, 2022 | TK & Kindergarten
Getting Ready for the 100th Day of School

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The Very Kind Rich Lady and Her One Hundred Dogs, by Chinlun Lee
The very kind rich lady cares for 100 lucky dogs!
Video The Very Kind Rich Lady and her One Hundred Dogs presented by Elke Linde
Video Zero the Hero by Joan Holub book trailer  
He's not a Froot Loop, a bagel or a doughnut... he's Zero the Hero!
Video How Krispy Kreme doughnuts are made 
Speaking of doughnuts, let's find out how doughnuts are made at Krispy Kreme.
Video Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller read by Chris O'Dowd 
Arnie much more than an average doughnut, round, iced and deliciously sprinkled.

Crafty Connection Dog name coloring sheet

Week of January 31, 2022 | First Grade
Black History is American History | Spreading Kindness

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Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story, by Ruby Bridges
In 1960 Ruby Bridges (born September 8, 1954) became a pioneer in school integration at the age of six, when she was chosen to spend her first-grade year in what had formerly been an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Video Ruby Bridges read by Sankofa
Video Segment First Day of School Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)
What was it like for young Ruby that first day? Ruby speaks about the angry crowds she saw, a US Marshall talks about Ruby's bravery, and her teacher speaks about the anger of the crowds outside.
Crafty Connection Students are encouraged paint a Kindness Rock and leave it where others may see it in their neighborhood. Here are some ideas for messages of kindness and encouragement.

​Coloring Sheet Have courage and be kind

Week of January 31, 2022 | Second Grade
Black History is American History | Spreading Kindness
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Rosa Parks, by Lisbeth Kaiser
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A brief biography of Rosa Parks (1913-2005), civil rights activist.
Rosa Parks Rosa Parks, read by Read Aloud for Kids

Video Segment Rosa Parks Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)
Identifies civil rights activist Rosa Parks and describes her role in the movement.
​Crafty Connection Students are encouraged paint a Kindness Rock and leave it where others may see it in their neighborhood. Here are some ideas for messages of kindness and encouragement.

​Coloring Sheet Have courage and be kind

Week of January 31, 2022 | Third Grade
Black History is American History | Spreading Kindness

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White Socks Only, by Evelyn Coleman
Grandma tells the story about her first trip alone into town during the days when segregation still existed in Mississippi, and how her naive assumption about a sign earned her a whipping from an angry man.
Video White Socks Only read by Amber Rose Tamblyn

The Other Side, by Jacqueline Woodson
Though a literal and figurative fence segregates a town, two girls find a way to overcome the separation and become playmates at the dawn of the Civil Rights Era.
Video The Other Side read by Katherine Detrick

Crafty Connection Students are encouraged paint a Kindness Rock and leave it where others may see it in their neighborhood. Here are some ideas for messages of kindness and encouragement.
​Coloring Sheet Have courage and be kind

Week of January 31, 2022 | Fourth Grade
Black History is American History | Spreading Kindness

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Light in the Darkness, by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Risking a whipping if they are discovered, Rosa and her mama sneak away from their slave quarters during the night to a hidden location in a field where they learn to read and write in a pit school.

Words Set Me Free, by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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A biography of the early life of Frederick Douglass, one of the first leaders of the antislavery movement. Discusses how he spent his childhood as a slave on a plantation, was sold at the age of eight to Hugh and Sophia Auld in Baltimore, and explains that learning to read was the key to his freedom.
Video Words Set Me Free read by Sankofa Read Aloud 
Video Past Present: Giving Stories New Life An interview with author Lesa Cline-Ransome (3 min)

Crafty Connection Students are encouraged paint a Kindness Rock and leave it where others may see it in their neighborhood. Here are some ideas for messages of kindness and encouragement.
​Coloring Sheet Have courage and be kind

Week of January 31, 2022 | Fifth Grade
Black History is American History | Spreading Kindness

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Henry's Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine
A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave (c1815-1897) escaped to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate to Philadelphia.
Video Henry's Freedom Box ready by The Teacher's Library
Henry Climbs a Mountain, by D.B. Johnson

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), refused to pay taxes to a state that allowed slavery and was arrested in 1846. The endnote explains that Thoreau assisted slaves in fleeing to Canada, and that both Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. were inspired by Thoreau's writings about peaceful civil disobedience.
Video Henry Climbs a Mountain read by Rev. Kelly 

Video Woolworth's Lunch Counter Sit-Ins Civil Rights activists Joseph McNeil, Diane Nash, and John Lewis reflect on the history and legacy of the lunch counter from the F.W. Woolworth department store in North Carolina, and the sit-in campaign that began on February 1, 1960, Their peaceful protest inspired other people to organize throughout the south.
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down, by Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Four young men who followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words of peaceful protest and dared to sit at a "whites only" lunch counter.
Video Sit-In read by Grace Bolin
Video Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney discuss creating Sin-In 
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Crafty Connection Students are encouraged paint a Kindness Rock and leave it where others may see it in their neighborhood. Here are some ideas for messages of kindness and encouragement.
​Coloring Sheet Have courage and be kind​

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

1/24/2022

 

Week of January 24, 2022 | Youth Media Awards Announced

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American Library Association Youth Media Awards
Each year the American Library Association honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth Media Awards, including the prestigious Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and Coretta Scott King Book Awards, guide parents, educators, librarians, and others in selecting the best materials for youth. Selected by committees composed of librarians and other literature and media experts, the awards encourage original and creative work in the field of children’s and young adult literature and media.
Time and Place
The 2022 Youth Media Award announcements will take place on Monday, Jan. 24, 2021, at 8 a.m. CT during the virtual Midwinter Conference. Fans can follow the action live at 
http://ala.unikron.com.

Week of January 24, 2022 | TK | Caldecott Medal

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American Library Association Youth Media Awards The 2022 awards will be announced January 24, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time
A Ball for Daisy, by Chris Raschka Caldecott Medal 2012
In this wordless picture book, Daisy learns a valuable lesson when her favorite ball is ruined by another dog.
Video A Ball for Daisy presented by Jill Meeker

Kitten's First Full Moon, by Kevin Henkes Caldecott Medal 2005
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.
Video Kitten's First Full Moon with Keven Henkes presented by HarperKids
One Red Dot, by David A. Carter
Each of the pop-up sculptures challenges readers to find one red dot. Looking for a good book? Look for a red dot on the book spine. The red dot sticker denotes a book that is a past Caldecott Medal winner/nominee.
Video One Red Dot presented by Stephanie Jennifer
Crafty Connection Kitten and Daisy coloring sheet

Week of January 24, 2022 | Kindergarten | Caldecott Medal

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American Library Association Youth Media Awards The 2022 awards will be announced January 24, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time
The Lion and the Mouse, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney 
Caldecott Medal 2010
In this wordless retelling of the fable by Aesop, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
Video The Lion and the Mouse presented by StoryTimeMomShy

My Friend Rabbit, by Eric Rohmann Caldecott Medal 2003
Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around, but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend.
Video My Friend Rabbit presented by Beth Perry on Vimeo
Video Eric Rohmann explains how he printed then painted his artwork, and had to change the technique in the middle of the process because he had the use of the printing equipment for only a short time.

​One Red Dot, by David A. Carter
Each of the pop-up sculptures challenges readers to find one red dot. Looking for a good book? Look for a red dot on the book spine. The red dot sticker denotes a book that is a past Caldecott Medal winner/nominee.
Video One Red Dot presented by Stephanie Jennifer
Crafty Connection My Friend Rabbit coloring sheet

​Week of January 24, 2022 | First Grade | Caldecott Medal

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Crafty Connection sewing project
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American Library Association Youth Media Awards The 2022 awards will be announced January 24, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, by Simms Taback Caldecott Medal 2000
A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.
Video Joseph Had a Little Overcoat presented by Weston Woods and Sarah Holokai
I Had a Favorite Dress, by Boni Ashburn

A young girl loves her favorite dress, but when it gets worn, goes out of fashion, or she grows too big to fit, her mother fixes up her old favorite into something new.
Video I Had a Favorite Dress presented by Dream Time

The Good for Nothing Button, by Charise Mericle Harper
Yellow Bird has found a button and wants to share it with Red Bird and Blue Bird. This is just an ordinary button. It does not do anything when you press it. And that is something!
Video The Good for Nothing Button presented by mandpmstorytime

Crafty Connection Sewing project
Bookmark Sewing project link

Week of January 24, 2022 | Second Grade | Caldecott Medal

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Winnipeg with Harry Colebourn
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Christopher Robin feeding Winnipeg in the London Zoo, circa 1920s
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Christopher Robin combines the bear's name with the name of a friend's swan and names his own teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh
American Library Association Youth Media Awards The 2022 awards will be announced January 24, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time
Finding Winnie True Story World's Most Famous Bear, by Lindsay Mattick 
Caldecott Medal 2006
The author's family ties to Winnie-the-Pooh form the backbone of this story-within-a-story. In 1914 in Canada, veterinarian Harry Colebourn (the author's great-grandfather) sets off to join the war in Europe. A whistle-stop encounter with a gentle bear cub begins an historic friendship when the bear becomes the division's mascot and travels to England. Colebourn eventually takes Winnie to the London Zoo where Christopher Robin Milne meets her.
Video The author talks about the book's origins
Video Finding Winnie presented by EDUC329
Learn More The real-life Canadian story of Winnie-the-Pooh

Week of January 24, 2022 | Third Grade | Caldecott Medal

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American Library Association Youth Media Awards The 2022 awards will be announced January 24, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time
Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey Caldecott Medal 1942
Mother and Father Mallard search for the perfect home to raise their family in this Caldecott Award winner that illustrates the city of Boston in such detail that a police officer's shoe size can be observed.
Video Make Way for Ducklings presented by Reading Rhinos
Websites:
  • Google Earth Lit Trip
  • Ducklings on the Lake
  • Swan Boat History 
Lucky Ducklings, by Eva Moore
A story based on a true rescue traces the adventures of a duck family that is separated when the ducklings fall through the slats of the town's storm drain and are saved by three firemen who return them to their mother.
Video Lucky Ducklings presented by Terry Lanoie

Week of January 24, 2022 | Fourth Grade | Caldecott Medal

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American Library Association Youth Media Awards The 2022 awards will be announced January 24, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time
Song of the Swallows, by Leo Politi 
Caldecott Medal 1950
A story of friendship between a little boy in the town of Capistrano and the gardener and bell-ringer at the Mission San Juan Capistrano as they welcome the swallows as they come flying in over the sea from Argentina on March 19, St. Joseph's Day.
Video Song of the Swallows presented by Once Upon a Time Read Alouds

Video Will the Swallows Return to Capistrano? ​
Video Leo Politi's Los Angeles KPCC Interview Leo Politi was known as the Artist of City of Angels and before it was a popular notion, was protesting the demolition of buildings and neighborhoods in the name of "progress."
Crafty Connection Sketch a simple city skyline in the style of Leo Politi
Crafty Connection Song of the Swallows coloring sheet

​Week of January 24, 2022 | Fifth Grade | ALA Youth Media Awards
Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King Selections

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Multiple medals 2020
American Library Association Youth Media Awards The 2022 awards will be announced January 24, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time
​Balderdash! John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books, by Michelle Markel
Before his name graced golden seals on the covers of books for children, John Newbery was a humble printer with big dreams. In lively language set in attractive, varying fonts, Markel describes the world of literature when Newbery was alive: there were plenty of adventure stories for adults, but kids were left with "preachy poems and fables" and "manuals that told them where to stand, how to sit, not to laugh, and scores of other rules." He loved reading as a child, went on to work as a printer, and then made a groundbreaking decision to write and market entertaining, silly stories for children.
Video Balderdash presented by EDUC329
This Is Not My Hat, by Jon Klassen 
Caldecott Medal 2013
A little fish makes off with the hat of a sleeping bigger fish, but his hopes of getting away with the theft may not turn out like he planned.
Video This Is Not My Hat presented by Buttons Tales

Last Stop on Market Street, by Matt De La Pena 
Newbery Medal, Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Honor 2016 
When his grandmother teaches him to look with a discerning eye and notice the wonders all around him , a young boy learns to appreciate the beauty in what he has and how he can contribute to his community.
Video Last Stop on Market Street read by the author, with thanks to Kansas City Public Library  
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New Kid, by Jerry Craft
In a story that mirrors the author's own life experiences, 7th grader Jordan Banks is sent to a prestigious school where he is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade and finds himself caught between two worlds, not really fitting into either one.
Video Interview with author/illustrator Jerry Craft, winner of multiple awards in 2020 for his graphic novel New Kid, including the Newbery and the Coretta Scott King Award.

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

1/17/2022

 

Week of January 17, 2022 | TK and Kindergarten
​Penguins and Growth Mindset

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Video Penguins for Kids: Interesting Facts
Sergio Makes a Splash, by Edel Rodriguez
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Even though he loves water, Sergio the penguin is afraid to swim in the deep water until he learns how.
Video Sergio Makes a Splash, presented by The Joyful Bookshelf.
Jabari Jumps, by Gaia Cornwall
After he passes his swimming test, little Jabari decides he's ready to try jumping off the diving board, but when the big moment arrives, Jabari needs to work up the courage to jump.
Video Jabari Jumps, presented by The Alphabet Book Corner

Crafty Connections Penguins coloring sheet and step-by-step how to draw a penguin

Week of January 17, 2022 | First Grade | Doing the Right Thing... When We Plant Honesty, Trust Will Follow

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Do the Right Thing 
What does it mean to do the right thing? Why is it important to do the right thing even when no one is looking? When we plant honesty, trust will follow. What does that mean?
Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie, by Laura Rankin
Ruthie love tiny things and when she finds a tiny camera on the playground she is very happy, but aftr she lies and says the camera belongs to her, nothing seems to go right.
Video Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie presented by The Joyful Bookshelf
Crafty Connection Step-by-step how to draw a flowerpot

Week of January 17, 2022 | Second Grade | Dinosaurs

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Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? by Julie Middleton
During a trip to the museum Dave keeps trying to get his dad's attention. The dinosaurs around him are springing to life!
Video Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? presented by Bookworm Squirm.

What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? by Carol Carrick
Patrick imagines that at one time dinosaurs were great friends of people and were responsible for building the world we enjoy today.
Video What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? presented by Genevieve Polifroni. 

Video United Kingdom: Birds Related to Dinosaurs Discovery Education (password protected)
Scientists study the link between modern birds and dinosaurs.

Dinosaur vs. Bedtime, by Bob Shea
Roaar! Roaaaar! Nothing can stop him!
Video Dinosaur vs. Bedtime presented by Bob Shea

Crafty Connection Draw Bob Shea's dinosaur following these video step-by-step directions

Week of January 17, 2022 | Third Grade
Perseverance, Grit, and Growth Mindset

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Gators Have Grit
Grit is passion and perseverance for long term goals.
Video Using Grit to Succeed in School
The Chicken Who Couldn't, by Jan Thomas
A chicken who has fallen out of the farmer's truck must learn to believe in himself.
Video The Chicken Who Couldn't presented by Chris Castellarin
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin, by Chieri Uegaki
With the help of her memories of the time she spent in Japan with her ojiichan, a professional violinist, a young girl practices and practices playing her violin for her school talent show
Video Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin presented by Rachel Linsmeier Hart

Week of January 17, 2022 | Fourth Grade | Empathy & Kindness

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Video Silverback Mountain Gorilla is Dad of the Year
Ivan: the Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla, by Katherine Applegate
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nown as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, Ivan lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before he was finally relocated to the gorilla habitat at Zoo Atlanta in 1994 where he lived to the age of 50 (1962-2012).
Video Ivan: the Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla presented by Read a Loud.
Video Ivan at Zoo Atlanta 

A Boy and a Jaguar, by Alan Rabinowitz
The renowned cat conservationist reflects on his early childhood struggles with a speech disorder, describing how he only spoke fluently when he was communicating with animals and how he resolved at a young age to find his voice to be their advocate.
Video A Boy and a Jaguar presented by Mr. Lanza Reads

Video A Boy's Promise at Panthera.org
Kitchen Connection Nothing says kindness like sharing batch of Banana Spice Cookies!

​Week of January 17, 2022 | Fifth Grade | Empathy and Kindness

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Video Empathy explained by Murray the Muppet and Mark Ruffalo the actor.
The Three Questions, by Jon J. Muth
Nikolai wants to be a good person so he seeks advice about three important questions: When is the best time to do things? Who is the most important one? What is the right thing to do? A simple re-telling of a philosophical story by Leo Tolstoy. In the original, a man
Symbolism: a red kite floats through the pages, appearing, disappearing, and reappearing, but never mentioned in the text. Sometimes only the string in Nikolai's hand is seen, and sometimes only the kite itself with the string trailing down. It is not seen at all during his adventures at Leo's home, but he has brought it there.
Video The Three Questions presented by Storytime with Daddy
Video In Tolstoy's original story, a Tsar unwittingly rescues someone who is trying to harm him. By saving his enemy, he creates a profound connection with another human being. Consider this theme while viewing Ask Poppy: Turn an Enemy into a Friend.

Kitchen Connection Nothing says kindness like sharing batch of Banana Spice Cookies!

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

1/10/2022

 

Week of January 10, 2022 | TK and Kindergarten
​Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, by Jean Marzollo
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Focuses on highlights and accomplishments to help the very young appreciate Dr. King. 
Crafty Connection Have courage and be kind coloring sheet
Crafty Connection Use crayons to create scratch art in the style used to illustrate the book. Directions

Week of January 10, 2022 | First Grade
​Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day, by Mir Tamim Ansary
Introduces Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, explaining the historical events behind it, how it became a holiday, and how it is observed.
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Strictly No Elephants, by Lisa Mantchev
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Sweetly affirming, a boy and his unusual pet create a space where all are welcome.
Crafty Connection MLK coloring sheet

Week of January 10, 2022 | Second Grade
​Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day, by Mir Tamim Ansary
Introduces Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, explaining the historical events behind it, how it became a holiday, and how it is observed.
The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade, by Justin Roberts
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Sally McCabe is a very little girl who speaks out about the unkindness she sees, and people start to pay attention.
Crafty Connection Have courage and be kind coloring sheet

Week of January 10, 2022 | Third Grade
​Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Video The Story of MLK by Kid President 
My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers,
 by Christine King Farris
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Growing up in the segregated South forced a very young Martin to learn a bitter lesson, and as a seven-year-old he embarked on a journey that would change the course of American history.
Video Children give speeches inspired by Dr. King 

Crafty Connection MLK coloring sheet

Week of January 10, 2022 | Fourth Grade
​Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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My Uncle Martin's Words for America, by Angela Farris Watkins
The niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. recounts her uncle's work to promote racial equality and introduces key events during the civil rights era, focusing on key tenets of King's philosophy: freedom, justice, brotherhood and nonviolence.
Video Children give speeches inspired by Dr. King 
What a Wonderful World based on the song by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss Illustrations and lyrics introduce a song, first recorded in 1967 by Louis Armstrong, which celebrates the wonders of nature, loving friends, and the promise of the future in a baby's cry.
Video Louis Armstrong sings What a Wonderful World with spoken word introduction. ​
Video What a Wonderful Word, animation
Crafty Connection What a wonderful world coloring sheet

Week of January 10, 2022 | Fifth Grade
​Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The Famous Speech On August 28, 1963, the "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The March was partly intended to show support for civil rights legislation proposed June 11th by President John F. Kennedy.
Video I Have a Dream 
President Johnson Signs Civil Rights Act Kennedy did not live to see the civil rights dream come true. The Civil Rights Act was signed by President Johnson on July 2, 1964. It outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities, and women. It ended racial segregation in schools, the workplace, and public facilities.
The Cart that Carried Martin, by Eve Bunting In an example of how focusing on a smaller element of a larger story can cut to the heart of its meaning, Eve Bunting tells the story of the cart borrowed from a junk store that carried the body of Martin Luther King, Jr. through the streets of Atlanta, Georgia, on the day of his funeral.

Say Something! by Peter H. Reynolds
Encourages readers to say something using their actions and words to show the importance and power of their voice to bring about change.
​Video Children give speeches inspired by Dr. King 
Audio All You Need Is Love ​
Crafty Connection All you need is love coloring sheet
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