Login
Join

Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr.

The cover for Martin Luther King
Download
Preview
Buy the book
Watch a Read-Aloud

Use Martin Luther King, Jr. by Kitson Jazynka to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

This engaging resource set is an excellent companion to the inspirational story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his impactful work during the Civil Rights Movement. From his early life to his memorial and remembrance, this book offers students the opportunity to use both the next and features of nonfiction to learn about one of history's most important figures.

With a particular focus on retelling and summarizing, identifying author's purpose, determining importance, making connections, and understanding text structure, this resource set will help you provide your students with a well-rounded study of Dr. King's life.
Print resources
Preview
Buy the book
Watch a Read-Aloud

Explore lesson plans and activities to help you teach with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the drop down below.

Determining Importance with Martin Luther King, Jr.

The first page of Determining Importance with Martin Luther King

Determining Importance with Martin Luther King, Jr.

This lesson plan teaches students how to determine which facts about Dr. King's life are most important and significant. The page-specific question set included in this resource helps students use the text to support their work with the text while deepening their understanding of the text.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • RF.3.3RF.3.4SL.3.1dSL.3.2SL.3.3W.3.8RI.3.2RI.3.5RI.3.6RI.3.7RI.3.10
TEKS Alignment
  • 3.7G3.6B3.9D(i)3.6E3.9D(ii)3.6G3.9D(iii)3.6I3.10A3.7A3.13C3.7B3.13E3.1A3.7C3.13H3.1C3.7D3.1D3.7E3.1E3.7F3.6A
Print
Preview PDF
Preview Digital
Print
Preview PDF
Preview Digital

Identifying the Author’s Purpose with Martin Luther King, Jr.

The first page of Identifying the Author's Purpose with Martin Luther King

Identifying the Author’s Purpose with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is an ideal text for a lesson focused on identifying the author's purpose. Its powerful historical content and use of text features can be easily used to support discussion around why Kitson Jazynka chose to tell Dr. King's story using specific nonfiction text features.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • RI.3.2RI.3.4RI.3.7RI.3.10SL.3.1dSL.3.2SL.3.3W.3.8L.3.6
TEKS Alignment
  • 3.7F3.13C3.1D3.7G3.13E3.1E3.8C3.13H3.6A3.9D(i)3.6B3.9D(ii)3.6I3.9D(iii)3.7A3.10A3.7B3.10B3.7C3.10C3.7D3.10D3.1A3.7E3.10F3.1C
Print
Preview PDF
Preview Digital
Print
Preview PDF
Preview Digital

Making Connections with Martin Luther King, Jr.

The first page of Making Connections with Martin Luther King

Making Connections with Martin Luther King, Jr.

With this resource set, students will expand their thinking and understanding by making valuable text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections in Jazynka's work, Martin Luther King, Jr. While Dr. King's story is one of a kind, the author creates opportunities for readers to consider the impact of King's work within their own lives, and in turn provides readers with an opportunity to make connections in an authentic way.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • RI.3.10RF.3.3RF.3.4SL.3.1dSL.3.2SL.3.3RI.3.1W.3.8RI.3.3L.3.6RI.3.4RI.3.5RI.3.7
TEKS Alignment
  • 3.1D3.7G3.1E3.9D(i)3.6A3.9D(ii)3.6E3.9D(iii)3.6I3.13C3.7A3.13E3.7B3.13H3.7C3.7D3.1A3.7E3.1C3.7F
Print
Preview PDF
Preview Digital
Print
Preview PDF
Preview Digital

Retelling and Summarizing with Martin Luther King, Jr.

The first page of Retelling and Summarizing with Martin Luther King

Retelling and Summarizing with Martin Luther King, Jr.

The variety of nonfiction text features in Martin Luther King, Jr. give students an opportunity to practice retelling and summarizing based on more than just the text. Photographs, captions, call-outs, quotes, new vocabulary words, and a timeline offer readers multiple options to gather information that can be used to retell and summarize the text.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • RI.3.2RI.3.4RI.3.7RI.3.10RF.3.3RF.3.4SL.3.1dSL.3.2SL.3.3W.3.8RI.3.1
TEKS Alignment
  • 3.1A3.7F3.1C3.7G3.1D3.8D3.1E3.9D(i)3.6A3.9D(ii)3.6G3.9D(iii)3.6I3.13C3.7B3.13E3.7C3.13H3.7D3.7E
Print
Preview PDF
Preview Digital
Print
Preview PDF
Preview Digital

Understanding Text Structure with Martin Luther King, Jr.

The first page of Understanding Text Structure with Martin Luther King

Understanding Text Structure with Martin Luther King, Jr.

This National Geographic Kids biography lends itself to exploring the unique text structures readers can find in nonfiction text. By paring this resource set with Martin Luther King, Jr. , students will have the opportunity to notice the ways in which description, sequencing and cause and effect text structures are used to relate key details associated with Dr. King's life and legacy.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • W.3.8L.3.6RI.3.5RI.3.7RI.3.8RI.3.10RF.3.3RF.3.4SL.3.1dSL.3.2SL.3.3
TEKS Alignment
  • 3.7E3.7F3.1A3.9D(i)3.1C3.9D(ii)3.1D3.9D(iii)3.1E3.9E(iii)3.6A3.10B3.6H3.10C3.6I3.13C3.7B3.13E3.7C3.13H
Print
Preview PDF
Preview Digital
Print
Preview PDF
Preview Digital

Proper Nouns with Martin Luther King, Jr.

The first page of Proper Nouns with Martin Luther King

Proper Nouns with Martin Luther King, Jr.

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use Martin Luther King, Jr. by Kitson Jazynka as a springboard for instruction focused on proper nouns.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how parts of speech are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with proper nouns.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
TEKS Alignment
Print
Preview PDF
Print
Preview PDF

Vocabulary Connections with Martin Luther King, Jr.

The first page of Vocabulary Connections with Martin Luther King

Vocabulary Connections with Martin Luther King, Jr.

This set of vocabulary development resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
TEKS Alignment
Print
Preview PDF
Print
Preview PDF

Running Record with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thumbnail for Running Record with Martin Luther King

Running Record with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Martin Luther King, Jr.. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

Print
Preview PDF
Print
Preview PDF

Cause and Effect Sentence Stems with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thumbnail for Cause and Effect Sentence Stems with Martin Luther King

Cause and Effect Sentence Stems with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Understanding cause and effect is a key comprehension and language skill. The text structure of Martin Luther King, Jr. includes several examples of cause and effect relationships, making it easy to use as a springboard for modeling or independent practice. This simple resource includes four sentence stems. Each sentence stem presents an effect. Students will use what they know about the book to fill in the cause of the effect.
Print
Preview PDF
Print
Preview PDF

Cause and Effect Matching with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thumbnail for Cause and Effect Matching with Martin Luther King

Cause and Effect Matching with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Read Martin Luther King, Jr. then have some fun matching cause and effect sentences from the book. By using these cause and effect cards, students will demonstrate both their comprehension of the text and their understanding of cause and effect relationships in hands-on and interactive way. This resource includes matching/sorting cards and a sorting mat for four cause and effect sentences in Martin Luther King, Jr.. Each cause card is marked with a square and each effect card is marked with a circle, making it easy to support students who struggle with matching cause and effect relationships.
Print
Preview PDF
Print
Preview PDF

Writing with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thumbnail for Writing with Martin Luther King

Writing with Martin Luther King, Jr.

The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
Print
Preview PDF
Print
Preview PDF

Determining Importance with Martin Luther King, Jr. (Spanish)

  • Student Practice Page and Answer Key
  • Reader's Notebook Prompt
  • Graphic Organizer
Print

Identifying the Author’s Purpose with Martin Luther King, Jr. (Spanish)

  • Student Practice Page and Answer Key
  • Reader's Notebook Prompt
  • Graphic Organizer
Print

Making Connections with Martin Luther King, Jr. (Spanish)

  • Student Practice Page and Answer Key
  • Reader's Notebook Prompt
  • Graphic Organizer
Print

Retelling and Summarizing with Martin Luther King, Jr. (Spanish)

  • Student Practice Page and Answer Key
  • Reader's Notebook Prompt
  • Graphic Organizer
Print

Understanding Text Structure with Martin Luther King, Jr. (Spanish)

  • Student Practice Page and Answer Key
  • Reader's Notebook Prompt
  • Graphic Organizer
Print

Writing with Martin Luther King, Jr. (Spanish)

Worksheet
Print

Get Full Access to the Entire Library of Resources when You Join Today!

Unlock the potential of the books in your school and classroom libraries with lesson plans, activities, and resources expertly designed to help you meet your instructional goals
  • Teach with the best children's books
  • Always have access to new resources
  • Get access to Digial Classroom - perfect for centers
  • Finally have time to "fit it all in" with super efficient lesson plans
  • Enjoy fast planning tools and stay super organized with a personal file cabinet and dashboard
JOIN NOW!
30 Day Risk-Free Guarantee, Cancel Anytime

About the Book

Jr. Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources
Title: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Author: Kitson Jazynka
Genre: Autobiography, Biography
Themes: Black History Month, Martin Luther King Day
ISBN: 9780545536363
Publisher's Summary:
The most effective method used to influence children to read is to incorporate the information that interests them the most. National Geographic Readers are educational, high-interest, and comprehensive for children. In this title, readers will learn about the fascinating life and legacy civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Resources
Browse by Book Title Browse Classroom Resources Use the Resource Wizard Teacher Guides Digital Classroom Guides
Customer Service
Get Samples Contact Us Frequently Asked Questions Purchase Orders Login
About Us
Our Story Become a Member
Fine Print
Terms of Use Subscriber Agreement Privacy Policy Refund Policy Disclaimer Digital Resource User Agreement Student Privacy Policy Trademark and Copyright Notice
Content and Downloadable content Copyright ©2010-2024 Thinking Tree Enterprises, LLC. All other trademarks, service marks and trade names referenced on this site are the property of their respective owners. Please see our Terms of Use.

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
©BookPagez.com 2010 - 2023

Resource Downloading disabled

Your ability to download resources is currently disabled. Please contact us at support@bookpagez.com

Oops!  It looks Like You're Getting Carried Away. 

When you joined BookPagez, you agreed to follow our Terms of Use. Based on your download activty, it looks like you've gotten carried away.

You are allowed to download resources to use in your classroom for the duration of your subscription. You are not allowed to bulk download resources. In other words, it's against the rules to download all (or most) of the resources. That's stealing, and it's not nice.

Please check your email for a message from us. Reply to the email and let us know what's going on so we can reactivate your account.
In order to continue, please indicate that you agree with the terms above

Get instant access to this resource plus thousands more when you join today.

  • Teach with the best books
  • Always have access to new resources (published every month!)
  • Get full access to Digital Classroom
  • Finally have time to "fit it all in" with super efficient lesson plans
  • Enjoy fast planning tools and stay organized with your personal file cabinet and dashboard
Join Now
Already a member? Login here.