Saturday, January 18, 2014

Martin Luther King, Jr Day!

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr day, we spent some learning about him. I read several biographies and we had many discussions about what makes us all the same...despite our outward differences. You can see a picture of our hands in a pile. We were comparing the many, many shades of skin that makes each of us unique.
From Martin Luther King Day


After watching a grainy, black and white clip of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, the children wrote their own dreams for the world. Here is an example of the cover...

From Martin Luther King Day


Here is one child's dream for the world...
From Martin Luther writing

My dream for the world is...that things in the world are treated fair. My dream is that people stop littering. My dream is that people stop killing animals. 

And another...
From Martin Luther writing

My dream for the world is...people stop littering.  My dream is people start being nice.  My dream is for people to stop being bullies.  My dream is for people to have enough food.

And one more...
From Martin Luther writing

My dream for the world is...that people have enough food.  My dream for the world is that people can have homes.  My dream for the world is that people have clothes.

What kind, generous, and peaceful children!