Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Photo by Mrs. Yollis

On the third MONDAY in January, America celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a national holiday, SO schools and government offices are closed in his honor.

Mrs. Yollis was in Washington, D.C. last September and took a Moonlight Monument tour. You can see her photo from the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial above. Here is a link to the government site with information about the new national monument.

Here is a link to a song we learned about MLK in music!

Here are some facts about Martin Luther King, Jr.:

born in Atlanta, Georga

born on January 15, 1929

important civil rights leader

believed in peaceful protest

1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner

assassinated on April 4, 1968

honored with a national monument in Washington, D.C. (posthumously ~ that means, after he died the honor was bestowed.)

Take these facts and write some quality sentences about this great American! We will share them in class tomorrow!

(Hint: use high-level vocabulary, your sentence length should match your age)

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