What are some educational activities for children on Martin Luther King Day?

On Martin Luther King Day, children can listen to King's "I Have a Dream Speech" and write their own versions of it, expressing their dreams for a better world. They can also create timelines of important events in King's life to learn more about his cause.

Teachers can create fill-in-the-blanks worksheets that allow children to use King's famous speech to express what they think people need to do to bring about equality and a sense of fellowship for all people, while maintaining the form and style of King's original speech. As a class, children can also create a timeline of events in King's life, with each child contributing one artistic work that represents a single important event.