MLK Day Activities

How perfect that we celebrate the life of MLK just at the start of the new year -- it offers the opportunity to make resolutions about the steps we each can take to foster a more just world.

This template offers a range of resources for communicating the remarkable legacy of Dr. King.

"We must walk on

in the days ahead

With an

audacious faith

In the future."

Find more MLK quotes here.

Before you start your planning!

Here's a really helpful list of Do's and Don'ts for celebrating MLK Day, from the smart folks at Learning for Justice.

An Interactive, Multimedia Approach to King's "I Have a Dream" Speech | KQED

For many educators, teaching Martin Luther King, Jr.'s keynote address from the 1963 "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," which is widely known as his "I Have a Dream" speech, can be daunting. The speech is monumental for its impact, and it is often the main avenue teachers use to teach about it's author.

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Listening to those powerful words

Find an audio file of the speech here -- no visuals!

MLK Day Activities

January 2026

"We must walk on

With an

In the future."

An Interactive, Multimedia Approach to King's "I Have a Dream" Speech | KQED

Mix It Up!

"The time is always right to do what is right." "The time is always right to do what is right."

"We must walk on

With an

In the future."

Starter Set of Resources for Teaching MLK Starter Set of Resources for Teaching MLK

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