As adults, we recognize Monday as a day where we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. but does it have meaning for our children other than being a day off from school? Do our children know who he was, his contributions to the history of our country, and why we remember him each year?
I compiled a list of age appropriate websites to help even the youngest ages develop a better understanding of Dr. King and the Civil Rights movement for my weekly LeapFrog Community post: Age Appropriate Websites to Educate Children About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I carefully screened the six sites that made my list with Little Miss Techie (age 7) and Captain Computer (4 1/2 years) in mind but before you show them to your children, please take a look at them yourself to ensure they are appropriate for your family.
What will you do to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King on Monday? How do you teach your kids about who he was and about the Civil Rights movement?
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I know what I’m doing–I’m going to check out YOUR list, my friend–and I’ll use what you’ve found for my own kiddos!
Many thanks!
This is a subject that we spend a lot of time with in the month of January. Make sure you tell your readers to check out http://www.brainpop.com/. I think Brainpop does an excellent job of explaining complex issues.
**The site is subscription based but each day has a free movie and I’m sure Monday will be MLK Jr.
Thank you so much for the list! My 6-yr-old daughter and I just checked out many of the sites you listed, and she loved making her own article on the National Civil Rights Museum site. I appreciate your work and your insight!
Thanks! My 12 yr old is going with his church youth group to an event. They will make food for the homeless, and packages for the soldiers. Last year my 7 yr olds took part in something similar too. We do alot of talking about MLK, they have all watched the video and understand alot. We visited the Lincoln Memorial last year, and the first comment they made was “this is where MLK stood during his speech”. I didn’t tell them or anything. I was glad they had paid such close attention to the video. So we stood there and looked out over the reflecting pool and tried to imagine what it must have looked like when he stood there that day. It was very moving.