Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day with these student engagement ideas for classroom activities.

A
Acts of kindness campaign
C
Civil rights historical timeline
Community service project
"Content of one's character"-themed projects
D
DEI debate
Dramatic readings
Dream speech recitation
G
Guest speaker
H
Human rights exhibition
I
Interactive storytelling
L
Learning about Martin Luther King, Jr.
M
Making a collaborative mural
MLK Day assembly
MLK trivia game
Museum tour
N
Neighborhood clean-up project
P
Poetry slam
Public speaking practice
Q
Quotable art project
Quotation reflections
R
Read-alouds
Reflective journaling
T
Timeline display of the 1960s civil rights movement
V
Virtual museum tour
Volunteering
W
Watching educational films
Watching video documentaries
Writing contest
Y
Youth art exhibition