Dear Parents,
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In order to teach about and honor Martin Luther King Jr., we read and discussed the poem by Esther Yost that goes as follow:
I have a dream, said Martin Luther King
We're gonna make that dream come true.
Let freedom ring, said Martin Luther King,
It's up to me and you.
It's not the color of your hair,
It's not the color of your skin,
It doesn't matter what you wear,
It's the character within.
I have a dream, said Martin Luther King
We're gonna make that dream come true,
Let freedom ring, said Martin Luther King
It's up to me and you.
We're gonna make that dream come true.
Let freedom ring, said Martin Luther King,
It's up to me and you.
It's not the color of your hair,
It's not the color of your skin,
It doesn't matter what you wear,
It's the character within.
I have a dream, said Martin Luther King
We're gonna make that dream come true,
Let freedom ring, said Martin Luther King
It's up to me and you.
We talked about how Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that all people would be treated equally. In addition, we discussed how everyone is equal no matter how they look and we should be nice to everyone. I then asked the kids to think of a dream they have. We then created “A Dream Quilt”. Each child drew a picture of a dream or goal they had in life. For example, what they wanted to be when they grew up or something they wanted to accomplish. We then arranged the drawings on a bulletin board and called it “The Dream Quilt”.
Hopefully the students learned that Martin Luther King Jr. is known for following his dream of equality and that if they have determination their dreams can also come true too!
Sincerely,
Ms. Gammell
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