First and Last Name

Sharon L. Thayer

School District

Floresville ISD

School Name

Floresville Primary

School City, State

Floresville, TX

Unit Overview

Unit Title

Martin Luther King Jr.

Unit Summary

Martin Luther King Jr. demonstrated character traits of caring, fairness, and respect.

Subject Area

Character Education

Grade Level  

First-Second

Approximate Time Needed

15-30 minutes

Unit Foundation

Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks

Social Studies

First Grade:

(9) Personal/interpersonal skills. The student knows healthy ways to communicate consideration and respect for self, family, friends, and others. The student is expected to:

(A) demonstrate respectful communication;

(B) list unique ways that individuals use to communicate such as using body language and gestures;

(C) express needs, wants, and emotions in appropriate ways;

(12) Citizenship. The student understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historic figures and ordinary people. The student is expected to:

(A) identify characteristics of good citizenship such as a belief in justice, truth, equality, and responsibility for the common good

Second Grade:

(10) Personal/interpersonal skills. The student understands healthy ways to communicate consideration and respect for self, family, friends, and others. The student is expected to:

(A) describe how to effectively communicate;

(B) express needs, wants, and emotions in healthy ways; and

(C) explain the benefits of practicing self-control.

(13) Citizenship. The student understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historic figures and ordinary people. The student is expected to:

(A) identify characteristics of good citizenship such as a belief in justice, truth, equality, and responsibility for the common good;

(C) identify ordinary people who exemplify good citizenship

Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Students will determine how Martin Luther King Jr. demonstrated character traits of caring, fairness, and respect. Students will formulate ways they can apply these traits to their own lives.

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Essential Question

How did Martin Luther King Jr. show caring, fairness and respect to others?  Why did Martin Luther King Jr. dream about change?

Unit Questions

How did Martin Luther King Jr. help change our world?

Content Questions

What are some ways I can become a caring, fair, and respectful person?

Assessment Plan

Assessment Summary

Discussion Questions:

1. Discuss how African Americans were treated unfairly during this time? 
2. What was Martin Luther King’s dream? 
3. What dream do you have and how do you think you can make this dream happen?
4. How can you help make the world a better place?

Vocabulary words:  equality, freedom, peace

Unit Details

Prerequisite Skills

none

Instructional Procedures

1. Read about Martin Luther King.  Discuss equality and how things were different when Dr. King was a boy.
2. Discuss how the students can apply the character traits of caring, fairness, and respect to their own lives.
3. Optional: Pixie 2 - Timeline, MLK Description, or I Have a Dream templates to continue discussion on MLK.  (Open activities>Social Studies>Holidays>January)

Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)             

 Camera

 Computer(s)

 Digital Camera

 DVD Player

 Internet Connection

 Laser Disk

 Printer

 Projection System

 Scanner

 Television

 VCR

 Video Camera

 Video Conferencing Equip.

 Other

Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

 Database/Spreadsheet

 Desktop Publishing

 E-mail Software

 Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

 Image Processing

 Internet Web Browser

 Multimedia

 Web Page Development

 Word Processing

 Other – Pixie 2