Informational Web Sites   Seattle  Times Photo Gallery of Dr. King Excellent source of photographs of Dr. King and other civil rights events.  Photos include detailed captions.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute Stanford University directory of information including Dr. King’s papers, speeches, sermons, autobiography, biography, articles and audio clips.  Fantastic, comprehensive source.  May be a little sophisticated for 3rd grade and below.

Stanford University Timeline of Dr. King's Life Excellent interactive timeline of the life of MLK.  Outstanding graphics, links to historical documents, photos, audio and video sources.  Wonderful resource.

Enchanted Learning Website on MLK Comprehensive, Kid-friendly site includes biography, timeline, quizzes, puzzles,games, etc.

King Center Website The best thing about this site is the voice of Dr. King giving a powerful speech on service when you open the homepage.  Rolling text accompanies the speech.  The message of the text is EVERYONE CAN BE GREAT

PBS African American World Timeline Focus on Black History.  Excellent information for grades 4 and 5.

A New Look at King A short biography that describes how Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement struggled after his 1963 "I Have a Dream Speech."

Kulture Kids:  Martin Luther King, Jr. Short page of information and highlights of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech in both text and audio formats.  Complete speech also linked in both text and audio.

Interview with Rosa Parks (1995) Video, audio and text formats of an inspiring interview with Rosa Parks.

IMA Hero Reading Program/MLK Questions and activities to use as a follow up for “A Picture Book of Martin Luther King Jr."

Quotations by Dr. King Great quotes to use for journal writing.

Timeline of Dr. King’s life by Oregon students Student artwork and captions highlight this timeline. Appropriate for K-2 students.

Activity Web Sites

Color a Picture of Dr. King A page to print, then color.  Best for K-2.

Write Your Own I Have a Dream Speech  Print this page, then fill in the blanks to create your own "I Have a Dream" speech.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Word Scramble Unscramble words associated with the civil rights movement, then check your own answers.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Word Search  Race against the clock and see if you can find all 10 words related to Marting Luther King, Jr.  A different set of words will be chosen each time you play.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jigsaw Puzzle See if you can complete this animated jigsaw puzzle to see a portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin's Big Words Web Sites

Discussion guide to use for Martin’s Big Words Excellent questions to aid pre-reading and to spark discussions theme, setting, illustrating techniques, etc.

How Big are Martin's Big Words?  Lesson plan using Martin’s Big Words to create their own big words.

Poetry from Prose in Martin's Big Words Lesson plan describes how to take prose from great literature and turn it into poetry.