Stand Up ForMartin Luther King – 3rd Monday in January
(Tune: “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean”)
Dr. King stood upfor justice. (Standand sway back and forth.)
He stood up forequality, too.
Dr. King stood upfor children.
He stood up for meand for you. (Pointto self and then others.)
So now we…
Stand up, standup, (Marchin place to the beat.)
Stand up forMartin Luther King.
Stand up, standup,
Stand up for Dr.King.
Dr. King wantedall of America (Swayback and forth.)
To be tolerant,fair, and free.
He stood up forwhat he believed in.
He stood up foryou and for me. (Pointto self and the others.)
So now we…
Stand up, standup, (Marchin place.)
Stand up forMartin Luther King.
Stand up, standup,
Stand up for Dr. King.
Dr King taught usall to be dreamers (Swayback and forth.)
So one day theworld could begin
To judge peoplebased on their character
And not on thecolor of their skin.
So now we… (Marchin place.)
Stand up, standup,
Stand up forMartin Luther King.
Stand up, standup,
Stand up for Dr. King.
MLK and KWL- Check out books from your school library on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Put them in your class library andask the children to see what they can find out about Dr. King. Use a KWL chart to begin yourdiscussion. K – What do theyalready know about Dr. King? W –What do they want to learn about him? L – After reading books about Dr. King, add the new information thechildren have learned.
Heroes –Martin Luther King was ahero. Make a list of other peoplethat the children consider to be heroes. What character traits does a hero have? Ask children to write stories about what kind of hero theywould like be when they grow up.
Acts ofKindness – Get aspiral notebook and write “Acts of Kindness” on it. Encourage the children to record kind deeds their classmatesdo for them. Read over the book atthe end of each day to encourage more positive behavior.
Henry Box Brown– Henry Box Brown was born a slave and escaped in a box. He’s such an interesting person that Iknow your children will enjoy learning more about him. Brainstorm with your children how theycould find out more about Henry Box Brown. For example, you could look on the internet, go to thelibrary, look in an encyclopedia, ask parents. etc.
