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For Martin Luther King, Jr. Day I tend use and do the same activity every year. We read __Felíz Cumpleaños, Martin Luther__ King by Jean Marzollo ISBN 0-590-47507-X
Then I find a simple line drawing or coloring sheet online and project it onto big paper and go over only the outlines with marker. All of the students spend 10-15 minutes in the center coloring our mural-sized drawing. In the end we have a beautiful display honoring Dr. Martin Luther King that we created by cooperating and coming to agreement.

There is also a poem by Alma Flor Ada in the __Dias y Dias de Poesia__ text our district uses that goes along nicely. The book is arranged into themes by month.