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MLK Jr. Unit Study! SALE!!!

After the holiday break we are getting back into our 2018 Homeschool groove.  One holiday coming up on our calendar is Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.  An easy way to teach it and less work on me, is to use a Unit Study!  This one from Silverdale Press is perfect! 

 Here are the features:

1. Designed for the whole family to use together
2. The activities are modified for different grade-levels
3. Flexible to use. Families can do one lesson per day leading up to the MLK holiday or complete at any time of the year!

Earn Credit
  • ​Social Studies: .06 credits (10 hours)
Learn history of civil rights movement; civil rights laws; roles of Martin Luther King and Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson; geography and timeline
  • Language Arts: .03 credits (5 hours)
Read and analyze presidential rhetoric and Supreme Court opinion; answer questions for reading comprehension
  • Fine Art: .02 credits (3 hours)
Analyze Norman Rockwell painting; learn freedom songs; create protest poster
  • Electives: .02 credits (3 hours)
Plan and participate in community service project





1.Unit study features five lessons, each written as a story to read aloud with your family.

2.Each lesson has key terms, map points, timeline points, and video links.

3.Learn about major historical civil rights events, including the Montgomery bus boycott, Birmingham campaign, and Selma to Montgomery march.

4.Learn about how King worked with Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson to change civil rights laws.

5.Complete unique and engaging activities.

6.Read, watch, and analyze primary sources—from Supreme Court decisions to presidential speeches.

7.View and discuss artwork and sing freedom songs.

8.Participate in service project.

9.Subject areas covered: history, government, law, ethics, art, and music

WOW ALL that and a bag of chips...hehehe...

Okay the best part is that you get 20% off this study!  THIS WEEK ONLY! (1st - 8th) USING THE CODE MLK20 at check out!




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