Living the dream: 100 acts of kindness
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=259
A lesson plan for grades K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies
In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students study about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and what he believed in, then apply those lessons to a month-long project. This project allows students to participate in Dr. King’s dream by doing 100 acts of kindness. It encourages family and community involvement while uniting the classroom community around a common and important goal. Young students learn that they can make a difference as they live the dream that Dr. King so strongly believed in.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.01: Elaborate on how information and events connect to life experiences.
Grade 2
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.02: Connect and compare information within and across selections (fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama) to experience and knowledge.
Kindergarten
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.01: Connect information and events in text to experience.
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 1
- Goal 2: The learner will identify and exhibit qualities of good citizenship in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
- Objective 2.01: Develop and exhibit citizenship traits in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
Grade 2
- Goal 1: The learner will identify and exhibit qualities of responsible citizenship in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
- Objective 1.01: Identify and describe attributes of responsible citizenship.
- Objective 1.02: Demonstrate responsible citizenship in the school, community, and other social environments.
Kindergarten
- Goal 2: The learner will identify and exhibit qualities of responsible citizenship in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
- Objective 2.01: Exhibit citizenship traits such as integrity, responsibility, and trustworthiness in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
