When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the third Monday in January, which is Monday, January 18 in 2027. It honors Dr. King, who was born on January 15, 1929. Schools are usually closed, so classes learn about him the week before.

How do you teach Martin Luther King Jr. Day to young children?

Keep it to fairness and dreams. The trace and color book and the emergent reader tell his story simply, and the I Have a Dream headband and thought bubble let each child share a dream for a kinder world. The pages for Pre-K to 2nd grade do not cover his death.

What MLK Day activities are there for 3rd to 5th grade?

A life timeline display, an All About Martin Luther King Jr. fact web, an I Have a Dream mindful coloring page, the What Is Martin Luther King Jr. Day? poster and a My Dream for the Future writing page.

Which Martin Luther King Jr. quotes are on these pages?

"I have a dream," from his 1963 speech at the March on Washington, and "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that," from his 1963 book Strength to Love.

Monday, January 18, 2027

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities

Pre-K to 5th Grade · 20 printables · Print-ready PDFs

Teach Dr. King's dream of fairness with readers, writing pages and crafts for every grade.

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Grade-alignedEvery printable is matched to the grades it fits, Pre-K to 5th grade.
Print and goReady-to-print US Letter PDFs, with steps and supply lists on the craft pages. No prep needed.
20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day printables10 kinds of activities in one place, made by teachers for real classrooms.