https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:28:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-kids-about-martin-luther-king-jr#post-2868059 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:43:41 +0000 808love 2868059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So many good book recommendations and resources. By educating yourself, it will help conversations to flow naturally and continue past MLK day. Learning more about MLK is a great way to have very young kids understand and get on the road to digging at the roots of racism. It is so important to teach them that treating someone as LESS than yourself is harmful and that when groups of people do it to a minority it is very, very difficult to change. &lt;This can easily extend to sexism, classism etc. Start general and keep connecting the dots as time goes on.&gt; </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-kids-about-martin-luther-king-jr#post-2867911 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:02:28 +0000 Mrsbells 2867911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the book Of Thee I sing by Obama and it has a page on MLK. DD loves reading it and has a limited understanding about the civil rights era. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-kids-about-martin-luther-king-jr#post-2867880 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:11:14 +0000 youboots 2867880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD had a workbook and I pulled it out of her school folder later in the day. “Mama that’s Dr. King!” Pretty good for 3. </p> <p>We talk about a few equality concepts that are age appropriate. I think she’s a bit young- but I love the idea of the books above. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-kids-about-martin-luther-king-jr#post-2867879 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:03:53 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2867879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dang, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Popped into my local Barnes &amp; Noble. Read the I am MLK. So inspired and will get it for LO. </p> [attach=3033/19/plp3mh.450x600.F4EAFEDF-0CC6-4378-AD67-428C0599F786.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-kids-about-martin-luther-king-jr#post-2867832 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:26:37 +0000 meganmp 2867832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Southern Poverty Law Center has a great website called Teaching Tolerance. It is geared at teachers, but there are preschool and kinder lessons on there that you might be able to adapt! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-kids-about-martin-luther-king-jr#post-2867823 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:09:40 +0000 cyoung 2867823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live where the bus boycott was. MLK is a huge figure here as well as Rosa Parks. We have a historical district and museum. It taught in school a TON. </p> <p>All these books are great ideas to teach this too kids. I'll have to save these ideas for later. I think you did a good idea explaining it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-kids-about-martin-luther-king-jr#post-2867818 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 10:56:59 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2867818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, I’m not looking forward to teaching my kid about MLK and the Civil Rights movement. I feel like once you open the door that it’s hard not to see things in black vs white, us vs them no matter how well-intentioned. At least that’s how it was for me when I understood the images and stories I was presented with.</p> <p>@msmilkshake: @erinbaderin: definitely will weave those books in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-kids-about-martin-luther-king-jr#post-2867809 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 10:21:39 +0000 msmilkshake 2867809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi! I think that’s a great intro. In terms of books I really love Martin’s Big Words and March! for kids as young as 4. My son is only 18m but I teach 3rd graders and we try to talk a lot about people today who are doing work for justice in their communities. I think that’s inspiring for kids and also helps them understand that racism/injustice isn’t something that was solved with Dr. King. I also support the Books For Littles Facebook group, she has amazing book suggestions for all ages on all sorts of justice topics. And she gives great ideas about how to talk about the books with really young kiddos which I always find helpful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-kids-about-martin-luther-king-jr#post-2867802 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 09:39:29 +0000 erinbaderin 2867802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have this book, which I really like: <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Martin-Luther-King-Jr/dp/0525428526/ref=asc_df_0525428526/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&#038;linkCode=df0&#038;hvadid=292959357010&#038;hvpos=1o1&#038;hvnetw=g&#038;hvrand=7599981242554267756&#038;hvpone=&#038;hvptwo=&#038;hvqmt=&#038;hvdev=c&#038;hvdvcmdl=&#038;hvlocint=&#038;hvlocphy=9000758&#038;hvtargid=pla-499556737837&#038;psc=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.ca/Martin-Luther-King-Jr/dp/0525428526/ref=asc_df_0525428526/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&#038;linkCode=df0&#038;hvadid=292959357010&#038;hvpos=1o1&#038;hvnetw=g&#038;hvrand=7599981242554267756&#038;hvpone=&#038;hvptwo=&#038;hvqmt=&#038;hvdev=c&#038;hvdvcmdl=&#038;hvlocint=&#038;hvlocphy=9000758&#038;hvtargid=pla-499556737837&#038;psc=1</a></p> <p>We actually have a whole series of them, they're adorable and a big hit with my 5 year old. We also have Rosa Parks, Helen Keller, Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, and Amelia Earhart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-kids-about-martin-luther-king-jr#post-2867800 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 09:18:53 +0000 cake2017 2867800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you explained it well. Reading books about it is always helpful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-kids-about-martin-luther-king-jr#post-2867799 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 09:17:16 +0000 magnolia 2867799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How do you or will you teach your kids about MLK jr. and civil rights? </p> <p>My son is 4. I mentioned to him last night that we will be off from school and work today to honor the life of MLK. I told him he fought for what he believed in and wanted everyone to have equal rights. I don’t know how much that registered with him but I’d love others ideas on teaching our kids about anti racism, equity and civil rights . </p>