Lesson Plans for MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. level S

Building Skills

Word Skills
Discuss prefixes and suffixes with the students. Write the words necessary and unnecessary on the board.
Say and ask: Read these two words and then share with the group what is the same and what is different about the spellings? Who can name the letters that make up the prefix? How does the prefix change the meaning of the word?
Write the words peace and peaceful on the board. Ask children to read the words, identify the suffix, and explain how the meaning is changed. Have children search the text for other words that have prefixes and suffixes. Have them list the words and then use the dictionary to find the root word and the meanings.

Mechanics
Discuss capitalization with children.
Ask: Who knows the times when you use a capital letter?
Write the following sentence on the board: every february, all over the united states, we celebrate martin luther king day.
Invite children to come to the board and capitalize the words to make the sentence correct. Have them rewrite the sentences on the Worksheet with appropriate capitalization.

Grammar
Discuss nouns and verbs with children.
Ask and say: Who can tell me the definition of a noun? Who can define a verb? Tell me three words that are nouns. Tell me three words that are verbs.
Write the word work on the board .
Say and ask: The word work is a verb. It can also be a noun. This sentence uses work as a verb. I am going to work hard today. This sentence uses work as a noun. I am going to my dad’s work after school today. There is also another noun that you can make from the word work. It is worker, as in My dad’s a hard worker.
Write other verbs on the board and have children supply the noun and use both words in oral sentences. Choose the following verbs from the text: support, teach, preach, own, help, free, attend, play, decide, mark, separate, participate, organize, segregate, believe, read, use.


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