Martin Luther King Jr Reading, Word Search & Crossword for Middle School 6th-8th
Need a fun and meaningful activity for Martin Luther King Day? Get your middle schoolers up and moving while learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s incredible life and legacy! This resource is perfect for 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students, combining reading comprehension with engaging activities like a word search and crossword puzzle. Your students will learn about Dr. King's journey, from his childhood to his lasting impact on civil rights, all while having fun and staying engaged. It's a teacher-friendly, no-prep way to make history come alive in your classroom!
These reading passages are just right for your middle school students, as their Lexile levels are 1010-1200.
This product is part of a bundle! Check it out below:
Monthly Holidays Reading Scavenger Hunts & Activities Bundle
✨This product covers the following about Dr. King:
Childhood
Education
Influential Figures that shaped his beliefs
Religious upbringing
Civil Rights Activism Beginnings
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Leadership in Civil Rights
March on Washington
Nobel Peace Prize
Legacy
✨This Product Includes✨
Teacher directions
Student directions & riddle to solve
10 task cards with code words (clues) that lead them to another passage
Student answer sheet
Answer Key
Crossword Puzzle with Answer Key
Word Search with Answer Key
✨Directions:
Scatter cards around the classroom or tape them on the walls. Pair students up or put them in small groups. Students start with any card. Assign each group of students to a card. For a more stationary scavenger hunt, students can sit at their tables/desks and sort through them in groups.
For the first card, students will read the code word (the passage will be irrelevant to the code word question). The answer for the code word is found in another card and the cards DO NOT go in order.
Students will then find the answers to the code word question they read by searching through and reading other passages until they find the correct word.
Once they’ve found the answer, they write it on the answer sheet and move on to the next question.
When all code words have been found and written on the answer sheet, students will unscramble the mystery word that answers the riddle.
For extra fun, make it a competition and give out prizes!
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Need a fun and meaningful activity for Martin Luther King Day? Get your middle schoolers up and moving while learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s incredible life and legacy! This resource is perfect for 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students, combining reading comprehension with engaging activities like a word search and crossword puzzle. Your students will learn about Dr. King's journey, from his childhood to his lasting impact on civil rights, all while having fun and staying engaged. It's a teacher-friendly, no-prep way to make history come alive in your classroom!
These reading passages are just right for your middle school students, as their Lexile levels are 1010-1200.
This product is part of a bundle! Check it out below:
Monthly Holidays Reading Scavenger Hunts & Activities Bundle
✨This product covers the following about Dr. King:
Childhood
Education
Influential Figures that shaped his beliefs
Religious upbringing
Civil Rights Activism Beginnings
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Leadership in Civil Rights
March on Washington
Nobel Peace Prize
Legacy
✨This Product Includes✨
Teacher directions
Student directions & riddle to solve
10 task cards with code words (clues) that lead them to another passage
Student answer sheet
Answer Key
Crossword Puzzle with Answer Key
Word Search with Answer Key
✨Directions:
Scatter cards around the classroom or tape them on the walls. Pair students up or put them in small groups. Students start with any card. Assign each group of students to a card. For a more stationary scavenger hunt, students can sit at their tables/desks and sort through them in groups.
For the first card, students will read the code word (the passage will be irrelevant to the code word question). The answer for the code word is found in another card and the cards DO NOT go in order.
Students will then find the answers to the code word question they read by searching through and reading other passages until they find the correct word.
Once they’ve found the answer, they write it on the answer sheet and move on to the next question.
When all code words have been found and written on the answer sheet, students will unscramble the mystery word that answers the riddle.
For extra fun, make it a competition and give out prizes!
Would rather buy on TPT?
Need a fun and meaningful activity for Martin Luther King Day? Get your middle schoolers up and moving while learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s incredible life and legacy! This resource is perfect for 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students, combining reading comprehension with engaging activities like a word search and crossword puzzle. Your students will learn about Dr. King's journey, from his childhood to his lasting impact on civil rights, all while having fun and staying engaged. It's a teacher-friendly, no-prep way to make history come alive in your classroom!
These reading passages are just right for your middle school students, as their Lexile levels are 1010-1200.
This product is part of a bundle! Check it out below:
Monthly Holidays Reading Scavenger Hunts & Activities Bundle
✨This product covers the following about Dr. King:
Childhood
Education
Influential Figures that shaped his beliefs
Religious upbringing
Civil Rights Activism Beginnings
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Leadership in Civil Rights
March on Washington
Nobel Peace Prize
Legacy
✨This Product Includes✨
Teacher directions
Student directions & riddle to solve
10 task cards with code words (clues) that lead them to another passage
Student answer sheet
Answer Key
Crossword Puzzle with Answer Key
Word Search with Answer Key
✨Directions:
Scatter cards around the classroom or tape them on the walls. Pair students up or put them in small groups. Students start with any card. Assign each group of students to a card. For a more stationary scavenger hunt, students can sit at their tables/desks and sort through them in groups.
For the first card, students will read the code word (the passage will be irrelevant to the code word question). The answer for the code word is found in another card and the cards DO NOT go in order.
Students will then find the answers to the code word question they read by searching through and reading other passages until they find the correct word.
Once they’ve found the answer, they write it on the answer sheet and move on to the next question.
When all code words have been found and written on the answer sheet, students will unscramble the mystery word that answers the riddle.
For extra fun, make it a competition and give out prizes!
Would rather buy on TPT?
