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Kordeks Korner
Welcome to Kordeks Korner! This is a special holiday issue outside of the regular biweekly newsletter. This issue will be focused specically on holiday resources. The resources will also be posted on my blog, Kordeks Korner, for future reference.
Holiday Issue Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2012f

The Bus Ride that Changed History Tells the story of Rosa Parks and how she did not give up her seat to a white man and started the civil rights movement. Testing the Ice Story about Jackie Robinson written !!!by his !!!daughter. Rons Big Mission Ron wanted a library card but only whites were allowed to have one. The book describes his struggle and how later he became an astronaut.

I have a dream Speech This book breaks down the meaning behind the words and sentences in MLKs famous speech.

The Other Side Story of two girl, one white and one African-American, who live on opposites sides of the fence that divides their town.

Henrys Freedom Box Riding to Washington A white girls story about going to Washington D.C. and learning MLK I have a dream speech is for all Americans. A ctional story describing a mans escape to the North in a wooden box.

Scholastic: Martin Luther King http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/ articlearchives/honormlk/

- Mini Activities, fact sheets, videos, pictures, and interactive materials

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Scholastic: NonViolence on the Move http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/ nonviolence-move A reader theaters about the Civil Rights Movement for Grade 3 -5 with 18 parts including Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King. The story is about non-violence and riding the bus.

Picturing America - Selma-to-Montgomery March for Voting Rights in 1965 - http://www.thirteen.org/picturingamerica/washingtonselma/ - Good for discussion, comparison, and art