Montessori Monday – Montessori Inspiration for Martin Luther King Day

Written on January 16, 2012 by in Activity of the Week, Holidays and Celebrations, Montessori Inspiration, Montessori Monday
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Celebrating Skin Color with Paint (Photo by Jessie from The Education of Ours) at Mommy Moment

Celebrating Skin Color with Paint (Photo by Jessie from The Education of Ours) at Mommy Moment

It’s Martin Luther King Day and a perfect time to focus on peace and kindness. Peace education was important to both Maria Montessori and Martin Luther King, Jr.  Following are some wonderful posts from Montessorians promoting peace.

Montessori Inspiration and Ideas for Martin Luther King Day

Celebrating Skin Color with Paint Activity (Photo by Jessie from The Education of Ours at Mommy Moment)

Celebrating Skin Color with Paint Activity (Photo by Jessie from The Education of Ours at Mommy Moment)

Celebrating Skin Color…..With Paint!!!! by Jessie from The Education of Ours at Mommy Moment

What We Have Been up To, including Martin Luther King speech activities for elementary level from We Don’t Need No Education

“The Child is Both the Hope and Promise for Mankind” at Parenting Tree (about Montessori, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and peace)

Montessori and Peace in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Montessori’s Education for Peace from Confessions of a Montessori Mom Blog

Montessori Peace Education: Martin Luther King, Jr., Montessori Students and Community Service, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Montessori Elementary Studies: Civil Rights, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service: January 16, 2012 from North American Montessori Center

We Have to Be Compassion and  Maria Montessori, Champion for Peace from Vibrant Wanderings

Historic Figures Set – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (available for purchase) from Montessori for Everyone

Peace Makers cards, including Martin Luther King, Jr. (available for purchase) from Montessori Print Shop

Introducing and Cultivating Peace in our Homes and Classrooms from Simply Montessori

Teach Peace Instead of Anti-Bullying from Educating for Peace: Andrew Kutt’s Blog

Promote Peace and Peace Education (blog) By Chandrani Warnasuriya

Kids’ Martin Luther King Day Activities Pinterest Board

Pinterest - Kids' Martin Luther King Day Activities

I have a Kids’ Martin Luther King Day Activities Pinterest Board with Martin Luther King Day activities for all ages. They aren’t necessarily Montessori activities, but they’re wonderful activities to celebrate this special day.

On Thursday, I’ll have a roundup of Montessori-inspired peace education activities.

100 Acts of Kindness Project

100 Acts of Kindness ProjecgtA fantastic family project for Martin Luther King Day and every day from now through Valentine’s Day is the 100 Acts of Kindness Project through Toddler Approved. My adult kids, kids-in-love, and I participated in the project last year (Join the 100 Acts of Kindness Project and Make the World a Happier Place with Acts of Kindness). We’re participating again this year. Weekly kindness challenges are posted every Monday morning (including mine next Monday). Here’s this week’s challenge: Kindness Challenge #1: Saying Thank You.

Montessori Monday Link-Up

Montessori MondayIf you have some Montessori activity trays/lessons to share, please link up below. It’s fine to link up a post from your archives – and you may link up anytime during the week! Please place the Montessori Monday button (using the code from the right sidebar) in your post or put a link back to this post.

Thanks for participating! (Note: If you have a giveaway on your blog, please add it to my Family-Friendly Giveaway Linky Page!)

Have a happy – and peaceful – Martin Luther King Day! :)

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18 Responses to Montessori Monday – Montessori Inspiration for Martin Luther King Day
  1. Rebecca
    January 16, 2012 | 4:25 am

    Deb, Thanks again….we’ll be using these today, along with This is the Dream by Diane Z. Shore
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  2. Randalin {Harvesting Kale}
    January 16, 2012 | 7:52 am

    I am so excited to link up for the first time today! Thanks so much for hosting. I love all the idea’s shared here :)
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  3. Disovering Montessori
    January 16, 2012 | 8:31 am

    Nice post! There are so many great activities, all in one place. Thank you for sharing.
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  4. Toddler Approved
    January 16, 2012 | 9:13 am

    Wow, this post is filled with so many great resources!!
    Thanks for sharing about the kindness challenge too!

    I love your pinterest board and am heading over to follow it right now!
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  5. Melissa
    January 16, 2012 | 9:22 am

    What an incredible list of resources! I see I’m not the only person who draws connections between Dr. King and Dr. Montessori. I love the practical ideas, and look forward to diving into some of the more philosophical articles as well!
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  6. Debbie Clement
    January 16, 2012 | 8:57 pm

    Deb. Thanks a gazillion for linking this brilliant post to my blog’s linkie. This will provide resources within resources.

    So glad to have your support!!
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  7. Sean S
    January 17, 2012 | 10:00 pm

    What a pleasure reading your blog. Inspirational stuff for sure…..
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  8. CasandraHenrich
    January 18, 2012 | 7:52 am

    Hi Deb, thanks for sharing these useful links. I enjoyed visiting them all. I always love the Montessori works, it brightens my day.
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  9. Angel Collins
    January 18, 2012 | 10:50 pm

    It is never too late to comment about this right? But I would just like to share that we had a story telling last Monday about Martin Luther King and we also have some readings from the works of other writers about MLK. He had been a great inspiration ever since. Thanks!
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