We learned about Martin Luther King Jr. this week. We learned that he was a man that helped change "bad" laws that treated people differently based on the color of their skin. We learned that he was peaceful in his attempt to do this- he wrote letters, gave powerful speeches, and led demonstrations.
We did an experiment with eggs to help illustrate that it doesn't matter what you look like, what matters is what is on the inside.
We started by looking at 2 eggs- 1 white and 1 brown.
We noticed that they were the same size and shape. The only difference between them was that they were a different color.
Then we talked about what we thought they would be like on the inside
We cracked each one open and looked at them closely. They both had orange/yellow yolks and "that white stuff". They were exactly the same!
We came to the conclusion that this helps illustrate that we shouldn't judge a person by what they look like on the outside- hair color, eye color, skin color, the clothes they wear, etc. and concentrate on the inside... what Martin Luther King Jr. called "the content of their character".
What a great lesson! It looks like the kids really enjoyed it! Great use of metaphor and hands-on learning to teach one of life's most important lessons. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you. It is a difficult thing to teach/talk about with our youngest learners. Thankfully they can’t imagine judging someone by appearances. So precious.
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