Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Notebooking
Use this free Martin Luther King, Jr. Notebooking Page to write about one of the most famous civil rights activists in the United States.

These Martin Luther King Jr notebooking pages are perfect for many different types of writing assignments in various subjects.
With these Martin Luther King Jr notebooking pages, your kids can write about the history of America’s civil rights movements leader and his work to eliminate what he considered the “3 Evils: Poverty, Racism, and Militarism”.
Or they can write facts they learned about Martin Luther King Jr.’s life. They could even use them to write a story about how America has changed as a result of MLK Jr.’s courage and legacy.
These biography printables even work well for copywork and handwriting practice.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Notebooking Resources
A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Picture Book Biography) by David Adler (David Adler is one of my favorite children’s biographers!)
Martin Luther King Day (An On My Own Holidays series) by Linda Lowery
What is Martin Luther King Day? by Margaret Friskey
. . . If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King by Ellen Levine
The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Johnny Ray Moore (this book is often found as a board book, but it’s still very appropriate for elementary kiddos
DK Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr. by Amy Pastan
Movie: Our Friend Martin (1999) An animated children’s movie that sadly is no longer in print, but your local library may have a copy, or watch it on YouTube.
Online Resources
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Biography at the Seattle Times: for older students
Martin Luther King Jr. Biography: easier to read for younger students
Meet MLK, Jr. video (for younger kids)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Notebooking Printables
These MLK Jr notebooking pages come in 3 different levels, so just select the level that best fits your students’ needs. There’s a large elementary lined one, a smaller elementary lined one, and a regular lined one.
Each level of notebooking page also comes in a color graphic, with a photo, with images to color, and in black/white in case you are trying to save on printer ink costs. There are a total of 12 notebooking pages in this packet.
Find the MLK Jr printables in the Free Resource Library. Look under Individual Notebooking > Biographies
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