I Have a Dream
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What's Inside
Read this one together at home or side by side on the couch. The book tells about Martin Luther King, Jr. and his dream that all people would be treated equal no matter the color of their skin.
Children can practice listening for the main idea and learning words about fairness and equality. It fits well for a first grade read-aloud and for talking about kindness and respect with children.
Pause after the first sentence to talk about what equal and fair mean in your family. Then reread it once more and ask your child to say the idea in their own words.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn I Have a Dream into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Listening and comprehension
- Vocabulary for fairness and equality
- Speaking in complete sentences
- Social studies and community values
- Understanding a main idea
Discussion Questions
- 1 What does it mean when the book says Dr. King had a dream that all people would be treated equal?
- 2 Why do you think the book talks about the color of a person's skin?
- 3 How can people show respect to someone who looks different from them?
- 4 What does equal mean in this book?
- 5 Why is it important for people to be treated fairly?
- 6 How can we help make our classroom or home a place where everyone is treated kindly?
Words to Learn
- dream
- A hope or wish for the future.
- equal
- The same and fair for everyone.
- treated
- The way someone is cared for or spoken to.
- skin
- The outside covering of a person's body.
- color
- A shade, like brown, tan, or beige.
- fair
- Kind and just, with no one left out.
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