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ainbows are beautiful to look at because they are made of many different colors. They have the power to make us feel happy, just by looking at them. Martin Luther King, Jr. saw that there were many different colors of people in the world. He believed that these differences could make the world a better place to live. He spent his life helping people live together in peace and equality. Each year on the third Monday in January, we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday because of his great work and his important message: that all people are precious and that our differences, like a rainbow, can make the world a better place.
ORANGE
YELLOW
GREEN
BLUE
INDIGO (dark blue) VIOLET
Color the one above with the real colors of a rainbow. Color each child in the rainbow below a different color of people.
Standards Link: History: Students identify the people honored in commemorative holidays including the human struggles
that were the basis for the events.
“Our flag is red, white, and blue, but our nation is a rainbow —red, yellow, brown, black, and white.”
– Jesse Jackson
What could be at the end of a rainbow of people? A pot of gold—or something better? Unscramble the letters on the coins to spell something you might find if all people appreciated each others differences.
Standards Link: Social Science: Students recognize the forms of diversity in their community and the benefits of a diverse population.
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