Worksheet | Grade 4 | Social Studies | Martin Luther King Timeline

Martin Luther King Jr. Timeline Social Studies Grade 4 Description: Your child will demonstrate knowledge about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Learning Objectives: • Objective #1 Complete a Martin Luther King Jr. timeline • Objective # 2 Identify dates and sequence events Materials needed: • Computer with internet access • Printer • Paper • Pen or pencil

Activity: The events listed in the timeline are not in order. Sequence the events by writing the year each event occurred in the first column. The years you will need are listed in the box below the timeline. Cut out the strips and arrange them in order. Timeline of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life: YEAR

Born on January 15, in Atlanta, Georgia Dr. King's house is bombed Dr. King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Earns a doctoral degree Graduates from Morehouse College Dr. King publishes his first book, Stride Toward Freedom Martin Luther King Jr. Day is declared a national holiday in the U.S. Marries Coretta Scott

Dr. King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee Dr. King gives his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

YEARS 1929, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1986

Answer Key

1929 Born on January 15, in Atlanta, Georgia 1956 Dr. King's house is bombed 1964 Dr. King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1955 Earns a doctoral degree 1948 Graduates from Morehouse College 1958 Dr. King publishes his first book, Stride Toward Freedom 1986 1953

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is declared a national holiday in the U.S. Marries Coretta Scott

1968 Dr. King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee 1963

Dr. King gives his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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