It’s not just any long weekend—It’s Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr.’s weekend!

It’s a long weekend. A weekend of quality time with my girls, (movies 🍿, dumplings 🥟, ice cream slushies ), petting my pup 🐾, missing the other half of my crew and taking in what this long weekend means.

This is not just ANY long weekend, it’s the weekend observed to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Did you know that this day to honor MLK only started being observed on January 20, 1986? Some states resisted the observance of this holiday. (Shocked?! Not really unfortunately 😕)

The observance of this holiday was first introduced in 1968 and it took about 15 years after MLK’s murder for the bill to pass. Let’s use this weekend (and many days and weekends after) to learn, unlearn, relearn and share your learning about his life, his legacy and his truth.

Swipe left to see some books that honor MLK that we will be reading today and play some MLK Bingo created by @ohhappydani 🫶🏽👏🏽

Here is a link to a blog written by @hereweeread of ways to keep Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream alive.

Link in stories:
https://www.readbrightly.com/picture-books-martin-luther-king-jr/

#martin #mlk #mlkday #martinlutherkingjr #mlkjr #drmartinlutherkingjr

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Hello fellow teachers and friends! I began teaching in 2001. It is amazing to think that! I can't believe that I have taught so many grade levels and facilitated learning for teachers for so many years! My teaching began in South Carolina, then Virginia and the now in Georgia. My 21 years in teaching and education have taught me a lot about relationship building, authentic teaching and learning, life long learning and the importance of caring for self. I truly feel that those years upped my level of teaching in ways that I never could have imagined! My love is literacy and infusing diverse books in all we do. I am back in the classroom and I am also an Instructional Coach! I was an Instructional Coach in schools for 5 years and 2 years+ now as a consultant. I’ve written two books too! (If you would love to support there is a link in my blog) This blog is my journey. Hopefully you will stick with me!

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