Disruptive Narratives

We often teach children that Dr. King gave a beautiful speech and changed the world.
We rarely teach them that he was arrested for breaking unfair laws.

This MLK Day, you don’t have to water down Dr. King’s story. Young children are capable of learning about fairness, injustice, and rule-breaking for justice, and that switch can start as simply as switching out our typical activites on "I Have a Dream" to centering Letter from Birmingham Jail instead.

This resource set includes a teacher guide, child-accessible adapted reading, guided discussion questions, and coloring pages featuring quotes that center Dr. King's belief in breaking unjust laws.

Through the link in my bio, you can grab your free coloring page, or purchase the full resource set.

Both links are in my bio 🔗

If we want children to grow into people who can recognize injustice and work toward change, we have to teach them how change is made.

🚨 NOT Recommended! 🚨

I had high hopes for this picture book (look at the cover; how could I not be excited!?), but unfortunately, this book teaches an inaccurate and disempowering narrative about how change is made while continuing to reinforce flawed narratives about Rosa Parks and her activism. 🙅🏻‍♀️

If we want to equip children to engage in change-making, we have to do better. We have to tell honest stories about purposeful organizing and sustained action, not simple acts of a few individuals holding signs aimed at unknown audiences.

Swipe through for my full review.