Martin Luther King, Jr. Crossword Puzzle with Reading Passage Free Printable

A free printable Martin Luther King Jr. crossword puzzle perfect for MLK Day activities

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month on the horizon, this freebie is going to really help you get your unit started.

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Students love crossword puzzles. And this Martin Luther King, Jr. Crossword, complete with reading passage, will really get their brains turning!

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Why Should You Use This Crossword Puzzle in Your Homeschool Classroom?

This resource is perfect to use in your classroom for a few reasons. First of all, it contains a reading passage giving students background on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as info on why we celebrate his birthday.

Also, the crossword is a fun, challenging way to work on vocabulary. The reading passage contains all the vocabulary words used in context, allowing students to use clues to figure out the meanings. It will really get their brains turning.

This would be a great activity to kick off your Martin Luther King, Jr. unit by providing students with a bit of background information.

What Pages Are in the Free MLK Crossword Printable?

The free Martin Luther King, Jr. crossword puzzle printable comes with three pages:

• The crossword puzzle: the puzzle consists of 7 vocabulary terms
• The reading passage: the passage, focused on MLK Day, uses all the terms found in the crossword puzzle
• The answer key: don’t let your kids see it!

Print them all, or just print the first two pages and save some ink (you can just refer to the answer key on your screen).

How Can I Access the Free Martin Luther King, Jr. Printable?

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More Martin Luther King, Jr.-Themed Resources

Looking for more resources for MLK Day? Check out our Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Prompts blog post, as well as our free printable MLK Word Scramble. And don’t miss our Black History Month Word Search for Kids!