Inspired by Greta Thunberg’s climate activism, alongside other young changemakers like Marley Dias and Mari Copeny, this lesson encourages students to see themselves as capable of driving real-world change.

Opens with a warm-up “minute mystery” before exploring everyday moments, like littering or teasing, where a bystander could step in. Students consider what it means to be the “somebody” who helps.

Neighbors transform a trash-filled vacant lot into a community garden. Tied to a day of service honoring Dr. King, students discuss youth civic engagement and brainstorm ways to improve their own neighborhood.

Opens with a “minute mystery” warm-up before following Grace’s class election campaign. Students discuss the choice to vote, weigh candidates’ promises, and reflect on what makes someone an active citizen.

Students listen to or read Dr. King’s 1963 speech and reflect on how far the country has come toward his vision of freedom and equality, and what dream they hold for its future.

Tells the story of Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian in New York City, who worked to make libraries welcoming spaces. Students discuss barriers to access and ways to champion fairness in their own communities.

Inspired by Dr. King’s fight against hunger, this lesson follows a boy volunteering at a soup kitchen and helps students understand food insecurity and the impact of small acts of kindness.

Explores Dr. King’s commitment to nonviolent protest through a local-government S.T.A.R. Card exercise, asking students to weigh both sides of a hypothetical school board decision before discussing the book.