Here are 5 ways to do good on MLK Day

January 15 is Martin Luther King Day. But any day is a great time to do good for the community. Dr. King's holiday celebrates the civil rights leader's life by encouraging public service. Here are a few creative ways people of all ages can help the world around them in honor of Dr. King.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center) is once again offering up lessons plans for grades K-12 as part of their global "Teach-In." The lesson plans include resources and activities exploring the work, teachings and philosophies of Dr. King and his wife, Coretta Scott King. The King Center's theme for this year's holiday is "Cultivating a Beloved Community Mindset to Transform Unjust Systems."

Kelisha B. Graves, the King Center's Chief Research, Education, and Programs Officer, says the lessons will help "translate the overarching theme into concrete examples and demonstrations that students can absorb."

"One of the things that Mrs. King used to always talk about was being your best self and that's the essence of all of the learning content that we produce through the King Center, helping to encourage students to be their best selves," Graves told CNN.

The lesson plans include English and language arts activities, character building objectives and even ways to help students identify and interrupt injustices. Graves says that last year over 700,000 students in 22 countries accessed the lessons plans and they are hoping to continue to spread Dr. King's and Mrs. King's philosophies across the globe.

MLK Day is a national day of service; "a day on, not a day off." Tim Adkins, of Hands On Atlanta, hopes for an uptick of in-person volunteers compared to the last few Covid-affected years.

"This year's days of service really allows for people to get back and do what they've done for years and that is to go on site and actually be able to do something physically with their hands."