TeachableMoment Lessons

Beginning a new school session with games like these can help you and your students get to know each other, cooperate, and build empathy and connection. 

Students explore the Supreme Court's ruling protecting DACA, discuss the youth-led movement fighting to advance immigrants' rights, and consider what comes next. 

This lesson invites students to listen to and reflect on portraits of 12 Black Lives Matter protesters from across the U.S.

Students watch and discuss a short video about the history of Juneteenth and research their questions about the holiday.

This activity invites students to listen to and share music that can inspire and sustain them as they explore ways to battle oppression and push to survive and thrive during these

The NFL has taken a new stance toward Black Lives Matter. Students consider videos by NFL players and by the NFL Commissioner - and the history of activism by Colin Kaepernick and

This activity has students listen to and reflect on the voices of those who are out in the street in the wake of George Floyd's murder by police. What brings them there? And what

The police killing of George Floyd has ignited outrage, grief, and protest across the country. Here are some suggestions to give your students space to share their thoughts and

This lesson has young people explore how we can use breathing to care for ourselves during times of stress – and reflect on how that works for different people.