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In honor of Teacher Appreciation week, Morningside Center offers this Circle-based lesson as an invitation for students and Circle keepers to reflect on the impactful teachers and “teachers” in their lives; what lessons were learned; and ways they’ve passed this learning forward.
Spring is a natural time for transformation, for embracing new beginnings while shedding those attitudes or mindsets that no longer serve us. It’s also an ideal time to consider the changes in our lives and their impact. In this lesson students reflect on change, grief, and loss through a scrawl wall, a circle, and building a collective playlist.
In this lesson students examine New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration speech to learn what a speech can reveal about a leader’s values, priorities and vision for democracy—and how a speech can shape how people see themselves and others in a community.
SEL & RP
Activities to support students' social and emotional learning and restorative practices
Current Issues
Classroom activities to engage students in learning about and discussing issues in the news
Tips & Ideas
Guidance and inspiration to help build skills and community in your classroom and school
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Studies show that isolation and sadness among young people have increased since the pandemic. Students explore ways to address this problem as a society.
A collection of TeachableMoment activities for exploring holiday feelings, finding joy, and more.
The gap between rich and poor is still growing. Students examine the evidence, and consider what young people, and others, are doing to raise wages and close the gap.
In a healing circle, students share their responses to the attack on an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs.
The shooting in Colorado Springs is on the minds of many young people - and adults. How can we create space for students to reflect on such upsetting news?
Lessons to explore gratitude and American history surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday.
Students share holiday traditions and experiences, and acknowledge the range of emotions that accompany the season.
Students discuss evidence that meat production contributes to climate change, explore efforts to make food systems more sustainable, and share their own consumption choices.
Students learn about the demonstrations that have spread across Iran demanding women's rights and discuss how they relate to what is happening in other parts of the world
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An expanded guide of fiction to engage your students in an imaginative exploration of the climate crisis (updated July 2023).
This second-grade teacher found a way to bring comfort and promote learning in stressful times.
Student unions have successfully taken on issues ranging from student bus passes to assault weapons bans. What are they?
Students learn about Juneteenth, share family histories, and explore resources on the holiday and current efforts to erase aspects of American history and the role of Black people
Students learn about and discuss why child labor violations are growing in the U.S. today, how people successfully fought child labor in the past, and what can be done about it
Elementary students hear the Banana Boat song, learn about Belafonte, and sing their own call-and-response song about justice.