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TeachableMoment Lessons
Featured Lessons
26 prompts with accompanying graphics, providing you with enough opportunities for connection and engagement for every weekday in a month (and a few extras!).
Six classroom activities focused on sharing appreciations and gratitude that you can use this month, or anytime!
A collection of tips, strategies and lessons to help you focus on community care in your classrooms; ensure all students feel heard; and address current events in your class.
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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Two student readings and discussion questions probe the history of the War Powers Act of 1973 and the current controversy over whether President Obama's deployment of U.S. forces
A resource unit for high school students on deficits, taxes, and the "military-industrial-Congressional complex"
Students develop skills and understandings to make them more critical readers, listeners and viewers.
In this time of war, a rich set of readings and activities on the history and power of peaceful resistance.
Includes a number of quotes from scientists about global warming, information on what is being done about it, and a suggested approach to launching a student project.
Readings and activities to help high school students better understand the growing gap between rich and poor and consider the issue in light of this year's presidential election.