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Back to School: Free Resources

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Explore Share My Lesson's very best free prek-12 resources to make your Back-to-School preparations a bit easier. We've got something for everyone, from classroom teachers to paraprofessionals and school support staff to community members and parents.

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Community Building and the Significance of Public Art

PBS NewsHour Extra

2019-08-16

Educators from across the country dove into the world of youth media-making in late July as part of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ (SRL) four-...

Hong Kong Protests: A Helpful Study Guide

PBS NewsHour Extra

2019-08-15

A New Study Guide for the Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Protests Read the summary, watch the video above and answer the discussion questions. You can turn...

Author Toni Morrison receiving the Presidential Medal

Toni Morrison: The Author's Prolific Life and Legacy

PBS NewsHour Extra

2019-08-12

Read the summary, watch the video and answer the discussion questions on Toni Morrison below. You may want to turn on the “CC” (closed-captions)...

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ICE Raids: The History and Impact of Child-Family Separations

ADL

2019-08-16

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It happened again. As the nation watched, children were separated from their families—this time resulting from ICE raids in Mississippi. ICE Raids at...

Bigoted Language: Why Words Matter

ADL

2019-08-07

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Standing up to bigoted language It has become commonplace to witness a public display of bigoted and offensive language. In a tweet , President Trump...

Gun Violence: Talking to Adolescents About Recent Mass Shootings

ADL

2019-08-07

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At a time when parents and teachers should be thinking about children’s new notebooks and back-to-school jitters, they instead have to contemplate...

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The lessons that I download from ShareMyLesson.com are lessons that are clearly written and have strong graphics. The visuals are another inroad for my students who may not completely comprehend written instructions.