PreK-12 Halloween Activities for Distance Learning and Hybrid Models
Halloween may be a little different this year—but you can still find creative ways to help kids enjoy and learn from the sights, sounds and stories of the spooky season! See below for nine great ideas for Halloween activities with your students—in person, remotely or to suggest to parents. We’ve also included a lesson on the Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos), the tradition that originated in Mexico centuries ago to honor and remember departed family members.
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The Great Thanksgiving Listen: Helping Students Create History
The Great Thanksgiving Listen is a national movement empowering young people to create an oral history by recording an interview with an elder.
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Valuing Civic Education and Democratic Participation
Director of Share My Lesson Kelly Booz shares her thoughts on the importance of democratic participation and civic education.
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What Makes A Swing State Swing?
Do you think it’s fair that candidates for president end up targeting much of their campaigning toward a swing state like Ohio? Why or why not?
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Teaching About COVID-19 With Podcasts
Listenwise has published a wide variety of podcast lessons to support teaching and learning about COVID-19.
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Responding to Crisis Within A Tiered Support System: The Importance of A School Crisis Plan
The crisis component of a tiered support system allows for students who are experiencing disruptions in their health, mood, behavior, and/or skill development to receive support immediately.
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‘Si, se puede!’ New Citizens Get Ready to Vote
The day an immigrant becomes a U.S. citizen is always a proud and exciting occasion. But this year, there’s even more to celebrate: New citizens will get to vote in November.
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Helping Students Understand Food Insecurity and COVID-19
How has COVID-19 affected food insecurity? What do you think are the best measures the federal government can take to ensure everyone has enough to eat?
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Teaching for Racial Equity and Justice
As students nationwide have joined the fight for racial equity and justice, many educators are engaging students in discussing our nation’s fraught history of systemic racism. Because this complex topic can feel overwhelming at times, we highlight several resources available through Share My Lesson.
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How to Talk with Your Students about Trump’s Return to the White House
President Trump has said and tweeted since his release that COVID-19 isn’t much worse than the flu and that there’s no reason to be afraid of the disease or shut down parts of the economy for it. Do you think President Trump’s personal experience with COVID-19 gives him special insight into managing the outbreak across the country? Why or why not?
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