Lesson Plan: ‘An Ailing Arkansas City Elected an 18-Year-Old Mayor to Turn Things Around’
In this lesson, students will consider what it takes to become an elected official at a young age, and identify a community issue they would tackle if they were mayor.
Lesson Plan: ‘Animals Are Running Out of Places to Live’
In this lesson, students will learn about threats to animal habitats across the globe and what is being done to protect them.
Lesson Plan: How to Improve Your Focus
If you struggle to sit through a class or complete a homework assignment without wanting to check your phone every few minutes, this lesson can help.
Lesson Plan: A House Without a Speaker
House Republicans began their new majority rule by failing to elect a speaker. The infighting has exposed a big rift in the party. What does that mean for the nation and you?
Lesson Plan: ‘How a Visual Language Evolves as Our World Does’
In this lesson, students will learn how video technology and social media have given deaf people a new way to communicate and how it is transforming American Sign Language.
Lesson Plan: “Octavia Butler’s Science Fiction Predicted the World We Live In”
In this lesson, students will explore a Times interactive that immerses readers in significant locations and moments from the life of the pioneering science fiction writer.
Lesson Plan: ‘26.2 Miles Is Easy. Getting Around New York City Is Not.’
In this lesson, students will learn why it’s easier for one athlete to win a marathon in New York than to navigate the city in a wheelchair. Then, students will evaluate the accessibility of public spaces where they live.
Lesson Plan: ‘How Many Languages Could a Child Speak?’
Make a guess and then find out the answer in this lesson.
Lesson Plan: Explore How the Election Denial Movement Threatens Democracy
What can happen in a representative democracy when politicians and a significant portion of the electorate question the legitimacy of elections?
Lesson Plan: ‘Some Kids Play Sports. These Kids Train Wild Horses.’
In this lesson, students will learn about a program to tame wild horses in a remote area of California. Then they’ll brainstorm ways to address problems in their communities.
