Building a Classroom Community: Creating an Environment for Connection and Learning
This back-to-school resource contains activities and routines to help you create a sense of community, build relationships, and nurture students’ social-emotional needs.
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Reporter: Psychic Numbing
Nicholas Kristof describes psychic numbing: caring less as a number of victims increases.
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Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life Viewing Guide
This guide provides a framework for using the documentary film Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life as a tool for teaching about antisemitism.
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Literary Devices Definitions Match
Use this definition match to refresh your students' memory on a range of useful literary devices.
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Where I'm From Brainstorm
Use the handout below to help students create their very own “Where I’m From” poem.
Where I'm From Brainstorm
Students use the prompts in this handout to describe the place where they are from.
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Equality vs Inequality: Anticipation Guide
Give your students this anticipation guide to help them to think about social equality and inequality in the UK.
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Social Inequality Trends and Views
The graphs in this handout highlight trends in social inequality in the UK and people's perspectives concerning their opportunities.
An Inspector Calls Context Cards
These context cards introduce students to important events that occurred during Priestley’s lifetime up until 1945.
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An Inspector Calls Context Images
These context images introduce students to important events that occurred during Priestley’s lifetime up until 1945.
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Socialism vs Capitalism Statement Sort
Use this statement sort to introduce your students to the concepts of socialism and capitalism and their distinguishing features.
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