Teaching About the Syrian Refugee Crisis
A zero-prep, Common Core-friendly, interactive lesson guide; made by teachers, for teachers; ready for class today!
Help your students take informed action.
Learn More - Reach Out - Repair the World
A zero-prep, Common Core-friendly, interactive lesson guide; made by teachers, for teachers; ready for class today!
Help your students take informed action.
Learn More - Reach Out - Repair the World
I Am Syria is a not-for-profit educational site made by teachers, for teachers to in some way make the world a better place. Recognizing that busy educators have no interest reading long curriculum guides, these Common Core-friendly lessons have all the handouts ready to print, can be fully implemented in one class, and most importantly, are easy to do! Perfect for the busy secondary Social Studies or English Language Arts teacher and designed for a one day class or three day mini-unit, the centerpiece being a teacher-designed instructional video that does the heavy content lifting. Likewise, what makes these materials unique is that they encourage and provide ideas for students to take action—not just admire the problem. Click here to begin!
Featured Materials:
- A teacher-produced instructional video that does the heavy lifting content-wise, allowing you as the classroom leader to follow-up with a copy-ready Student Packet, Power Point, and homework.
- A Virtual Smart board experience by the BBC that makes the crisis personal: "Syrian Journey: Choose your own escape route."
- Dramatic refugee videos taken on rafts in the Mediterranean that make the situation real.
- A Take Action Toolkit that encourages your students to be part of the solution assisting refugees.
- Outreach Project Ideas such as a Walkathon for Syria that allow your students to take informed action.
- A Discussion Guide for older students designed to debate the foreign policy issues.
- Common Core-friendly reading and writing assignments that are ready to be photocopied, including a news report from the United Nations, as well as a diary assignment that will cultivate your students’ empathy and sense of involvement.
- Your students will become who you are! Show them that their actions can help repair the world.