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Copyright © 2026, Mizzen Education, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to empower, uplift and support out-of-school time educators.
Cell Phone Policy: Keep or Change?
Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy
45m
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Grades 3 - 5
Cell Phone Policy: Keep or Change?
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
3 - 5
45m
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The Spelling Web (Grades 3-5)
Literacy
45m
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Grades 3 - 5
The Spelling Web (Grades 3-5)
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
3 - 5
45m
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What Is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization? (Grades 3-5)
History and Society • Literacy
45m
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Grades 3 - 5
What Is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization? (Grades 3-5)
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
3 - 5
45m
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Stories from Photos (Grades 6-8)
Literacy • Arts
45m
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Grades 6 - 8
Stories from Photos (Grades 6-8)
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
6 - 8
45m
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Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 9-12)
Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy
45m
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Grades 9 - 12
Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 9-12)
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
9 - 12
45m
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Planning a Studio Set
Literacy • Digital Media and Communications
45m
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Grades 3 - 5
Planning a Studio Set
By PBS
3 - 5
45m
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Rhyme in Super-Quick Time
Literacy • Arts
20m
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Grades K - 5
Rhyme in Super-Quick Time
By Foundations, Inc.
K - 5
20m
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Protest Songs: Sounds of Resistance
History and Society • Literacy
2h
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Grades K - 8
Protest Songs: Sounds of Resistance
By Pulitzer Center
K - 8
2h
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A News Show Structure: Run-of-Shows
Digital Media and Communications • Literacy
30m
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Grades 3 - 5
A News Show Structure: Run-of-Shows
By PBS
3 - 5
30m
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Mixed-Up Sentences
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
3 - 5
45m
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Your Career
Career and Future Readiness • Literacy
45m
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Grades 6 - 8
Your Career
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
6 - 8
45m
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Be a Sales Representative (Grades 3-5)
Career and Future Readiness • Literacy
45m
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Grades 3 - 5
Be a Sales Representative (Grades 3-5)
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
3 - 5
45m
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Reading and Literacy Enrichment, Grades 3-5
Literacy • Digital Media and Communications
3 Items
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Grades 3 - 5
Collection
Reading and Literacy Enrichment, Grades 3-5
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
3 - 5
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The 1619 Project for Grades 2–6: Exploring Enslavement and Resistance
History and Society • Literacy
11 Items
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Grades K - 8
Collection
The 1619 Project for Grades 2–6: Exploring Enslavement and Resistance
By Pulitzer Center
K - 8
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Reading and Literacy Activities for K-5th Grade at Home
Literacy • Digital Media and Communications
8 Items
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Grades K - 5
Collection
Reading and Literacy Activities for K-5th Grade at Home
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
K - 5
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From Concept to Screen: Building Your Own News Show
Digital Media and Communications • Literacy
21 Items
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Grades 3 - 5
Collection
From Concept to Screen: Building Your Own News Show
By PBS
3 - 5
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The Big Easy
Arts • Literacy
15 Items
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Grades 3 - 8
Collection
The Big Easy
By Jazz at Lincoln Center
3 - 8
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American History: Elevating Black Voices (K-2)
History and Society • Literacy • STEM • Arts • Leadership and Teamwork
13 Items
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Grades K - 2
Collection
American History: Elevating Black Voices (K-2)
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
K - 2
The American History: Elevating Black Voices Collection is a weekly, hands-on playlist that helps young learners explore how stories, creativity, problem-solving, and leadership shape communities and American history. Through engaging texts, Innovator Trading Cards, and theme-based activities in literacy, STEM, the arts, and teamwork, students discover lesser-known Black Americans whose voices and ideas have made a lasting impact. Each week introduces a new theme that strengthens early reading skills, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking, while giving learners multiple opportunities to apply their understanding through play and exploration. Designed for easy facilitation and joyful learning, this playlist shows that innovation takes many forms—and that every voice matters.
For a consistent learning experience, it is recommended that this collection be completed in the sequence outlined below. This allows learners to apply the weekly themes from the Innovator Playing Cards through supplementary activities.
Week 1: Storytelling and Voice
Designing Innovator Trading Cards (K-2)
New End to the Story
Round Robin Storytelling
Animal Interviews
Week 2: Inventing and Problem Solving
Designing Innovator Trading Cards (K-2)
Balanced Mobile
Sound on a String
Mechanical Engineering Tops
Week 3: Creativity and Expression
Designing Innovator Trading Cards (K-2)
Masquerade Masks
Music and Rhythm (Grades k-2)
Creative Play Design Challenges
Week 4: Leadership and Change
Designing Innovator Trading Cards (K-2)
Playing Innovator Trading Cards (K-2)
People Bingo
What is a Quality
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The News and You: Journalism and Media Literacy for Grades 2-6
Digital Media and Communications • Literacy
9 Items
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Grades K - 8
Collection
The News and You: Journalism and Media Literacy for Grades 2-6
By Pulitzer Center
K - 8
This module supports students in developing a healthy relationship to the news rooted in curiosity, critical thinking, empathy, and empowerment.
Students will learn what the news is and reflect on how they can use it in their lives. They will examine the idea of bias and learn how to challenge it, using some of the same skills journalists use. They will consider why some stories get more attention than others, and explore the importance of seeking out underreported stories in order to see a fuller picture of people, places, and issues. Finally, students will move from analyzing news stories to sharing their learning. In their final projects, students will use creative expression and journalistic information to draw attention to the issues that matter to them.
Throughout this module, facilitators have access to the option of requesting a free virtual visit with a Pulitzer Center journalist who can support students in digging deeper into any of these topics, getting their questions answered, and exploring careers in the journalism field.
Are you looking for media literacy activities for upper middle and high school learners? Check out The News and You: Journalism and Media Literacy for Grades 7-12, also on Mizzen.
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Reading and Literacy Enrichment, Grades 9-12
Literacy • Digital Media and Communications
5 Items
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Grades 9 - 12
Collection
Reading and Literacy Enrichment, Grades 9-12
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
9 - 12
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Building a NewsHour: Part 5
Digital Media and Communications • Literacy
4 Items
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Grades 3 - 5
Collection
Building a NewsHour: Part 5
By PBS
3 - 5
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