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Youth Voice

8 Activities

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Grades 3 - 12

8 Hours 15 Minutes

Overview

Foster youth voice with these activities that encourage exploration of and engagement with diverse perspectives and experiences.

We’re the Same!

Career and Future Readiness, Social and Emotional Awareness

Grades 3 - 5

We’re the Same!

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students determine similar and complementary interests and ideas among their peers. First, students fill out the included Interest Inventory handout. Then, they form small groups to discuss and compare what they wrote. Finally, students reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

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We’re the Same!

Career and Future Readiness, Social and Emotional Awareness

Grades 3 - 5

Tricky Conversations (Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 6 - 8

Tricky Conversations (Grades 6-8)

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students in middle school may struggle to talk about the conflicts in their lives or about new emotions and experiences. In this activity, students role-play a variety of conversations and then evaluate and discuss their performances. (Note that the activity incorporates subjects such as honesty, friendship, academic achievement, and general health and wellness. However, it excludes controversial and emotionally sensitive subjects, such as sexuality and gender identity.)

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Tricky Conversations (Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 6 - 8

Global Issues Collage

Social and Emotional Awareness, History and Society

Grades 9 - 12

Global Issues Collage

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students create collages based on a global issue and display them around the room to view and discuss with their peers.

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Global Issues Collage

Social and Emotional Awareness, History and Society

Grades 9 - 12

Freedom of Speech 101

Literacy, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

Freedom of Speech 101

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students explore what freedom of speech means in the United States, including the right to speak one’s ideas, feelings, beliefs, and opinions, and the legal protections and limits of free speech. Students work together to create a free speech informational brochure and then exercise their freedom of speech by articulating an opinion about the U.S. government.

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Freedom of Speech 101

Literacy, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

Debate It!

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 3 - 5

Debate It!

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Debating is a great way for students to work on their speaking, listening, and team-building skills. In this activity, students debate a topic that they can relate to and work in teams to develop arguments that support their side of the debate.

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Debate It!

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 3 - 5

My Life (Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 6 - 8

My Life (Grades 6-8)

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Middle school students may maintain a strong sense of personal identity, yet at the same time recognize that their identity is changing. Reviewing and presenting their life story, or autobiography, can help a preteen or teen better understand who they are and who they want to become. In this activity, students plan, create, and present their autobiographies, either as an essay, a poster, or a computer presentation.

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My Life (Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 6 - 8

“Our Right to Assemble” Posters

Social and Emotional Awareness, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

“Our Right to Assemble” Posters

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students explore what the freedom of assembly means in the United States. Then, students split into teams to read excerpts from articles about the First Amendment and prepare posters entitled “Our Right to Assemble”, illustrating examples of protected assembly. Finally, they discuss and clarify what peaceably assemble means and what responsibilities people have when exercising their rights.

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“Our Right to Assemble” Posters

Social and Emotional Awareness, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

In My Shoes (Grades 9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 9 - 12

In My Shoes (Grades 9-12)

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students write a fictional first-person narrative from someone else's perspective. Students may choose someone they know personally or research a subject from the past or present.

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In My Shoes (Grades 9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 9 - 12

Youth Voice

More from this collaborator

Youth Voice

Grades 3 - 12

8 Hours 15 Minutes

Overview

We’re the Same!

Career and Future Readiness, Social and Emotional Awareness

Grades 3 - 5

We’re the Same!

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students determine similar and complementary interests and ideas among their peers. First, students fill out the included Interest Inventory handout. Then, they form small groups to discuss and compare what they wrote. Finally, students reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

Discover Activity

We’re the Same!

Career and Future Readiness, Social and Emotional Awareness

Grades 3 - 5

Tricky Conversations (Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 6 - 8

Tricky Conversations (Grades 6-8)

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students in middle school may struggle to talk about the conflicts in their lives or about new emotions and experiences. In this activity, students role-play a variety of conversations and then evaluate and discuss their performances. (Note that the activity incorporates subjects such as honesty, friendship, academic achievement, and general health and wellness. However, it excludes controversial and emotionally sensitive subjects, such as sexuality and gender identity.)

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Tricky Conversations (Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 6 - 8

Global Issues Collage

Social and Emotional Awareness, History and Society

Grades 9 - 12

Global Issues Collage

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students create collages based on a global issue and display them around the room to view and discuss with their peers.

Discover Activity

Global Issues Collage

Social and Emotional Awareness, History and Society

Grades 9 - 12

Freedom of Speech 101

Literacy, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

Freedom of Speech 101

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students explore what freedom of speech means in the United States, including the right to speak one’s ideas, feelings, beliefs, and opinions, and the legal protections and limits of free speech. Students work together to create a free speech informational brochure and then exercise their freedom of speech by articulating an opinion about the U.S. government.

Discover Activity

Freedom of Speech 101

Literacy, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

Debate It!

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 3 - 5

Debate It!

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Debating is a great way for students to work on their speaking, listening, and team-building skills. In this activity, students debate a topic that they can relate to and work in teams to develop arguments that support their side of the debate.

Discover Activity

Debate It!

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 3 - 5

My Life (Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 6 - 8

My Life (Grades 6-8)

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Middle school students may maintain a strong sense of personal identity, yet at the same time recognize that their identity is changing. Reviewing and presenting their life story, or autobiography, can help a preteen or teen better understand who they are and who they want to become. In this activity, students plan, create, and present their autobiographies, either as an essay, a poster, or a computer presentation.

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My Life (Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 6 - 8

“Our Right to Assemble” Posters

Social and Emotional Awareness, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

“Our Right to Assemble” Posters

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students explore what the freedom of assembly means in the United States. Then, students split into teams to read excerpts from articles about the First Amendment and prepare posters entitled “Our Right to Assemble”, illustrating examples of protected assembly. Finally, they discuss and clarify what peaceably assemble means and what responsibilities people have when exercising their rights.

Discover Activity

“Our Right to Assemble” Posters

Social and Emotional Awareness, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

In My Shoes (Grades 9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 9 - 12

In My Shoes (Grades 9-12)

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students write a fictional first-person narrative from someone else's perspective. Students may choose someone they know personally or research a subject from the past or present.

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In My Shoes (Grades 9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy

Grades 9 - 12

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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.