Tag: Middle East and North Africa

  • Iran War Deal in Jeopardy Lesson Plan

    Iran War Deal in Jeopardy Lesson Plan

    A ceasefire deal was signed, then the two sides sat down to negotiate peace while openly threatening each other with force, and disagreed over whether a core promise had already been broken. This differentiated, three-level lesson uses a fast-moving crisis to explore why signed agreements fail, and what it takes to make them successful.

  • Iran War Deal – June 2026 Lesson Plan

    Iran War Deal – June 2026 Lesson Plan

    A classroom-ready lesson on the 2026 US-Iran deal. Students explore why stopping the fighting is easier than building a lasting peace, weighing six issues that could make or break the agreement. Differentiated for Grades 6-12 with readings, news clips, questions, and a deeper critical thinking task.

  • World Cup 2026 Lesson Plan

    World Cup 2026 Lesson Plan

    This classroom-ready current events lesson using the 2026 FIFA World Cup asks: to what extent are international sporting events political? Includes differentiated readings for Grades 6-12, discussion questions, a fact-vs-interpretation critical thinking task, and full teacher notes.

  • Hantavirus Outbreak Lesson Plan

    Hantavirus Outbreak Lesson Plan

    How can a disease outbreak shows us the strengths and limitations of international cooperation and international organizations like the WHO? This differentiated lesson for Grades 6-12 explores globalization, sovereignty, and the limits of international health cooperation through the 2026 Hantavirus outbreak.

  • 2026 Global Energy Crisis Lesson Plan

    2026 Global Energy Crisis Lesson Plan

    The Philippines: +72.6%. Japan: +8.2%. Same crisis, same global oil market, but very different consequences. This no-prep lesson uses the 2026 Hormuz crisis to explore why global shocks land harder on poorer countries, with differentiated readings and real price data for Grades 6-12.