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Everyone knows that the holidays bring DRAMA. And who loves drama more than Middle Schoolers? Use real-life legal cases to grab your students' attention and keep them engaged on those tough days before and after holiday breaks!This bundle is a savings of 30%. And includes 13 fun, engaging, and rigorous lessons.These downloads include-Teacher Guides with instructor notes and probing questions-PowerPoint presentations-Student work pages available as Word documents AND editable PDFsEach resourc

What if the same critical thinking strategies taught in law school could be used with students in K-2? thinkLaw uses law school exercises with our youngest students using folk tales, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes because there are some shady characters in children's literature,This bundle includes FOUR thinkLaw Early Elementary LessonsThree Blind MIce: Analysis from Multiple PerspectivesLittle Boy Blue:Settlement and Negotiation StrategyJack and Jill: Making and Evaluating Tough DecisionsA Tis

thinkLaw takes the critical thinking strategies taught in law schools across the country and breaks them down in a way that makes this way of deep thinking accessible to all students! In all subjects! (Even Math!) We know more now than we ever did before about the power of making mistakes! Having students analyze incorrect answers to determine mistakes is a powerful exercise. But what if you could take it ever further? In thinkLaw Mistake Analysis materials students are given 2 incorrect

thinkLaw's Raising Critical Thinkers offers tools, resources and support designed specifically for helping parents have conversations with their kids about important topics such as values & ethics, science & technology, politics, social issues, and more. We have a Thanksgiving activity set we would like to offer for FREE. This set of activities includes:Discussion Cards: Use these cards to spark discussion over the dinner table! Ranking Activities: Kids can use the materials provide to r

This purchase is a bundle of THREE thinkLaw Resources1. "Head Case" Introduction to Legal Synthesis Head Case begins by having students analyze the NFL head injury litigation. Do players assume the risks when they agree to the NFL contracts? Then students go through the law school exercise of Legal Synthesis. What about children playing football? There are lawsuits against Pop Warner leagues where children have just as significant injuries as adult players but Pop Warner lacks the resources

"Don't Be a Grinch" offers FIVE full-length thinkLaw lessons that are perfect for the days leading up to holiday breakStudents analyze real world lawsuitsA woman receives a head injury on Black Friday. Was the store negligent?A family purchases a counterfeit hoverboard that burns down their house. Is Amazon responsible?A family creates an elaborate holiday display, but the city thinks it's a nuisance. How would they settle their disagreement? A jewelry store runs a promotion. If it snows 6 i

What if the same critical thinking strategies taught in law school could be used with students in K-2? thinkLaw uses law school exercises with our youngest students using folk tales, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes.Jack and Jill: Making and Evaluating Difficult Decisions guides students through the process of analyzing the nursery rhyme and asking critical questions.It says that Jack fell down and broke his crown, but was he really hurt? The next line said he capered home. Caper means to dance

What if the same critical thinking strategies taught in law school could be used with students in K-2?thinkLaw uses law school exercises with our youngest students using folktales, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes.Anansi the Spider is a famous character through folktales in West Africa and the Caribbean. Anansi is a trickster! He has a plan to get as much food as he can from his neighbors. What is good about his plan? What is bad about his plan? Should the other animals share? Why Anansi ha

What if the same critical thinking strategies taught in law school could be used with students in K-2? thinkLaw uses law school exercises with our youngest students using folk tales, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes.A Tisket, A Tasket: Analysis from Multiple Perspectives guides students through the process of analyzing the situation from the perspective of all the characters. The narrator drops a letter they've written to their love and a little boy picks it up and puts it in his pocket. But why

What if the same critical thinking strategies taught in law school could be used with students in K-2? thinkLaw uses law school exercises with our youngest students using folk tales, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes.The process of settlement and negotiation involves identifying problems and creative solutions.Little Boy Blue: Settlement and Negotiation Strategy guides students through the process of identifying the problems in the nursery rhyme and brainstorming creative solutions. This downloa

What if the same critical thinking strategies taught in law school could be used with students in K-2? thinkLaw uses law school exercises with our youngest students using folk tales, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes.Three Blind Mice: Analysis from Multiple Perspectives guides students through the process of analyzing the situation from the perspective of all the characters. This FREE download includes a 15 page PDF and PowerPoint Presentation. It is one lesson that is featured in the full thinkL

This year provide your students with a Halloween activity that fosters critical thinking and teach them to think like a lawyer.thinkLaw brings strategies taught in law school all the way to our youngest learners! In Hansel and Gretel: Making and Evaluating Tough Decisions students analyze the decisions made by Hansel, Gretel, the woodcutter, and the witch. They all have problems. How could they solve them? Were the decisions they made the BEST decisions they could have made?Students will:Eval

This year provide your students with activities to celebrate Hispanic heritage with critical thinking and teach them to think like a lawyer.thinkLaw brings strategies taught in law school all the way to our youngest learners! In Juan Bobo v. the Pot: Making and Evaluating Tough Decisions students analyze the decisions made by Juan Bobo in the Puerto Rican Folktale Juan Bobo and The Pot.Juan Bobo is confused why a boy with two legs should be forced to carry a pot that has three legs! Students

Tired of dead eyes from your students around the holidays?Keep your students actively engaged, writing, and PRODUCTIVELY TALKING with real-life legal cases!This thinkLaw Task Card Activity uses FIVE real-life legal cases:-A woman sues Johnson and Johnson after her husband's home-made sheep costume catches fire.-A man sues Warner Brothers for stealing his ideas for a haunted movie. The studio says the movie is based on a true story so they don't need his permission. He says there's no such thing

Tired of dead eyes from your students around the holidays? Keep your students actively engaged, writing, and PRODUCTIVELY TALKING with real-life legal cases!This thinkLaw Task Card Activity uses FIVE real-life legal cases:-A woman sues Johnson and Johnson after her husband's home-made sheep costume catches fire.-A man sues Warner Brothers for stealing his ideas for a haunted movie. The studio says the movie is based on a true story so they don't need his permission. He says there's no such th

Smart home speakers are fun and helpful, but they record what you say. Sometimes they record and you don't know they're recording! Is that a violation of privacy? In this thinkLaw lesson, thinkers will create a privacy policy Amazon could adopt for their collection of smart home speakers.In this lesson students will take the role of an attorney that is advising Amazon and lead them through the process of a stakeholder analysis.Students will:Determine WHO the stakeholders areSort the stakeholders

Student excitement around holidays can leave teachers headed into break feeling a little worn down!Keep your students actively engaged, writing, and PRODUCTIVELY TALKING with real-life legal cases!This thinkLaw Task Card Activity uses FIVE real-life legal cases:-A pie company sues a rival pie company that sent a SPY into their factory-A prisoner sues the prison when he finds out that there is turkey in the turkey stuffing- A woman sues her grocery store employer for violating her freedom of reli

Student excitement around holidays can leave teachers headed into break feeling a little worn down!Keep your students actively engaged, writing, and PRODUCTIVELY TALKING with real-life legal cases!This thinkLaw Task Card Activity uses FIVE real-life legal cases:A pie company sues a rival pie company that sent a SPY into their factoryA prisoner sues the prison when he finds out that there is turkey in the turkey stuffingA woman sues her grocery store employer for violating her freedom of religion

If you're reading this description, you probably teach kids about the importance of voting. Every student hears this message in school- so why DON'T people vote as an adult?In this thinkLaw lesson students spend time conducting a root cause analysis for the problem of low voter turnout. Is it apathy? Are people overwhelmed? Do people feel that their votes don't matter? Have your students wrestle with these issues.- Students determine reasons why U.S. citizens do not vote- Students analyze t

A 5-year-old boy pulls out a chair right when his aunt goes to sit down.The aunt falls, breaks her hip, and sues her nephew for battery! Should she win? Have your class decide!thinkLaw uses real-life legal cases to foster the development of critical thinking by taking students through the same critical thinking strategies that are taught in law school.The Chair is the ORIGINAL thinkLaw sample lesson, but has been updated to support distance learning.This download includes: - Student Materials

A 5-year-old boy pulls out a chair right when his aunt goes to sit down.The aunt falls, breaks her hip, and sues her nephew for battery! Should she win? Have your class decide!thinkLaw uses real-life legal cases to foster the development of critical thinking by taking students through the same critical thinking strategies that are taught in law school.The Chair is the ORIGINAL thinkLaw sample lesson, but has been updated to support distance learning.This download includes:- Student Materials tha

Helen went to Thanksgiving dinner at Woolworth's department store. During the meal, Helen choked on a turkey bone. Her holiday was ruined! She sued the restaurant. Should she win? Thinkers will consider all arguments before writing their decision using the thinkLaw DRAAW+C Framework.Everyone Wants a Piece of the Pi includes:Teacher's GuidePowerPoint Presentation Student Work Pages in both Microsoft Word and as editable PDFsBuy this lesson as part of a bundle!Thanksgiving Bundle Or check out our

Have you ever heard the legend of why the evergreen trees stay green?This is a fun, holiday story that you can share with your class- but what if you could share the story AND take your students to a deeper level of critical thinking?thinkLaw takes critical thinking strategies that are taught in law schools across the country and breaks them down in ways that are age and developmentally appropriate for all students- even as young as pre-K!The Legends of the Evergreens is the story of how the eve

What happens with a turkey crosses the road?In this case? A car accident. Who is responsible? A woman's windshield is broken by a turkey. She is then rear ended. Who is responsible for the crash? Thinkers will consider all arguments before writing their decision using the thinkLaw DRAAW+C Framework.Crash Course Thanksgiving includes:Teacher's GuidePowerPoint Presentation Student Work Pages in both Microsoft Word and as editable PDFsBuy this lesson as part of a bundle!Thanksgiving Bundle Or check