Gina Curtis

Engage your students with authentic, real-world learning using this ZERO-PREP TED Talk Reflection and Connection Guide — one of the easiest and most effective ways to bring meaningful media into your classroom! Perfect for middle or high school students, this resource helps learners analyze, summarize, and think critically about any TED Talk while practicing key academic skills. Why teachers love it: ✔️ No prep required – Works with any TED Talk! Just pick a video, print, and go. ✔️ Flexib

Engage your students in foundational social studies, economics, and civics lessons with this complete Season 1 Discussion Guide Pack for The Tuttle Twins TV series. Designed for homeschool families, small group instruction, or classroom enrichment, this resource provides everything you need to turn each episode into a meaningful learning experience. What’s Included: Lesson plans for all 12 Season 1 episodes Episode summaries to prep students and educators alike Warm-up / attention-getter questi

Review activity after teaching the parts of the brain. Students analyze multiple scenarios to determine which part of the patient's brain was damaged in each scenario. Great for use with the "3D Brain" app.

This is a guide to designing basic psychological research after students have been introduced to the scientific method in psychology. In this activity, students ask a research question and outline the steps of research. This can be done in one day or spread out over multiple days.

Ethan and Emily lose their lemonade stand to an unfair kids’ club law. Grandma Gabby whisks them away—first to 19th‑century France to meet Frédéric Bastiat, then to the Wild West—to learn about their natural rights to life, liberty, and property.Turn one episode of The Tuttle Twins into a rich, interactive social studies and civics lesson! Perfect for homeschool families, small groups, or classroom enrichment, this guide provides everything an educator needs to spark critical thinking, discuss

In this episode, the twins want a big carnival prize (a telescope) but notice the number of tickets required keeps going up. They learn that when more tickets (i.e., money) are printed, prices rise—what the show calls the “Inflation Monster.” They visit ancient Rome, the U.S. (via the Federal Reserve), and modern Zimbabwe to see inflation’s effects firsthand.Turn one episode of The Tuttle Twins into a rich, interactive social studies and civics lesson! Perfect for homeschool families, small gr

Emily’s science-camp rivalry spirals out of control—jeopardizing her dreams. Grandma Gabby steps in, whisking the twins to India to meet Ghandi and onto a fantastical “worm battlefield” so they can learn the Golden Rule before things get too sticky.Turn one episode of The Tuttle Twins into a rich, interactive social studies and civics lesson! Perfect for homeschool families, small groups, or classroom enrichment, this guide provides everything an educator needs to spark critical thinking, disc

In this episode, Ethan and Emily play a fantastical board game called Crisis & Creatures, where players give away powers to a central authority during emergencies. The twins learn an important lesson: surrendering too much power to the government, even during crises, can lead to unintended consequences. The episode illustrates the balance between safety and freedom, showing how maintaining individual rights is key.Turn one episode of The Tuttle Twins into a rich, interactive social studies and

In this episode, Ethan and Emily’s movie-making project gets shut down by a regulation—they’re told under-16s can’t run a film set. They’re frustrated and then Grandma Gabby takes them on a time-travelling journey: they meet Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Alabama, explore women’s voting rights with Susan B. Anthony, and even witness Harriet Tubman helping escaped slaves. They learn about civil disobedience — when a law is unjust, sometimes you take a stand.Turn one episode of The Tuttle Twins into a

DescriptionIn this episode, Grandma Gabby whisks the twins through time to meet Adam Smith, using the curious case of making a pencil to explain the concept of the invisible hand and free trade—showing them how no one can make a pencil all by themselves, but through cooperation, amazing things happen .Turn one episode of The Tuttle Twins into a rich, interactive social studies and civics lesson! Perfect for homeschool families, small groups, or classroom enrichment, this guide provides everyth

In this finale, Ethan and Emily are transported to a future where the government controls nearly every aspect of daily life. They see what happens when personal freedoms are heavily restricted and realize the importance of individual liberty, critical thinking, and civic responsibility. The episode emphasizes how our choices today affect the future.Turn one episode of The Tuttle Twins into a rich, interactive social studies and civics lesson! Perfect for homeschool families, small groups, or c

In this episode, Karinne spreads lies about Ethan, causing problems for the twins. Grandma Gabby brings them back in time to meet James Madison, who helps them understand the importance of free speech—even when people say things we don’t like. The twins learn about truth, responsibility, and the consequences of restricting speech.Turn one episode of The Tuttle Twins into a rich, interactive social studies and civics lesson! Perfect for homeschool families, small groups, or classroom enrichment

In this episode the twins travel back in time to meet famous figures (like Babe Ruth) and explore why people don’t all earn the same wages. They see how value, skill, productivity, and different economic systems (including an example in Cuba) affect what people get paid.Turn one episode of The Tuttle Twins into a rich, interactive social studies and civics lesson! Perfect for homeschool families, small groups, or classroom enrichment, this guide provides everything an educator needs to spark c

In this episode, the twins argue over whether cake or pie is better. Grandma Gabby takes them to meet Mother Teresa (in Kolkata, India) and then to a bizarre flat-earth planet to illustrate that even when people disagree, they don’t have to become enemies. They learn about respecting differences, civil disagreement, and that personal opinions don’t invalidate other people.Turn one episode of The Tuttle Twins into a rich, interactive social studies and civics lesson! Perfect for homeschool fami

In this episode, the twins discover that sometimes big businesses can influence laws in a way that keeps smaller businesses from competing fairly. They meet Henry Hazlitt and later travel to an “Atlantis” type city to see how protectionism works — how laws and regulations can be used to favor large firms and keep smaller ones (like food-trucks) from surviving.Turn one episode of The Tuttle Twins into a rich, interactive social studies and civics lesson! Perfect for homeschool families, small g

Bring current events to life in your classroom with this CNN 10 News Guide — the perfect NO-PREP companion for any CNN 10 episode! Designed for middle and high school students, this worksheet goes beyond simple summarizing to help students analyze, discuss, and form opinions about what’s happening in the world. Why teachers love it: ✔️ No prep required – Just play the video and print or post the sheet. ✔️ Sparks meaningful discussion – Students reflect, debate, and connect the news to their

DescriptionEthan and Emily get inspired by entrepreneurs when they watch a show on idea-pitching—Grandma Gabby whisks them to 1770 to meet Benjamin Franklin. They learn that entrepreneurship is about generating lots of ideas and not fearing failure. They also meet Annie Turnbo Malone, who explains how hard work—not luck—built her business. Back home, the twins launch a corn dog stand called Tuttle Dogs, face competition from Karinne, and pivot by creating a secret sauce and a tray accessory to w

A fun holiday activity for AP Psychology! Have your students view the original cartoon version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and then complete this FRQ to analyze the Grinch's behavior. You could also have students complete this viewing guide to help them with their analysis prior to writing and collecting the FRQ: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-the-Grinch-Stole-Psychology-Class-1049314

Use this worksheet as a pre-Thanksgiving break activity with your psychology students! This worksheet asks students to analyze the behavior of a character from "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" using six of the approaches to psychology.

This activity is designed for a Psychology course. The teacher should provide playdough or clay to students to they are able to form structures of the brain, identifying their locations and functions.