Short on time? Try these quick resources from the News Literacy Project
9/11/2026
You don’t need a full class period or hours of prep to teach news literacy. Help students think critically about the information they consume with these quick, flexible resources that will fit right into your classroom plans, even when you only have five minutes to spare.
The Sift®: This newsletter breaks down the week’s biggest news literacy stories and gives you ready-to-use activity ideas, discussion prompts and slide decks to turn headlines into powerful lessons.
Daily Do Now slides: These slides include 5- to 10-minute bell ringer activities to reinforce news literacy concepts and spark discussion at the beginning of class. The deck is updated every Friday with new slides for the following week. Heads up: To access this resource, register for or sign in to your FREE account on Checkology®.
RumorGuard Guide: This guide is updated every week with classroom-ready slide decks that walk students through the fact-checking process with real trending examples of misinformation. Heads up: To access this resource, register for or sign in to your FREE account on Checkology®.
Two Truths and AI™: This series of short videos is designed to help students sharpen their critical thinking around AI. In each episode, students are shown three clips and prompted to identify the AI-generated fake.
