Students Teach the Class Project - Digital & Printable Student Centered Activity

The perfect back to school activity, this low prep, student led project gets kids engaged by allowing for student choice and personal interests to take center stage. Students take over and teach the class, building leadership and classroom community in the process. The bonus? You don't have to lesson plan! Let the kids do it for you with this Students Teach the Class Project.

This is a great activity for before or after a school break, or an end of the year activity. Kids love it, and teachers do too!

Students Create a Lesson to Teach the Class in 7 Steps!

1. Selecting a topic
2. Zooming in
3. To do list
4. Completing to do list
5. Teacher to do list
6. Teach
7. Reflect

Students Will:

• Select a topic they want to teach their classmates about
• Zoom in on specifically what about that topic they want to teach, how they'll teach it, and what they want their classmates to do (ex. worksheet, quiz, etc.)
• Create a to do list of things they need to create for their lesson
• Complete their to do list
• Create a to do list for the teacher of things to make copies of or have pulled up on the computer for the lesson
• Teach their classmates
• Reflect on their teaching

This Resource Includes 3 Versions:

1. PowerPoint version with 7 slides to guide students through the entire process of creating a lesson, teaching the lesson, and reflecting on their teaching
2. Google Slides version with 7 slides to guide students through the entire process of creating a lesson, teaching the lesson, and reflecting on their teaching
3. Printable version with 7 pages to guide students through the entire process of creating a lesson, teaching the lesson, and reflecting on their teaching

Each Version of the Resource Includes:

1. Teacher instructions
2. Table of contents
3. Selecting a topic slide / page - with directions and a spot to write their chosen topic
4. Zooming in slide / page - with directions and a graphic organizer to outline what specifically they want to teach, how they are going to teach it (with examples), and what they want their classmates to do during or after teaching (with examples).
5. To do list slide / page - with directions and a blank checklist for students to outline everything they need to get done
6. A work log slide / page - with directions and a table to track the work they completed each day, perfect to hold them accountable
7. Teacher to do list slide / page - with directions and a blank checklist for students to outline everything they need their teacher to prepare for the lesson
8. Teach slide / page that tells them their teacher will give them a date and time to teach their lesson
9. Reflection slide / page - with directions and 3 reflection questions