What's Happening in Ukraine? All Ages Lesson Set
Our Ukraine lesson set has been greatly expanded and fully updated to help students of all ages learn about the war and about the beauty and culture of Ukraine. For elementary students, high-quality children’s books are paired with videos, discussion questions, and a wide variety of art and creativity-based activities. Older students can explore the history of Ukraine and Putin’s long presidency and the US response to the war under Presidents Biden and Trump through great video resources, engaging overviews, critical thinking and discussion prompts, and unique print-and-go activity pages and worksheets.
This all ages lesson set contains:
25 pages of art projects that pair with high-quality children’s books that celebrate the culture and beauty of Ukraine
Videos, art prompts, and a print-and-go decoration of traditional Ukrainian activity page to pair with P. Zonka Lays an Egg by Julie Paschkis
A print-and-go sunflower craft to write a message of support for the Ukrainian people
Videos, art prompts, and print-and-go magical borscht activity pages to pair with Bone Button Borscht by Aubrey Davis and Duýan Petricic
A recommended video and two fun STEM print-and-go activity pages to pair with The Mitten, by Jan Brett
Videos, art prompts, and activity pages to learn the art of Petrykivka, a traditional Ukrainian painting style
Videos, art prompts and print-and-go activity/artivism pages to pair with Yellow Butterfly by Oleksandr Shatokhin
Discussion topics, videos, art prompts, STEM activities, and print-and-go activity pages to pair with The Story of Ukraine: An Anthem of Glory and Freedom (English and Ukrainian Edition) by Olena Kharchenko, Michael Sampson, and Polina Doroshenko
24 pages of historical analysis and critical thinking pages to learn about the war in Ukraine
An overview of Ukraine, including a brief description of its location and history
Three maps that show the changes to Ukraine's borders since the end of WWII, brief descriptions about the changes, and a "spot the difference" prompt
Mapping the Invasion printable worksheet
An overview of the main players in Russia's war against Ukraine, with descriptions of Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Steve Witkoff
An overview of the strategic, political, and historical reasons for Putin's actions
An overview with video resources to help students understand how Putin shifted Russia to an autocracy
An associated two-page art and critical thinking print-and-go activity for students to evaluate how the pillars of democracy are holding up in the US in 2025
An overview on Biden’s policies and positions on Ukraine and Russia and an exploration of the military aid and equipment that the US sent to Ukraine during the Biden administration
An overview on Trump’s policies and positions on Ukraine and Russia
A two-page print-and-go critical thinking worksheet where students identify which US president would most closely align with a series of statements on Ukraine and Russia.
An overview with a video resource and discussion prompt on Ukraine’s natural resources (minerals)
A print-and-go minerals quiz to identify how the minerals found in Ukraine are used in the world today
An overview with a video resource and discussion questions on the Oval Office meeting with President Zelenskyy
An overview with a video resource and discussion question about ceasefire resolutions and peace plans
A checklist of ways children can help the Ukrainians affected by this crisis
A glossary of key terms
This is a 54-page PDF download.
Our Ukraine lesson set has been greatly expanded and fully updated to help students of all ages learn about the war and about the beauty and culture of Ukraine. For elementary students, high-quality children’s books are paired with videos, discussion questions, and a wide variety of art and creativity-based activities. Older students can explore the history of Ukraine and Putin’s long presidency and the US response to the war under Presidents Biden and Trump through great video resources, engaging overviews, critical thinking and discussion prompts, and unique print-and-go activity pages and worksheets.
This all ages lesson set contains:
25 pages of art projects that pair with high-quality children’s books that celebrate the culture and beauty of Ukraine
Videos, art prompts, and a print-and-go decoration of traditional Ukrainian activity page to pair with P. Zonka Lays an Egg by Julie Paschkis
A print-and-go sunflower craft to write a message of support for the Ukrainian people
Videos, art prompts, and print-and-go magical borscht activity pages to pair with Bone Button Borscht by Aubrey Davis and Duýan Petricic
A recommended video and two fun STEM print-and-go activity pages to pair with The Mitten, by Jan Brett
Videos, art prompts, and activity pages to learn the art of Petrykivka, a traditional Ukrainian painting style
Videos, art prompts and print-and-go activity/artivism pages to pair with Yellow Butterfly by Oleksandr Shatokhin
Discussion topics, videos, art prompts, STEM activities, and print-and-go activity pages to pair with The Story of Ukraine: An Anthem of Glory and Freedom (English and Ukrainian Edition) by Olena Kharchenko, Michael Sampson, and Polina Doroshenko
24 pages of historical analysis and critical thinking pages to learn about the war in Ukraine
An overview of Ukraine, including a brief description of its location and history
Three maps that show the changes to Ukraine's borders since the end of WWII, brief descriptions about the changes, and a "spot the difference" prompt
Mapping the Invasion printable worksheet
An overview of the main players in Russia's war against Ukraine, with descriptions of Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Steve Witkoff
An overview of the strategic, political, and historical reasons for Putin's actions
An overview with video resources to help students understand how Putin shifted Russia to an autocracy
An associated two-page art and critical thinking print-and-go activity for students to evaluate how the pillars of democracy are holding up in the US in 2025
An overview on Biden’s policies and positions on Ukraine and Russia and an exploration of the military aid and equipment that the US sent to Ukraine during the Biden administration
An overview on Trump’s policies and positions on Ukraine and Russia
A two-page print-and-go critical thinking worksheet where students identify which US president would most closely align with a series of statements on Ukraine and Russia.
An overview with a video resource and discussion prompt on Ukraine’s natural resources (minerals)
A print-and-go minerals quiz to identify how the minerals found in Ukraine are used in the world today
An overview with a video resource and discussion questions on the Oval Office meeting with President Zelenskyy
An overview with a video resource and discussion question about ceasefire resolutions and peace plans
A checklist of ways children can help the Ukrainians affected by this crisis
A glossary of key terms
This is a 54-page PDF download.
Our Ukraine lesson set has been greatly expanded and fully updated to help students of all ages learn about the war and about the beauty and culture of Ukraine. For elementary students, high-quality children’s books are paired with videos, discussion questions, and a wide variety of art and creativity-based activities. Older students can explore the history of Ukraine and Putin’s long presidency and the US response to the war under Presidents Biden and Trump through great video resources, engaging overviews, critical thinking and discussion prompts, and unique print-and-go activity pages and worksheets.
This all ages lesson set contains:
25 pages of art projects that pair with high-quality children’s books that celebrate the culture and beauty of Ukraine
Videos, art prompts, and a print-and-go decoration of traditional Ukrainian activity page to pair with P. Zonka Lays an Egg by Julie Paschkis
A print-and-go sunflower craft to write a message of support for the Ukrainian people
Videos, art prompts, and print-and-go magical borscht activity pages to pair with Bone Button Borscht by Aubrey Davis and Duýan Petricic
A recommended video and two fun STEM print-and-go activity pages to pair with The Mitten, by Jan Brett
Videos, art prompts, and activity pages to learn the art of Petrykivka, a traditional Ukrainian painting style
Videos, art prompts and print-and-go activity/artivism pages to pair with Yellow Butterfly by Oleksandr Shatokhin
Discussion topics, videos, art prompts, STEM activities, and print-and-go activity pages to pair with The Story of Ukraine: An Anthem of Glory and Freedom (English and Ukrainian Edition) by Olena Kharchenko, Michael Sampson, and Polina Doroshenko
24 pages of historical analysis and critical thinking pages to learn about the war in Ukraine
An overview of Ukraine, including a brief description of its location and history
Three maps that show the changes to Ukraine's borders since the end of WWII, brief descriptions about the changes, and a "spot the difference" prompt
Mapping the Invasion printable worksheet
An overview of the main players in Russia's war against Ukraine, with descriptions of Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Steve Witkoff
An overview of the strategic, political, and historical reasons for Putin's actions
An overview with video resources to help students understand how Putin shifted Russia to an autocracy
An associated two-page art and critical thinking print-and-go activity for students to evaluate how the pillars of democracy are holding up in the US in 2025
An overview on Biden’s policies and positions on Ukraine and Russia and an exploration of the military aid and equipment that the US sent to Ukraine during the Biden administration
An overview on Trump’s policies and positions on Ukraine and Russia
A two-page print-and-go critical thinking worksheet where students identify which US president would most closely align with a series of statements on Ukraine and Russia.
An overview with a video resource and discussion prompt on Ukraine’s natural resources (minerals)
A print-and-go minerals quiz to identify how the minerals found in Ukraine are used in the world today
An overview with a video resource and discussion questions on the Oval Office meeting with President Zelenskyy
An overview with a video resource and discussion question about ceasefire resolutions and peace plans
A checklist of ways children can help the Ukrainians affected by this crisis
A glossary of key terms
This is a 54-page PDF download.