About This Lesson
This Educator’s Guide to The Amazing Generation is a classroom-ready companion inspired by Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation and adapted specifically for students ages 9–12.
Designed to support thoughtful conversations about screen use, social media, and well-being, the guide provides educators with structured discussion questions, hands-on activities, and cross-curricular lessons that build critical thinking, media literacy, and self-awareness. Teachers can use the guide alongside read-alouds, independent reading, or small-group work to help students examine how technology affects their attention, sleep, emotions, relationships, and learning.
With activities ranging from anonymous tech-use surveys and graphic storytelling to persuasive writing and community action projects, the guide encourages students to reflect, collaborate, and apply learning to real-life choices. Family letters and home connections are included to extend conversations beyond the classroom, making this resource especially useful for upper elementary and middle school educators seeking age-appropriate ways to support healthy technology habits and meaningful, screen-balanced learning experiences
