🌟 Spot the Trick! is an interactive, youth-centered media literacy workshop series designed to help middle schoolers think critically, ask better questions, and feel more confident navigating the media they encounter every day—from social media and ads to videos, memes, and headlines.

This series meets kids where they are. Instead of telling them what to think, they build the skills to figure things out for themselves.

Across three engaging workshops (starting May 2nd), students learn how arguments work, how emotions are used to influence opinions, and how stories shape what we believe about the world—and ourselves.

The Three Workshops

May 2nd, 2026

Workshop 1: “Wait… That Doesn’t Prove Anything!”
Introduction to Logical Fallacies
Students learn how to spot misleading arguments and common “thinking tricks” that show up in ads, videos, and online conversations.

May 16th, 2026

Workshop 2: “Why Did That Make Me Feel Something?”
Emotional Manipulation & Media Tricks
Kids explore how emotions like fear, excitement, and anger are intentionally used to grab attention and influence decisions.

May 30th, 2026

Workshop 3: “Who’s Telling the Story—and Why?”
Narrative Power & Resistance
Students examine who gets to tell stories, whose voices are missing, and how storytelling shapes beliefs—and how they can push back.

Each workshop builds off the former, so please only sign your youth up if you can commit to all three dates!

Register here: https://forms.gle/wYaQYcdmnyFgvxho6