Resource Library
Find compelling classroom resources, learn new teaching methods, meet standards, and make a difference in the lives of your students.
We are grateful to The Hammer Family Foundation for supporting the development of our on-demand learning and teaching resources.
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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Our Kind of People (en español)
In Spanish, explore how the choices individuals make about clothing affect how others perceive them with Bayeté Ross Smith’s 2010 photography series.
![Portrait of a man.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-10/Our_Kind_1_FH260750.jpg?h=c848f0b8&itok=RxHoKT_1)
The Range of Human Behavior Vocabulary Terms
Students predict the definitions of perpetrator, victim, bystander, and upstander, using context clues.
![Classroom image.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/2017_classroomimage_FH256520.png?h=56d0ca2e&itok=KfOf28kY)
The Range of Human Behaviour Vocabulary Terms
Students predict the definitions of perpetrator, victim, bystander, and upstander, using context clues.
![Classroom image.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/2017_classroomimage_FH256520.png?h=56d0ca2e&itok=KfOf28kY)
The Range of Human Behavior Vocabulary Terms (en español)
In Spanish, Students predict the definitions of perpetrator, victim, bystander, and upstander, using context clues. This resource is in Spanish.
![Classroom image.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/2017_classroomimage_FH256520.png?h=56d0ca2e&itok=KfOf28kY)
Untitled Poem by Beth Strano
Read this poem by Beth Strano with your students to consider what a brave classroom community looks like.
!["Facing History & Ourselves Lick-Wilmerding High School San Francisco, CA, USA Drew Bird Photography San Francisco Bay Area Based International Photographer Have Camera. Will Travel. www.drewbirdphoto.com drew@drewbirdphoto.com "](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/facing-history-sf-drew-bird-a-162.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=g3TYrdec)
Identity Chart (UK)
Identity charts are a graphic tool that can help students consider the many factors that shape who we are as individuals and as communities.
![Diagram with the student's name in the center surrounded by adjectives.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Identity_Chart_UK.jpeg?h=bfe9072a&itok=iDQI3kzl)
A Convenient Hatred: The History of Antisemitism
This book traces antisemitism's evolution over the centuries and examines how the ancient hatred continues to shape attitudes and beliefs in the world today.
![A Convenient Hatred: The History of Antisemitism](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/A_Convenient_Hatred_book_cover.jpg?h=7690544b&itok=OVdTDxAZ)
White Nationalism
This Explainer is intended to describe key characteristics of the white nationalist ideology and clarify some of the terms surrounding it. It is important to note that many of the beliefs described here are based on false and dangerous assumptions.
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Lessons of Cultural Intimacy
In this TED Talk, Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo reflect on the year they spent engaging in conversations with people across the country about identity, race, and culture.
![Priya Vulchi and Winona Gao give a TED talk.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Priya%20Vulchi%20and%20Winona%20Gao%20Lessons%20of%20Cultural%20Intimacy.jpeg?h=ec041e41&itok=tIoPUEjq)
Teaching Strategies
Designed to support History, Citizenship, PSHE, RS and English, this resource offers a variety of classroom strategies to develop critical thinking and communication skills, model democracy in the classroom, and empower students to become active, responsible citizens.
![Preview of UK Teaching Strategies Guide](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/TeachingStrategiesUK.png?h=d3d13267&itok=X3ErfyBb)
Antisemitic Children's Book
From the 1938 antisemitic children’s book The Poisonous Mushroom. The boy is drawing a nose on the chalkboard, and the caption reads: “The Jewish nose is crooked at its tip. It looks like a 6.”
![A child in a classroom standing at the chalkboard demonstrating anti-semitic knowledge](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Antisemitic%20Children%27s%20Book.jpg?h=3c456dbd&itok=U8MEfJuh)