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.
My Community Exit Card
At the end of your lesson on community, students complete this exit card with prompts about a community they belong two.
![A close up of a student writing in a Facing History workbook with a pencil.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/ClassroomImage_Chicago_FH2101501.jpg?h=c11c9c1d&itok=n8nU6srY)
What Is Community? Anticipation Guide
Students decide if they agree or disagree with a set a statements about community.
![Preview of What Is Community? Anticipation Guide](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/WhatIsCommunityTeaser.png?h=d3d13267&itok=Y9Wl0sZ4)
The ABCs of Community
Students generate a word for each letter of the alphabet that represent to them an aspect of “community.”
![A silhouette of the Chicago City Skyline at sunrise.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/ChicagoCitySkyline_2018_FH2174432.jpg?h=f17bdea0&itok=Jnpe5Re-)
Community Matters: A Facing History & Ourselves Approach to Advisory
Our advisory curriculum contains a year’s worth of activities, student handouts, and best practices to help you build student-centered spaces where honest questioning, discussion, and social and academic growth can occur.
![Community Matters: A Facing History & Ourselves Approach to Advisory Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/CommunityMatters_cvr_0.jpg?h=380bc1ab&itok=-m2QpUje)
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)
Gender and Identity
Read the personal reflections of a mother whose young son has challenged her assumptions and expectations about gender identity.
![Sample identity chart.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Sample%20Identity%20Chart.jpg?h=73950368&itok=I6qebs7v)
Fear
With his story of a childhood bully, Gary Soto challenges us to look more closely at what lies behind one's behavior.
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Facing History Webinar Reflection Guide
Use this guide on your own or with a team of colleagues to engage more deeply with the webinar.
![A preview of the Webinar Reflection Guide](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/WebinarReflectionGuidePDFCoverImage_0.png?h=fca6ff3f&itok=v3onh1nj)
The "In" Group
High school student Eve Shalen reflects back on a time in middle school when peer pressure and desire for belonging influenced her decision-making.
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Little Things Are Big
Puerto Rican writer Jesús Colón describes a time when his awareness of stereotypes influenced his decision-making.
![Fragmented images of a human face.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Ch01_Image07_Medium_res.jpg?h=d2de68a6&itok=T0WiNJDv)
Student Activities: Disability Rights and the Legacy of Judy Heumann’s Activism
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Learn about Judy Heumann’s life and legacy and explore ways to continue to advance disability rights.
![Judy Heumann, center, is applauded during her swearing-in as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Service by Judge Gail Bereola, left, in Berkeley, California, on Tuesday, June 29, 1993](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/Judy_Huemann_Applauded_1993_FH2189734.jpg?h=c0a976e5&itok=qWshimo7)