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.
![A group of high school students sit at desks in conversation.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2023-10/AdobeStock_254378868.jpg?itok=f6YAphey)
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.
Street Calculus (en español)
This cartoon by Garry Trudeau explores the ways that identity impacts how we perceive people. This image is in Spanish.
![Cartoon depicting two strangers greeting each other, while in thought bubbles each internally assesses the other’s “risk.”](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/StreetCalculus_FH224140.jpg?h=b5c2cb84&itok=pKvhN6fn)
Gender and Identity (en español)
Read the personal reflections of a mother whose young son has challenged her assumptions and expectations about gender identity. This resource is in Spanish.
![Sample identity chart.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Sample%20Identity%20Chart.jpg?h=73950368&itok=I6qebs7v)
Genre et identité
Lisez les réflexions personnelles d’une mère dont le jeune fils a remis en question ses hypothèses et ses attentes en matière d’identité de genre.
![Sample identity chart.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Sample%20Identity%20Chart.jpg?h=73950368&itok=I6qebs7v)
The Bear That Wasn't (en español)
Explore identity, conformity, and authority with this modern fable about a bear forced to navigate society's perception of who he is. This resource is in Spanish.
![An illustration from Fred Tashlin's The Bear That Wasn't.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Bear_04_Medium_res.jpg?h=e234a08a&itok=1oJczY0C)
Los Imperios Antes de la Primera Guerra Mundial
En 1914, la mayor parte del mundo estaba dominada por unos cuantos imperios. Ese año, cuando la guerra estalló, el alcance mundial de los imperios en conflicto garantizó una guerra mundial.
![Map showing empires in existence pre-WWI in 1914.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Map_31_Empires_pre_WWI_1914.jpg?h=38e4958f&itok=YYGlpfQy)
Finding Confidence (en español)
In Spanish, a young woman describes her journey overcoming an inner bully and fear of being different.
![Sample identity chart.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Sample%20Identity%20Chart.jpg?h=73950368&itok=I6qebs7v)
Which of These Things Is Not Like the Others? (en español)
This handout introduces students to the idea that when we sort and categorize, we make judgments about which characteristics are more meaningful than others. This handout is in Spanish.
![Blurred crowd used to illustrate "individual and society" in Holocaust and Human Behavior.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/HHB_Chapter_1_Medium_res.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=oyKNRFjB)
The Danger of a Single Story (en español)
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie challenges us to consider the power of stories to influence identity, shape stereotypes, and build paths to empathy. This reading is in Spanish.
![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)
Le danger d’une histoire unique
L’écrivaine nigériane Chimamanda Adichie nous met au défi de considérer le pouvoir des histoires pour influencer l’identité, façonner les stéréotypes et construire des chemins vers l’empathie.
![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)
We Need a New American Founding (en español)
In Spanish, Scholar Eddie S. Glaude draws from the history of Reconstruction and the the Civil Rights movement to call for a “new American founding.”
![The image of late Rep. John Lewis, a pioneer of the civil rights movement and long-time member of the U.S. House of Representatives, is projected on the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, U.S.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/John_Lewis_Projected_Lee_Monument_Richmond_2020_FH2133438.jpg?h=31c0c765&itok=0SZs7dfW)
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)