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.
What Makes Democracy Work?
Explore this collection of lesson plans that cover a wide range of themes related to democracy, including citizen power and civic participation, the rule of law, the role of a free press, and more.
![A magnifying glass over the definition of democracy in a dictionary.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/shutterstock_1202650933.jpg?h=790be497&itok=PduYr60h)
Antisemitism Resource Collection
Learn about how to identify and stand up to antisemitism today in your classroom and your community.
![A person stands with a sign that reads "No Tolerance for Anti-Semitism."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/NoToleranceforAntiSemitismSignatDemonstration_FH2178676.jpg?h=4bce8042&itok=bKV4JwsZ)
Teaching Strategies
Use our student-centered teaching strategies to strengthen your students’ literacy skills, nurture critical thinking, and build a respectful and collaborative classroom community.
![An educator walks through instructions for a teaching strategy procedure with students.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/Teaching_Strategies_hero.jpeg?h=78a3dfb3&itok=p8BXuMQa)
Samuel Bak’s Illuminations Audio Tour
This audio tour features commentary by Holocaust scholar Lawrence Langer on the 28 paintings in Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak’s Illuminations collection.
![Illustration "Concept" by Samuel Bak](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/BK1575_print.jpg?h=9f9ace78&itok=yBDsz5pI)
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.
![Overhead image of candlelight vigil.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Candlelight_Vigil_Medium_res.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=8VNp3isr)
What is Migration?
Use this Explainer to help differentiate between terms like refugee, migrant, and asylum.
![A woman sitting in a full waiting area looks at her passport.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2018_ImmigratioinOfficeinLima_FH289808.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=j9-Gqh5y)
Political Polarization in the United States
This Explainer defines the term political polarization and provides information on how it impacts US politics and society.
![Abstract red, white, and blue painting with thick brush strokes.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/PoliticalPolarization_full-res.jpg?h=5eef411c&itok=dyNgzenB)
What Is Genocide?
This explainer helps students understand the meaning, gravity, and history of the concept and crime of genocide.
![Close-up on dictionary definition of the word genocide including key descriptive words.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/iStock-1082625266.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=Z16zXIIY)
Antisemitism and Its Impacts
Use this Explainer and Tropes Chart to help students understand what antisemitism is, how it shows up in contemporary settings, why it persists, and how it impacts individuals and communities.
![Three people stand together with a sign that has the Star of David on it with the saying "Stand Together Against Hate."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/2AK84G9_AntisemitismExplainer_FH2178824.jpg?h=110955c4&itok=vMfLIJLp)
What Is Islamophobia?
Use this explainer to help students understand Islamophobia and how it manifests in contemporary society through various tropes.
![The words Go Home spray painted in green on a brick wall at the Islamic Center of America](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-04/GettyImages-73082928.jpg?h=36d6ba9e&itok=xrTJVIGJ)