Resource Library
Find compelling classroom resources, learn new teaching methods, meet standards, and make a difference in the lives of your students.
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![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.
Evidence for ESSA Endorses Facing History
Facing History is now included in “Evidence for ESSA,” a resource that identifies and ranks programs that exemplify the educational standards outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) based on evidence of their efficacy.
![A birds eye view of a classroom filled with students in conversation.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/2018_classroomimage_FH287366_teaser_2.jpeg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=4gzMWU8f)
Art as Propaganda: The Nazi Degenerate Art Exhibit
Jonathan Petropoulos discusses the importance of the German 1937 Degenerate Art exhibit.
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Bully Zones
Students at a high school in Ohio raise awareness about bullying by mapping the spaces in their school where bullying takes place.
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Being Heumann
In this unrepentant memoir of one of the most influential disability rights activists, Judith Heumann, tells her story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human.
![Being Heumann book cover](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Being_Heumann_cover.jpg?h=3647ff31&itok=_DFYMfxW)
Propaganda Posters
Have students analyze these examples of Nazi propaganda using the Crop It teaching strategy.
![This mid-1930s poster says, “The NSDAP (Nazi Party) protects the people. Your fellow comrades need your advice and help, so join the local party organization.”](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1936_NaziRecruitmentPropaganda_FH229451.jpg?h=5e938d19&itok=Wj-dTXcd)
Propaganda Posters (en español)
Have students analyze these examples of Nazi propaganda using the Crop It teaching strategy. This gallery is in Spanish.
![This mid-1930s poster says, “The NSDAP (Nazi Party) protects the people. Your fellow comrades need your advice and help, so join the local party organization.”](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1936_NaziRecruitmentPropaganda_FH229451.jpg?h=5e938d19&itok=Wj-dTXcd)
Battle of the Somme Film
From the 1915 propaganda film The Battle of the Somme showing a soldier rescuing a comrade under fire. Although the documentary included staged scenes, this frame was taken from a real combat scene.
![A Still image from the 1915 propaganda film The Battle of Somme. A World War I soldier carries a body on his back.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/The_Battle_of_the_Somme_film_image2.jpg?h=8e8edc7c&itok=lXwsRCvH)
Hitler Youth Propaganda
This 1935 poster promotes the Hitler Youth by stating: “Youth serves the Führer! All ten-year-olds into the Hitler Youth.”
![This 1935 poster promotes the Hitler Youth by stating: “Youth serves the Führer! All ten-year-olds into the Hitler Youth.”](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1935_HitlerYouthPropaganda_FH229453.jpg?h=281fd010&itok=hUkcmOSd)
Hitler Youth Propaganda (en español)
This 1935 poster promotes the Hitler Youth by stating: “Youth serves the Führer! All ten-year-olds into the Hitler Youth.” This resource is in Spanish.
![This 1935 poster promotes the Hitler Youth by stating: “Youth serves the Führer! All ten-year-olds into the Hitler Youth.”](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1935_HitlerYouthPropaganda_FH229453.jpg?h=281fd010&itok=hUkcmOSd)
Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution
In this young readers’ edition of her acclaimed memoir, Being Heumann, Judy Heumann shares her journey of battling for equal access in an unequal world.
![Rolling Warrior book cover](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Rolling_Warrior_cover.jpg?h=5b1a0a63&itok=sbelyft_)
Imperialism Cartoon, 1898
In this French political cartoon from 1898, the Qing official observes powerlessly as a pastry representing China is divided up by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, William II of Germany, Nicholas II of Russia, the French Marianne, and a samurai of Japan. The cartoon is intended to portray the imperialist tendencies towards China at the time.
![In this French political cartoon from 1898, the Qing official observes powerlessly as a pastry representing China is divided up by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, William II of Russia, the French Marianne, and a samurai of Japan.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/1898_ChineseImperialism_FH131040.jpg?h=aeb07656&itok=a5Wp4EAN)