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.
Exploring the Concept of Identity
This informational text introduces students to the relationship between social identity and personal identity. It includes instructions for annotating, a sketching activity, and connection questions.
We also have an adapted version of this reading designed for English Learners and readers who benefit from scaffolding.
![Preview of Exploring the Concept of Identity handout](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/ExploringConceptofIdentityTeaser.png?h=d3d13267&itok=BPu-uVY3)
Exploring the Concept of Identity (Adapted Version)
Adapted for English Learners and readers who benefit from scaffolding, this informational text introduces students to the relationship between social identity and personal identity. It includes simplified text, definitions, and reflection questions with sentence stems.
![Student storytelling in a classroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/San%20Francisco_Classroom_2017_FH152797.jpg?h=119335f7&itok=KFfy5naO)
AJ from Washington, DC
In this personal narrative, a young adult shares their story, including their experience with gender identity and sexual orientation.
![AJ from Washington DC portait photo.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/AJ_from_Washington_DC_graphic.jpg?h=6a7524e0&itok=gy_GGerc)
We May Not Have Another Chance
Holocaust survivor Sonia Weitz processes an experience she had in a slave labor camp through a poem and writing.
![Jewish resistance fighters who fought against the SS and German army during the Warsaw ghetto uprising between April 19 and May 16, 1943, are captured.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1943_CaptureofJewishResistanceFighters_FH229479.jpg?h=80724209&itok=yPkpM8hK)
What Do We Do with a Difference?
A poem by James Berry invites us to question the ways we as individuals and societies react to difference.
![The translation of this sign in this children's book illustration is, “Jews are not welcome here.”](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Holocaust_%202015_Antisemitic_childrens_book_FH147000.jpg?h=9536fd13&itok=dYmJ2c_u)
What Do We Do with a Difference? (en español)
A poem by James Berry invites us to question the ways we as individuals and societies react to difference. This resource is in Spanish.
![The translation of this sign in this children's book illustration is, “Jews are not welcome here.”](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Holocaust_%202015_Antisemitic_childrens_book_FH147000.jpg?h=9536fd13&itok=dYmJ2c_u)
Barometer
In this classroom video, middle school students learn how to participate in a Barometer activity during the first week of school.
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Contracting
In this classroom video, a middle school teacher leads his class through the contracting process during the first week of school and students discuss expectations and norms of how class members will treat each other.
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Gallery Walk
This classroom video shows a high school class using the Gallery Walk strategy to consider images of monuments and memorials before embarking on an "Action Project."
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Graffiti Boards
This classroom video shows a high school class using the Graffiti Board strategy as a brainstorming tool in preparation for their "Action Project."
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