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.
The Marrow Thieves
In this dystopian novel, humanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even greater evil lurks. The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream.
![The Marrow Thieves- Book Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/the-marrow-thieves-cover.jpg?h=6105ce8f&itok=2PPC4AyP)
The Poet X
A novel-in-verse about a Dominican American heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth.
![The Poet X- Book Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/the_poet_x_cover.jpg?h=4aa65539&itok=l3HbZLyY)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
This novel is a “tender, honest exploration of identity” (Publishers Weekly) that distills lyrical truths about family and friendship.
![Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe- Book Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/aristotle-and-dante-discover-the-secrets-of-the-universe-cover.jpeg?h=6e754b88&itok=6TiB2pxp)
New Kid
New Kid is a graphic novel featuring seventh grader Jordan Banks, who loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life, even while starting over at a new school where the struggle to fit in is real.
![New Kid- Book Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/new_kid_cover.jpg?h=0c81ed70&itok=zCJ2X3Qn)
Flying Lessons & Other Stories
Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold middle-grade anthology features stories written by notable authors including Kwame Alexander, Meg Medina, Jacqueline Woodson, and more. This collection, published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books, celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.
![Flying Lessons & Other Stories- Book Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/flying-lessons_cover.jpg?h=aacb2d70&itok=wIN14cen)
Coming of Age: 13 B'nai Mitzvah Stories
This short story collection highlights the varied and diverse experiences of coming of age in the Jewish faith.
![Coming of Age Book Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/coming_of_age_cover.jpg?h=1b9aac2e&itok=sdqNvyQR)
For Freedoms: Four Freedoms by Hank Willis Thomas and Emily Shur (en español)
This series of photographs are modern update to Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms created by the artists Hank Willis Thomas and Emily Shur.
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Japanese Woodblock Print, 1861
This Japanese print is titled “Foreigner and Wrestler at Yokohama." It depicts a sumo wrestler, representing Japan, confronting "foreign" opponents.
![Sumo wrestler throwing a foreigner at Yokohama.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/Foreigner_and_Wrestler_at_Yokohama_1861.jpg?h=ce1ab32c&itok=qnw5To10)
Flower or Weed?
To develop schema for the poem "Identity," students reflect on the pros and cons of being a flower or a weed.
![A bush of blooming red roses.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/bloomingredroses_FH2174430.jpg?h=790be497&itok=Bi-7cuYn)
Flower or Weed? (en español)
To develop schema for the poem "Identity," students reflect on the pros and cons of being a flower or a weed. This resource is in Spanish.
![A bush of blooming red roses.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/bloomingredroses_FH2174430.jpg?h=790be497&itok=Bi-7cuYn)
The First South Carolina Legislature
This image shows 63 members of South Carolina’s 1868 state legislature, the first state legislature with a Black majority.
![African American and Radical Republican members of the South Carolina Legislature in the 1870s.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/REC_03_First_South.jpg?h=e4d64d67&itok=cL1yI8GT)