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.
Bud Fields and Family
Sharecropper Bud Fields and his family at their home in Hale County, Alabama, in the mid-1930s.
![Three adults and three children pose for the photo in a small room, circa mid-1930s.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/3_Bud_Fields_and_his_family_--_Alabama_Sharecroppers.jpg?h=df3f433b&itok=Ah5ayqiO)
“Emancipation” (1865)
Thomas Nast's celebration of the emancipation of Southern slaves with the end of the Civil War. Nast envisions a somewhat optimistic picture of the future of free blacks in the United States.
![Thomas Nast's celebration of the emancipation of Southern slaves with the end of the Civil War.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/1865_Emancipation_FH2125837.jpg?h=6ed13ab3&itok=UPAlxuxC)
ELA Unit Planning Template
This editable ELA unit plan template will help you outline the content and learning objectives for your next unit.
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Nineteenth Century Evolution Chart
This late-nineteenth-century chart shows the supposed racial stages of evolution from ape to European that many scientists supported.
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Centering Student Voice and Choice: A Book Club Guide
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Implement book clubs that build community and help students make meaningful connections to books they are excited to read.
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Building a Classroom Community: Creating an Environment for Connection and Learning
This back-to-school resource contains activities and routines to help you create a sense of community, build relationships, and nurture students’ social-emotional needs.
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Teaching Brown Girl Dreaming
Teach a unit on Jacqueline Woodson's coming-of-age memoir in verse that invites students to reflect on their own experiences and identities.
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Inquiry Blueprint | Angel Island Immigration Station
This blueprint provides an at-a-glance view of the Angel Island Immigration Station inquiry.
Police Officer in Ferguson
A member of the St. Louis County Police fires tear gas during demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 18, 2014.
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Peaceful Protest in Ferguson
Peaceful demonstrators gather in Ferguson, Missouri, in the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death.
![Picture of a Peaceful Protest in Ferguson.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-01/73_Protest.jpg?h=e451c7a6&itok=ti5j8GGX)