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.
ELA Unit Planning Guide
This guide provides the framework and classroom resources to help you design an English Language Arts unit for middle or high school students centered around a book of your choosing.
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Common Core Writing Prompts and Strategies: Civil Rights Historical Investigation
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This resource connects our Civil Rights Historical Investigations unit with writing prompts that align with the expectations of the Common Core State Standards.
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Speaker Visit Checklist
This checklist provides guidance for thoughtfully hosting a witness-to-history guest speaker in your classroom.
Glenn Ligon, Untitled - Four Etchings [A]
In this white on black etching, Glenn Ligon repeats "I do not always feel colored," a phrase from Zora Neale Hurston's essay "How It Feels to Be Colored Me."
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Glenn Ligon, Untitled - Four Etchings [B]
This black-on-white etching quotes Zora Neale Hurston's essay "How It Feels to be Colored Me."
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A Teacher’s Resource to The Children of Willesden Lane
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Use this guide to teach the memoir The Children of Willesden Lane and its powerful story of a woman who escaped Nazi-occupied Vienna on the Kindertransport.
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Remote Book Clubs: Nurturing Community and Connection
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This guide provides tips and resources for launching remote book clubs that foster a sense of community and connection among students.
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I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People During the Holocaust
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This companion guide to the film I'm Still Here helps educators use diary entries from young people who witnessed the Holocaust as a springboard for discussion and reflection.
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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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Teaching Strategies
Designed to support History, Citizenship, PSHE, RS and English, this resource offers a variety of classroom strategies to develop critical thinking and communication skills, model democracy in the classroom, and empower students to become active, responsible citizens.
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