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Talk with your students about things that matter, even when they’re complicated.
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Let’s Talk About Anti-Blackness
Resources for talking with students about anti-Black racism and related issues like colorism, U.S. history of slavery, and police brutality.
Tough Topics Discussion Guides
Let’s Talk About Mass Incarceration
And related issues like race, poverty, and punishment.
“Why Bother to Vote?” Student Writing Lesson
Is not voting a responsible option in a presidential election?
The YES! National Student Writing Competition
Students read and respond to a YES! article. Check out the winning essays from recent contests.
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Visual Learning: You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto
This Visual Learning Lesson will get your students thinking about what’s in the food they eat.
YES! Recommends: Americans Who Tell The Truth
Americans Who Tell the Truth spotlights 170 portraits of truth tellers—people who fought for all people’s rights with courage and determination—to teach students of all ages not only about their heritage, but
Visual Learning: To Dye For
This Visual Learning lesson will get your students thinking about where their clothes come from and how colorful fabric is made.
Visual Learning: We Are the 99%
This Visual Learning lesson will get your students thinking about how much information they want to know about where their food comes from.
Words That Inspire: We are the 1%
Some members of the 1% have shared messages of solidarity with the 99%. What goes into a sign that makes a lasting impression? Explore an activity to help your students understand—and create
Visual Learning: Boom!
This Visual Learning lesson will get your students thinking about the devastation that oil spills can have on human and marine life.
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