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Greatest Hits: Most Popular Resources of the School Year

Our June newsletter is packed with resources for teaching and learning. Read it here.

 

In the Current Issue: 

Will There Be Enough?,

The water solutions issue. Browse this issue.

 


For Your Classroom


Exemplary Essay Project

inspired writingThe YES! Exemplary Essay Project demonstrates how teachers can use YES! Magazine stories as the basis for thought-provoking writing. It also gives students an opportunity to voice their opinions and show off their stellar writing.

 

Read Recent Student Essays

 

inspired writingExemplary Essay on "Why Iraq Veterans Can't Stay Silent" and "Who Will Rule?"

Students in Jann Gates’ “Modern Dilemma” senior seminar at Santa Fe Waldorf High School in New Mexico read and reacted to YES! articles of their own choosing.  Featured essays were in response to “Why Iraq Veterans Can’t Stay Silent,” by Sarah Olson and “Who Will Rule?” by Michael Marx and Marjorie Kelly. Read more...

Eleanor StevensFill the Void

An imagined letter to be sent to Marine Captain Alexander H., a former acquaintance. Read more...


Pecos SingerWhen the Greater Good for All Prevails

A corporation is simply a group of shareholders, organized into a conglomerate that can be held liable separate from its owners. Read more...

 


Spotlight on Happiness

Gratitude Test

How Thankful Are You?

Researchers say thankful people tend to be happy people. Take this test to find out your gratitude score.


Sciencehappiness

10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy

Scientists can tell us how to be happy. Really. Here are 10 ways, with the research to prove it.

 

Anna Unkovich

Changing the World: One Story at a Time

For former teacher and Chicken Soup for the Classroom co-author Anna Unkovich, a “nightmare” teaching moment was the key to a more open classroom. Learn how she discovered the value of sharing stories.

 

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