This Visual Learning activity will get students thinking about how we use plastic, and the implications of living conveniently.
Curriculum & Resources
Curricula and lesson plans on topics ranging from climate change to happiness.
A collection of education resources about "Green." From the environment to the economy, bring green into the classroom.
Watch a new video about an eighth grade class using The Corporation film as a discussion starter. Share with your students using free curriculum from The Ontario Institute of Studies in Education.
This Visual Literacy lesson will get your students thinking about the Occupy Wall Street movement, and what's behind a mask.
The Story of Stuff Project now offers more films that explain and inform. Check out The Story of Broke, The Story of Citizens United v. FEC, and don't miss out on free curriculum from Facing the Future.
A collection of YES! resources for teaching about Occupy and other social movements.
Cornell Professor Karl Pillemer, founder of The Legacy Project: Lessons for Living from the Wisest Americans, collected over 1,500 interviews of elders on a variety of subjects. In text and video, the oldest living generations of Americans share their experiences.
With biographies, personal interviews, and powerful images, the Academy of Achievement provides the opportunity for students to find a modern hero that resonates with their life. A content-rich Achiever Gallery of photos and a well-organized curriculum are terrific resources for hero projects or studies.
This Visual Learning Lesson will get your students thinking about what's in the food they eat.
Jason McLennan suggests that we stop "chasing perfection."
This Visual Learning lesson will get your students thinking about where their clothes come from and how colorful fabric is made.
Like history, maps tell a story from the writer or creator's perspective. ODT Maps believes that there are many ways to see the world—including upside down. Explore the organization's many maps (with thoughtful explanations), videos, free downloads, quizzes, and more.
Instead of a letter, Terry Tempest Williams wrote a poem to nominate Lily Yeh as a YES! Breakthrough 15 Hero. The poem shared the many reasons why Lily Yeh is worthy of consideration. Who are the people students might be inspired to honor with a poem?
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 also to stand up for what they believe in.