Curriculum & Resources

Curricula and lesson plans on topics ranging from climate change to happiness.

YES! Recommends: Creative Change Educational Solutions

posted Nov 23, 2011

Creative Change's comprehensive approach to curriculum transformation places food systems, renewable energy, urban revitalization, and other sustainability issues at the center of education innovation and reform.

Curriculum & Resources: Journey Into Dyslexia

posted Nov 23, 2011

You’ve probably taught a student with dyslexia—and were perplexed on how to help. This film shows successful adults who see their dyslexia as a unique gift.

Visual Learning: We Are the 99%

posted Nov 23, 2011

With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it's interesting (or not). In this case, it's all about animals as food.

Words That Inspire: The Laughing Thrush

posted Oct 25, 2011

Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin believes that it’s natural to love being in the world around us. His poem, "The Laughing Thrush," captures a sense of place with rich details and abundant joy.

Curriculum & Resources: ThinkB4YouSpeak

posted Oct 25, 2011

GLSEN's campaign ThinkB4YouSpeak helps straight teens understand why "that's so gay" and other common slurs may be unintentional but hurtful to their Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) classmates.

Curriculum & Resources: Occupy Wall Street

posted Oct 25, 2011

Resources from YES! Magazine and NY Times Learning Network will familiarize your students with Occupy Wall Street.

YES! Recommends: The Legacy Project

posted Oct 25, 2011

At a time of economic uncertainty—when your students are wondering about their future—the Legacy Project might serve as a compass to help them create their lives, connect to others, and change their world.

Visual Learning: Boom!

posted Oct 25, 2011

With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it's interesting (or not). In this case, it's all about oil spill cleanup.

Curriculum & Resources: The Innocence Project and Prison Food

posted Sep 22, 2011

Use the Innocence Project’s interactive resources to understand the causes of wrongful convictions and exonerations, and see how your school's cafeteria food measures up to prison food with this tell-it-like-it is infographic.

Words That Inspire: Martin Luther King, Jr.

posted Sep 22, 2011

What is fair to one person may not be fair to another. How can students become aware of injustice—at school, in your community, and in this world— and dig deeper to discover how they can transform injustice to justice?

Visual Learning: "Out of many, one"

posted Sep 22, 2011

With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it’s interesting (or not).

Visual Learning: “Who’s that swimming in my pool?”

posted Jun 01, 2011

With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it’s interesting (or not). In this case it's all about our relationship with the natural world.

Curriculum & Resources: Sleep Lessons and Bees

posted Jun 01, 2011

With final exams under way, many students and teachers are undoubtedly getting little sleep. And, what’s the buzz about bees? The following teaching resources dive into the science and psychology of the importance of sleep, and why bees are critical to our food supply.

YES! Recommends: Heifer International

posted Jun 01, 2011

Heifer International is renowned for giving animals as a sustainable source of food and income to those in need—changing lives forever. Its resources educate and energize people of all ages, empowering them to help others and build a better world.

Words That Inspire: Life After Worry

by Akaya Winwood

posted Jun 01, 2011

The state of the world gives us plenty to worry about. What would happen if we made a decision to no longer worry? Read Akaya Windwood's wise commentary on replacing worry with trust, and check out the classroom activity, too.