Most Recent YES! For Teachers Articles
Writing Contest
Nine Brilliant Student Essays on Honoring Your Roots
For the fall 2019 student writing contest, we invited students to read the YES! article “Native and European—How Do I Honor All Parts of Myself?”
Writing Contest
Gallery of Voices: More Essays on Identity
Read more students essays from our fall writing contest on identity and honoring ancestral roots.
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Help YES! Reach a Half-Million Students
You can help put free YES! Magazine subscriptions into the hands of thousands of teachers — and reach more than half a million students!
Visual Learning: A Kernel of Truth
Get students thinking about native plants and corn.
Tough Topics Discussion Guides
Let’s Talk About Death
Uneasy about discussing death—and its related issues like burials, end-of-life caregiving, and bucket lists—with your students? Here are some resources to start the conversation.
Writing Contest
Fall 2019 National Student Writing Competition: Honoring Your Roots
The fall 2019 student writing contest, “Honoring Our Roots,” focuses on ancestry and identity. In an ethnically diverse world, how does one honor the many pieces of their identity?
“Three Things That Matter Most” Student Writing Lesson
Student will compare what matters most to them with what matters most to a particular elder.
This Editor Wants to Bring Social Justice Stories From Unheard Voices to Your Classroom
Voice of Witness Education Director Cliff Mayotte brings oral history to your classroom. He wants your students to read the personal narratives of people impacted by injustice—and tell their own stories, too.
