ADL's K-12 Lesson Plans: Resources for classroom instruction that promote critical thinking and assist educators in teaching current and historical events and themes through the lens of diversity, bias and social justice. 

Facing History & Ourselves Lessons and Mini-Lessons: to help educators discuss challenging current events and explore pivotal periods in history with students. 

US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Fundamentals of Teaching the Holocaust: provides educators with US Holocaust Memorial Museum resources to teach about the Holocaust and inspire students to think critically about the past and their own roles and responsibilities today. Complete with sample lesson plans, instructional videos, and an ability to connect with Museum educators for support.

Holocaust Education Curriculum: A series of classroom-ready multi-part units from Echoes & Reflections that cover pre-war Jewish life, antisemitism, Nazi rise to power, the “Final Solution”, Jewish resistance, genocide and more through primary source resources and video testimony from Holocaust survivors and witnesses. 

ADL’s Anti-Bias Tools and Strategies: Comprehensive resources that provide a wide range of tips, tools, strategies and lessons around a theme for K-12 educators, administrators, students and family members to promote safe, equitable and respectful learning environments. 

ADL’s Books Matter: A curated list of over 800 children’s and young adult literature focused on a wide range of themes, including bias, diversity and social justice. 

ADL’s Table Talks: Discussion guides and information that provide parents and family members with tools to engage their families in conversations about important news stories and other timely discussions about societal and world events.

ADL’s Curriculum Guides: Common-core aligned classroom-ready resources and curriculum, available in print or digitally, are used to teach anti-bias skills and concepts in the elementary, middle and high school classroom. 

ADL on Sutori: A collection of resources and virtual student-facing classroom presentations and lessons. 

ADL on Flip: Conversation starters, questions or homework assignments to further classroom conversations around ADL topics and themes. 

HHRCMaine Anti Bias Toolkit: A toolkit created by the Holocaust and Human Rights Council (Maine) that includes ten possible actions for schools to begin examining equity within their own school. 

ADL’s Awareness to Action: Challenging Antisemitism: new in March 2024, the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) free online course on antisemitism is geared toward middle and high-school-age students.  The class includes four modules and completion takes approximately 1.5-2 hours.

ADL Echoes & Reflections Digital Activities: 15 online, self-directed activities to increase student knowledge about core topics of Holocaust history, antisemitism, and related issues. 

ADL mini-lessons and mini-courses: digital learning activities that students can access independently or as part of a lesson to explore topics like identity, bias, bullying, and online hate.

In-person resources for students and teachers

No Place for Hate: In ADL’s student-led, school-wide program, both students and staff engage in dialogue and active learning on topics like bias, bullying, and allyship, catered to a school’s specific needs and culture.

Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine’s (HHRC) educational programs: 14 educational programs for students that can be held at your school or during a visit to the HHRC in Augusta.

Holocaust through Visual Culture at Bowdoin College: NEH summer seminar and resources for local materials for K-12 teachers.