Classroom VR Trunks: Choctaw Code Talkers 1918

“Choctaw Code Talkers 1918” is a virtual reality experience that tells the incredible story of America’s original Code Talkers. Stationed in France in 1918, soldiers from the Choctaw Nation of...

U.S. History Mini Simulations

In this series of historical mini simulations, students step into the shoes of policymakers to advise the U.S. president on how to respond to major foreign policy moments in U.S. history. These eight...
CFR Education from the Council on Foreign Relations
Cooperative Board Game

War Toys: Evac Ops

War Toys is a nonprofit organization that uses play to safely confront the harsh realities of war, promoting peace around the world. Through unique, art-therapy-based collaborations in the field, we...
War Toys

Teaching the Armenian Genocide

This collection of resources from the Genocide Education Project includes lesson plans, articles, stories, case studies and more, all centered on the genocide that took place in the Ottoman Empire...
The Genocide Education Project

Internment During the Great War

The Internment Research Centre (IRC) in Hawick is open to anyone interested in past and present internment throughout the world. Its resources range from local to global and offer...
Internment Research Centre
Digital Graphic Novel

Where the Poppies Blow: The Life and Lessons of John McCrae

Who was John McCrae and why is he important? This digital graphic novel's striking illustrations portray his remarkable life, from humble beginnings in small-town Ontario to some of the toughest...
TEACH Magazine

Creating a WWI Children's Book

As the final assessment for a unit on World War I, students demonstrate their knowledge and critical analysis skills by creating their own children's book about the war. This project involves...
High School World History Inquiry

Why does the root of a conflict matter?

With this Inquiry, students will build an argument to answer the compelling question, “Why does the root of a conflict matter?” Across three supporting questions, students will investigate a wide...

Christmas Truce: Crafting a Reader’s Theater

Through a mixture of historical analysis, critical media literacy skills, and creativity, students will discover how soldiers at war could find camaraderie across a battlefield. Students will use a...

Coffee and World War 1: Soluble Science

Students will learn about states of matter to understand how instant coffee is made. Through a series of readings and activities, students will discover different processes of making instant coffee,...

Modern Gay Rights and WWI

In these video clips, historian Dr. Caroline Radesky discusses the role that the First World War played in influencing modern gay rights. She starts by introducing Henry Gerber, who founded the first...