Each issue of YCteen includes a lesson guide for teachers and after-school staff that shows how to use the stories with teens. Many of the YCteen stories on this site, as well as stories from our sister publication, Represent, are accompanied by free lessons (look for this icon). Most consist of a few simple discussion questions and/or writing prompts that you can use as a jumping off point for exploring the story with your teens. Some also involve role plays or other experiential activities. Many include assignments that can be used as practice for the New York State Regents exam.

We also offer more than half a dozen complete curricula built around our teen stories and focused on topics including work readiness (Real Jobs) and resilience (Struggle to Be Strong). They provide all the support you need to form and run an engaging workshop with teens.

You can see a complete list of our curricula and resource kits here. The current lesson guide, and guides from many past issues of both magazines, are available below.