Teacher Resources--Tips for Teachers

Youth Communication publishes guides to accompany most of its books and magazines to help teachers, counselors, social workers and Independent Living Coordinators use them with teens.

In the coming months more and more of them will be posted on this website.

Curriculum Guides

Real Stories, Real Teens - Click here to order online

Real Stories Reader
Real Stories, Real Teens
Inspire teens to read and recognize their strengths with this collection of 26 true stories by teens. The young writers describe how they overcome significant challenges and stay true to themselves.

Also: Real Stories Leader's Guide

For Our Books
Starting With "I": Teacher's Guide
The Struggle to Be Strong, Leader's Guide & Worksheets

Lesson Plans
Getting Back to You—
Part of Independent Living is Dealing With Yourself
By Xavier Reyes, Foster Care Youth United,
May/June 2003, p. 34-35 (html version)
For a PDF version of the lesson plan

Regents Practice Lessons
Lesson 1
answer key:
1) b 2) c 3) b 4) c 5) b 6) d 7) c 8) a

Lesson 2

Lesson 3
answer key:
1) b 2) b 3) d 4) c 5)a 6) d 7) b 8) c 9) d

For Our Magazines

Tips for Teachers are available for each issue of NYC when it's published.
Click below.

Tips for Staff is available for each issue of Represent (formerly FCYU) when it's published. Click below.

• April 2008 PDF
• March 2008 PDF
• Jan/Feb. 2008 PDF
• December 2007 PDF
• November 2007 PDF
• Sept/Oct. 2007 PDF
• May/June 2007 PDF
• April 2007 PDF
• March 2007 PDF
• Jan/Feb. 2007 PDF
• December 2006 PDF
• November 2006 PDF
• Sept/Oct. 2006 PDF
• May/June 2006 PDF
• April 2006 PDF
• March 2006 PDF
• Jan/Feb. 2006 PDF
• December 2005 PDF
• November 2005 PDF
• Sept/Oct. 2005 PDF

• May/June 2005 PDF
• April 2005 PDF
• March 2005 PDF
• Jan/Feb. 2005 PDF
• December 2004 PDF
• November 2004 PDF
• Sept/Oct. 2004 PDF

• May/June 2004 PDF
• April 2004 PDF
• March 2004 PDF
• Jan/Feb. 2004 PDF
• December 2003 PDF
• November 2003 PDF
• Sept/Oct. 2003 PDF

• Jan/Feb. 2005 PDF
• Nov/Dec. 2004 PDF
• Sept/Oct. 2004 PDF
• July/August 2004 PDF

• May/June 2004 PDF
• Jan/Feb. 2004 PDF
• Nov/Dec. 2003 PDF
• Sept/Oct. 2003 PDF
• July/August 2003 PDF

Note: Lesson plans for Independent Living classes are now included in each issue of Represent. Above are copies of lessons which accompanied issues published before March 2005

(for Tips for Teacher Archive page, click here)

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