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Teach the UN

K–12 teaching guides, games, activities, and child-friendly resources about peace, human rights, sustainability, and the United Nations.

History & culture · Geography · Reading · Parent & educatorAges 5–18Free🌐 1 languages

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About Teach the UN

Teach the UN is the United Nations Visitor Center’s K–12 resource hub. It organizes teaching guides and child-friendly materials around peace and security, human rights, the Sustainable Development Goals, UN history, educational games, activities, and resources for younger children.

Age and access

This resource is listed for ages 5–18. It is available as Website, Downloadable and is listed as free. The listed language coverage is English.

What stands out

Introduces civics and global topics through guides, games, and activities
Includes a dedicated section for resources for children
Supports classroom and family conversations about global citizenship

Evaluation detail

How the score is built

Civics valueStrong

The resource connects children with global citizenship, rights, peace, and sustainability.

Age coverageExceptional

The official FAQ identifies the K–12 audience and child-specific materials.

Activity varietyStrong

Guides, games, activities, videos, and children’s resources are included.

AccessFree

The public teaching hub is free to browse.

For grown-ups

Parent notes

Topics such as conflict and human rights can be serious, so adults should choose age-appropriate materials and provide context.
The hub serves kindergarten through grade 12, so individual resources vary considerably by age.
The stored preview shows the official United Nations page without a cookie popup, ad overlay, or broken rendering.

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