Every year, interactive materials are among the most popular resources on the Retro Report website. This spring was no exception. Here are the interactive tools most frequently used in classrooms across the country so far in 2026, spanning U.S. History, Geography, Environmental Science and Government. Interactive Cold War Timeline This interactive timeline traces the tumultuous […]
Isadora Varejão
Isadora Varejão is an Engagement Producer at Retro Report. Previously, she worked as an engagement editor for Documented, a local news website that covers immigration in New York. She is a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where she developed the Women Against Violence Experiment (W.A.V.E.), a multidisciplinary platform that brings information about domestic violence to immigrants through an interactive play and a chatbot. She began her career as a general assignment reporter at local radio stations Super Radio Tupi and Bandnews FM in her hometown of Rio de Janeiro.
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Best Of Spring: Most Popular Student Activities of 2026 So Far
Our student activities are inquiry-based, endorsed by teachers and are Google Docs, ready to be printed and shared with students. What’s not to love? Here are the most popular student activities so far in 2026. They cover the Cold War, civil rights, U.S.-Iran relations and gerrymandering. Use the “Save Resource” feature on RetroReport.org to save […]
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Finish the School Year Strong: 5 Project Ideas and New Writing Activities
The end of the school year is a perfect time for self-directed learning. Check out these five films, each accompanied by a lesson with a project that you can use as a way to put students in charge. Healing the Ozone: First Steps Toward Success Lesson: Cabinet Simulation for Environmental Policy Students simulate a cabinet-level […]
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U.S. History Videos To Get You Across The Finish Line
The end of the school year in a U.S. History class can be an entertaining time. The Simpsons captured this well in a scene where children exit on the last day and the teacher calls out, “Wait a minute, you didn’t learn how World War II ended. We won!” The students then break into chants of “U.S.A.!” […]
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Teach About World War II With These Six Classroom-Ready Videos
Help students understand the World War II era, both at home and abroad, with six videos and lessons that add context and new perspectives. Videos are built on vivid archival footage and interviews with survivors, historical figures and experts. Beyond the Battlefield: Double V and Black Americans’ Fight for Equality A civil rights initiative launched […]
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Use These Free Retro Report Resources for AP Review Prep
In May, hundreds of thousands of students across the country will demonstrate their learning and attempt to earn college credit. Here are two ways to use our free resources during AP Exam prep season. 1. Learn and Review with Retro Report AP Collections Help students learn and review key concepts for a variety of AP […]
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Here’s What Teachers Have to Say About Retro Report’s Cold War Resources
Are you a social studies teacher looking for engaging classroom resources on the Cold War? Learn what other teachers have said about Retro Report’s popular Cold War videos. How a Cold War Airlift Saved Berlin With Food, Medicine and Chocolate A Soviet blockade around Berlin cut the city off from the West. But in 1948, […]
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Six Videos That Will Spark Classroom Discussion for Veterans Day
Retro Report has a selection of videos to help teachers commemorate Veterans Day (Nov. 11). Learn more about our resources below. Agent Orange: Last Chapter of the Vietnam War This 10-minute video explores the decision by the U.S. military to spray millions of acres of Vietnam with a toxic defoliant, and illustrates how that decision […]
