Shaped: The Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Education Blog

How to Prepare Elementary School Students for Algebra

Ease elementary school students' transition from arithmetic to algebra by introducing them to algebra concepts throughout the elementary grades.

Shaped Staff

September 16, 2019

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With These HMH Books

These books by HMH authors and illustrators with roots in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean reflect the full spectrum of Hispanic life in America.

Susan Steinway

Archivist, HMH

September 13, 2019

Happy World Teachers’ Day: Why and How to Celebrate

October 5 is a day to celebrate and thank the educators who had a meaningful impact on your life.

Jordan Friedman

Shaped Staff

September 13, 2019

What Is Social-Emotional Learning? Insights and Resources for K-12 Educators

What is Social Emotional Learning? Learn more about the definition of SEL and its importance in schools from the educator perspective.

Jordan Friedman

Shaped Staff

September 11, 2019

Prime Numbers, Trapdoors, and Cracking Codes: A Math Puzzle—Part 2

Have your students try their hand at basic RSA enciphering with these downloadable math activities.

Ally Zmijeski

Associate Learning Architect, Math

September 11, 2019

The Social-Emotional Learning Need: How a Small District Made It a Reality

An assistant principal shares how her district implemented a new model that works best for them to support social-emotional learning.

Kelly Boeing

Assistant Principal, Lucerne Valley Middle High School

September 10, 2019

SEL in Schools: Why Education Leaders Should Express Their Vulnerabilities

When prioritizing social-emotional learning in schools, allowing those you lead to see you as authentically human with deficiencies as well as strengths can be enlightening.

Anthony Colannino

ICLE Senior Fellow

September 09, 2019

7 Halloween Classroom Activities: Spooky Celebrations With Students

Use these Halloween activities, geared mostly toward elementary school students, to incorporate fun into your curriculum on this exciting holiday.

Joanna Miral

Shaped Staff

September 05, 2019

Back to School Does Not Have to Mean Back to 'I Don’t Get It!'

A language teacher shares three free back-to-school activities to re-engage students in language learning.

Liz Rigg

Shaped Contributor

September 05, 2019

Instructional Coaching Strategies Using Video: 4 Keys to Starting Right

Follow these four steps to improve your chances of creating the psychological safety needed for teachers to trust the process of instructional coaching using video.

Shaped Staff

September 04, 2019