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Teaching Mindfulness in the Classroom With Early Learners

Begin teaching mindfulness in the classroom with your early learners using these insights from a veteran teacher.

Kim Block

Retired Teacher

December 04, 2019

Start a Classroom Service Project and Support Student Voice

Get your class invested in giving back this holiday season by sharing the story of Bana Alabed, a Syrian refugee living in Turkey, and asking students how they can help others who might be suffering.

Onalee Smith

Shaped Staff

December 03, 2019

The Best Holiday Books for Kids to Celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah

Use these HMH books to celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah in the classroom and teach students about the traditions associated with each holiday.

Susan Steinway

Archivist, HMH

December 03, 2019

12 Winter Holiday Classroom Games, Activities, and Craft Ideas

Celebrate the winter holidays in your classroom with these holiday activities for the most wonderful time of the year.

Jordan Friedman

Shaped Staff

December 02, 2019

Teaching the Renaissance: World History Lesson Plan and Activities

Use this lesson plan and activities for middle and high school students to teach your students about this era of cultural "rebirth" during the 14th to 17th centuries.

Shaped Staff

November 27, 2019

New Wings: Writing Praise Poems in the Classroom

Poet Glenis Redmond says teaching students how to write a praise poem is a great way to dive into metaphors and similes and have them flex their creative muscles.

Glenis Redmond

Poet and Teaching Artist

November 26, 2019

Interview: Author Paul Tough on the Complex World of College Admissions

Paul Tough dives into fascinating (and frustrating) discoveries and stories from his research into the complex system of college admissions and higher education.

Caitlin Henault

Senior Communications Associate, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

November 25, 2019

Black Friday Classroom Activity and Lesson Plan: Teaching Math and Money

Download this Black Friday classroom activity to teach students about spending and budgeting along with decimals and percentages.

Shaped Staff

November 22, 2019

Teaching Supreme Court Cases: Engel v. Vitale and Religion in Schools

Teach your students about a controversial Supreme Court decision in 1952 regarding the role that religion should play in public school classrooms.

Shaped Staff

November 20, 2019

Teaching World Languages: The Co-Constructed Feedback Process (Pt. 1)

A veteran Spanish teacher shares how to build on a typical interpersonal speaking performance assessment in order to make it easy for others to implement co-constructed feedback in their own classrooms.

Jori Greenhill

Spanish Teacher

November 20, 2019

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