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How and Why to Use Primary Sources When Teaching History

Teaching with primary source documents makes history come alive. Learn how and why to use primary resources of history in the social studies classroom for grades 5-12.

Susan Steinway

Archivist, HMH

August 05, 2019

Why Our Blended Foundational Reading Program Is Called System 44

Learn the thinking behind the name System 44, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

Francie Alexander

Chief Research Officer, HMH

August 02, 2019

Math Activities for Preschoolers: Discovering Addition Concepts

Download these activities for preschoolers to teach early learners about addition using visual representations.

Shaped Staff

August 01, 2019

Summer Reads for Teachers and K-12 Administrators

Summer reading isn't just for students! These books will help educators enrich their teaching practice, while keeping readers entertained.

Joanna Miral

Shaped Staff

August 01, 2019

Exploring EdTech and Connecting With Teachers at ISTE 2019

More than 16,000 educators gathered to explore the ways in which today’s technology can shape tomorrow.

Lisa Huston

Shaped Contributor

July 31, 2019

Teaching World History: Hammurabi's Code of Laws—Activities and Resources

Download these resources to teach students the context surrounding the creation of the code of laws.

Shaped Staff

July 31, 2019

Teaching Civic Engagement in High Schools: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Learn how one school developed a yearlong opportunity where students research community issues, evolving into direct action to help solve those problems.

Tim Phillips

Social Science Teacher, Township School District 214, Illinois

July 30, 2019

Teaching Supreme Court Cases: Debating the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools

Use these downloadables as social studies resources to teach your class about the Supreme Court case West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette.

Shaped Staff

July 30, 2019

Helping Children Read the World: Stories From History

Author and teacher Carol Jago suggests books for your classroom library that situate social-emotional issues within real-world settings, both past and present.

Carol Jago

HMH Author and Associate Director, California Reading & Literature Project at UCLA

July 26, 2019

Disappearing Glaciers: A Lesson in Climate Change for Middle and High School

To teach climate change to students in Grades 5-12, consider using real-life examples of the effects, such as the loss of the Okjökull glacier in Iceland.

Ann Pearson

Shaped Contributor

July 25, 2019

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