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Explore fun 5th grade math games and activities to bring to your math classroom. These include quick warm-ups, complete lesson plans, and ways to ensure all students can become math experts!
Nicole Kirksey
April 12, 2021
Teaching kids how to write a persuasive paragraph consisting of their opinion and supporting sentences puts them on the right track to being an effective communicator.
Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor
April 12, 2021
As educators plan for the future, here are three strategies to consider when it comes to teacher professional development for now and in the next school year.
April 08, 2021
Looking for the perfect way to say “Thank-you” to educators? We’ve collected Teacher Appreciation Week ideas from principals and administrators across the country. Feel free to steal or revamp them as you please.
Shaped Staff
April 08, 2021
What can be done to help those students who have felt the impacts of unfinished learning? Note that there isn't a one-size-fits-all solution.
Brittany Mamphey, M.Ed.
Dean of Students, Mt. Healthy South Elementary School, Ohio
April 07, 2021
Learn how Peak Charter Academy in North Carolina prioritized differentiation in the classroom, even when the pandemic hit the U.S.
Steve Pond
Principal, Peak Charter Academy, North Carolina
April 07, 2021
Here are inside tips from Into Math writers, coaches, and experts, on how to make the most of our core K–8 math program.
Shaped Staff
April 05, 2021
Nobody believed Alexandria Middle Magnet School had a promising future. With Principal Dennis Stewart and his leadership team's guidance and the support of turnaround specialists and the ICLE, the school transformed in three years against all odds.
Shaped Staff
April 05, 2021
Use these financial literacy lesson plans and activities for middle school to teach students about topics ranging from salaries to wages to creating a personal budget.
Shaped Staff
April 01, 2021
Fourth-grade teacher Perry Hollins shares tips for teaching current events through an SEL lens.
Perry Hollins
Fourth-Grade Teacher, Evanston/Skokie School District, Illinois
April 01, 2021
Teaching reading online during the pandemic can be challenging. Learn how to teach reading virtually with these tips from a first-grade teacher.
Katie Risolo Radovich
First-Grade Teacher, Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York
March 31, 2021
Celebrate poetry in April and year-round with these HMH poetry books for kids and teenagers. These children's poetry books span science and nature, history, and the arts.
Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH
March 31, 2021
We are joined by the Kennedy Center’s vice president and artistic director for social impact, Marc Bamuthi Joseph. A National Poetry Slam champion and a TED Global Fellow, Marc discusses the future of social impact and the role of the arts in public healing.
Ali Habashi
Shaped Editor
March 30, 2021
Use this video to teach numbers and expressions in math class by investigating how different numbers look around the world and throughout history at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Richard Blankman
Shaped Editor
March 29, 2021
These strategies can help administrators support efforts to improve student outcomes—academically and socially—and help address the issue of interrupted schooling.
Francie Alexander
Chief Research Officer, HMH
March 26, 2021
Nurturing students social emotional learning during COVID-19 is essential. Explore key SEL principles that schools and educators can use during the pandemic.
Francie Alexander
Chief Research Officer, HMH
March 26, 2021
Some kids are benefitting from our experiment with online learning during the pandemic, and districts across the country are building virtual academies to meet their needs.
Dr. Robert Dillon
School Designer, Author, Educator
March 26, 2021
Happy spring! Need some engaging in-person and remote classroom activities to celebrate the season? Try these 8 spring activities for elementary students.
Shaped Staff
March 23, 2021