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Grade 2 Math Activity Set: By the Sea and A Bunch of Animals

Help your children in Grade 2 understand multidigit numbers and hone their addition and subtraction skills with free animal-based activities.

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Garden in an Egg Carton: Science Activity for Grades K–5

Have students complete this activity, which can also be done from home, where they will plant seedlings and watch them grow.

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Kindergarten Math Activity Set: My Number Story and More

Help your children in kindergarten understand numbers and how objects are similar and different with these free downloadable activities.

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Come Together Over Reading: Start a Family Book Club at Home

Use this “Family Book Club” reading activity from JillE Literacy creator Jill Eggleton to help young learners advance their literacy skills at home.

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How to Prioritize Social-Emotional Learning in a Time of Social Distancing

Learn how to foster an environment of social and emotional learning despite the fact that students can’t interact with teachers or each other face to face.

Venola Mason
Associate Partner, ICLE and Author, Instructional Excellence, Social and Emotional Learning

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Grades 6–8 ELA Activity Set 3: Identify Figurative Language and More

Have middle schoolers identify figurative language, start a dialectical journal, and respond to daily dinner prompts.

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Grades 9–12 ELA Activity Set 3: Evaluate a News Article and More

Have high schoolers continue learning from home by evaluating a news article for reliability, maintaining a dialectical journal, and responding to daily dinner prompts.

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Kindergarten Daily Reading Activities: Natural Wonders

Discover five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of Earth’s ecosystems.

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Grades 1–2 Daily Reading Activities: Natural Wonders

Have children explore Earth's ecosystems with five days of reading lessons for first and second graders.

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Grades 3–5 Daily Reading Activities: Natural Wonders

Grades 3–5 Daily Reading Activities: Natural Wonders

Have your children in Grades 3-5 explore Earth's ecosystems with free reading lessons.

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Kindergarten actividades de lectura: Historias y cuentos

Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar el tema de los cuentos tradicionales más de cerca.

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Grados 1–2 actividades de lectura: Historias y cuentos

Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar el tema de los cuentos tradicionales más de cerca.

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Grados 3–5 actividades de lectura: Historias y cuentos

Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar el tema de los cuentos tradicionales más de cerca.

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How to Hold a Virtual Read-Aloud While Schools Are Closed

Learn how to do a virtual read-aloud. Follow these five simple steps for holding virtual read-alouds with young students in your class.

Katie Risolo Radovich
First-Grade Teacher, Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York

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Teach Kids About Flattening the Curve on Coronavirus—with Activities

Population health researcher Drew Harris explains a simple chart that shows how staying home can slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Brenda Iasevoli
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How to Engage Students in Online Learning: Tips for Elementary School Teachers

Educators can use these strategies for how to engage students in online learning to ensure a successful transition to teaching remotely.

Kathleen Richards
Former HMH Senior Learning Scientist, ELA and Humanities

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Grades 6-8 Math Activity Set 1: Financial Literacy

Download financial literacy activities for middle school students and teach them about topics including wages, salaries, and careers.

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Grades 9-12 Math Activity Set 2: Counting Techniques and More

Download math lessons for high school students focusing on probability, mutually exclusive and overlapping events, and recognizing independent and dependent events.

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