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Get your elementary students hooked on math with these games and activities.
Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor
January 24, 2022
The 100th day of school can feel like a big milestone—both for students and teachers! Highlight this special day with a celebratory snack like trail mix. We have a few recipe ideas for you to create your own trail mix, including a nut-free version.
Zoe Del Mar
Shaped Staff
January 10, 2022
Ready for a fresh start in your classroom? Say goodbye to the old and hello to the new with our fun New Year's activities for students.
Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Editor
December 14, 2021
Celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa with 12 holiday classroom activities, games, and crafts for elementary and middle school students.
Jordan Friedman
Shaped Editor
December 14, 2021
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with these Hanukkah classroom games and activities for elementary students.
Jordan Friedman
Shaped Editor
November 30, 2021
In this lesson, students will explore the parts that make up solid figures, including edges, faces, and vertices.
October 14, 2021
The most productive, balanced literacy block schedules include various reading and writing activities and instruction to help build foundational skills.
Francie Alexander
Chief Research Officer, HMH
October 04, 2021
Try these fall activities for elementary students in your classroom that put a twist on common fall themes.
Shaped Staff
October 01, 2021
Watch these 90-Second Science videos of quick and easy science experiments for kids that you can do at home or in the classroom.
September 21, 2021
These ELL strategies for math instruction will help you with teaching math to English language learners and supporting math learning for multilingual students.
Shaped Staff
September 10, 2021
Explore these back-to-school science activities and experiments for the first day of science class.
Shaped Staff
August 26, 2021
How do you teach younger students about the September 11, 2001 attacks and their impact? We've got you covered with these 9/11 activities for elementary school.
Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Editor
August 25, 2021
As you return to the classroom for back-to-school, try these 2021 first-day-of-school icebreaker activities to develop a sense of normalcy among students and build community.
Shaped Staff
July 29, 2021
Teach students about plane shapes, or closed, two-dimensional figures, and solid shapes, which include many of the everyday objects with which students are familiar.
July 12, 2021
Teach students the skills needed for success in and out of the classroom with these social and emotional activities and SEL lesson plans.
Shaped Staff
July 06, 2021
An engaging ELA-based science curriculum that features hands-on science activities allows students to hone their writing, speaking and listening, and reading skills while developing a deeper understanding of the subject.
Shaped Staff
June 28, 2021
Five routines are provided to help math teachers establish routines and promote mathematical discourse this school year. The routines consist of four Talk Moves and one language routine.
Richard Blankman
Shaped Editor
June 22, 2021
Find free teaching resources. Explore fun classroom activities, lessons plans, downloadables, and videos for Grade K–12 kids to keep learning and growing at grade level.
June 16, 2021