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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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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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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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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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7 Tips for Helping Your Child with Math at Home (When You Hate Math)

Explore tips for parents, caregivers, and educators who are helping children with math at home but don't feel comfortable or competent in the discipline.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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Grades 1–2 Daily Reading Activities: Stories and Tales

Have children dive into traditional tales with five days of reading lessons for first and second graders.

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Grade 2 Math Activities: Animals

Using stories to teach children math is a fun way for them to learn math vocabulary.

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Grades 1–2 Daily Reading Activities: Animals

Give your kids an inside look at the animal world with five days of reading lessons for first and second graders.

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Grados 1–2 actividades de lectura: Animales

Vamos a proporcionarles lecciones de lectura que duran cinco días, y las cuales servirán para explorar el mundo animal con su hijo.

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5 Social-Emotional Learning Strategies Teachers Can Use Now

Schools that integrate social-emotional learning into instruction equip students to persevere and master rigorous content. Start with these five tips.

Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Executive Editor

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What Does It Mean to Have a Limitless Mind?

In Jo Boaler's book Limitless Mind, the author attempts to make the case that we are capable of learning anything and dives into the six keys of learning.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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Coaching SEL Through Literacy: Ideas and Things to Look For

By folding social-emotional learning into instructional strategies educators already use to teach literacy, SEL begins to feel less daunting.

Sherry St. Clair
HMH Contributor

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How to Talk to Kids About the Coronavirus

Children likely have questions, concerns, or fears about the coronavirus (COVID-19), and many experts and educators agree on the best ways to respond.

Glenn Greenberg
Shaped Contributor

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March 2020: Celebrate a Holiday in Class Every Day

Have fun every day with these March classroom ideas for elementary students. Ideas range from fun facts to share with the class to more detailed school activities and lessons.

Onalee Smith
Shaped Contributor

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Need a Timesaver? Try an Activity That Ties SEL to ELA

Integrate social-emotional learning into your English language arts curriculum with this literacy activity, where students read and study a text and practice important SEL competencies.

Janna Sakson
Shaped Contributor

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Stuck on a Math Problem? Try Solving It Another Way

Inform your students that math problems rarely have a single method for solving them and frequently have multiple solutions.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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February 2020: Celebrate a Holiday in Class Every Day

Have fun every day with these February classroom ideas for elementary students. Ideas range from fun facts to share with the class to more detailed school activities and lessons.

Onalee Smith
Shaped Contributor

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Teaching Multiplication and Division Relationship Using Arrays

Use this lesson to teach students array multiplication, array division, along with other visual aids to show the relationship between multiplication and division.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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