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From nursery rhymes to absurdist poetry to rap, these activities will help your middle or high school class celebrate National Poetry Month this April.
Ali Habashi
Shaped Editor
March 29, 2022
What is Pi Day, and why do we celebrate it? Learn about the history of the holiday, along with why we celebrate Pi Day, and how to celebrate Pi Day in the classroom.
Richard Blankman
Shaped Editor
February 28, 2022
Teach students about six famous women in science by downloading these posters. These women have contributed to fields ranging from engineering to astronomy to chemistry.
Shaped Staff
February 28, 2022
Get your elementary students hooked on math with these games and activities.
Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor
January 24, 2022
Get your whole class feeling the love this February 14. Try these Valentine’s Day activities for middle school and high school students.
Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Editor
Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor
January 24, 2022
Learn how to teach the Holocaust in schools and overcome the challenges of teaching this subject with these insights and guidelines from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Geraldine Stevens
Social Studies Content Expert
January 04, 2022
A history of pi is given, showing how mathematicians across the West and East have contributed to our understanding of the constant pi.
Richard Blankman
Shaped Editor
December 03, 2021
Students need to believe that they belong in their learning environment. Learn about the importance of classroom community—and ways to foster positivity.
Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor
October 29, 2021
Learn the benefits of an integrated curriculum, along with how instruction can be integrated across subjects and standards.
Richard Blankman
Shaped Editor
May 25, 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
Dr. Sharroky Hollie, an expert on culturally and linguistically responsive teaching and learning, shares his insights on resilience during a pandemic, trends in education, and advice for education leaders.
Richard Blankman
Shaped Editor
March 01, 2021
¡Bienvenidos a Tiempo en familia! We provide you with daily summer reading activities in Spanish about family and spending time together.
June 08, 2020
¡Bienvenidos a Tiempo en familia! We provide you with daily summer reading activities in Spanish about family and spending time together.
June 08, 2020
¡Bienvenidos a Tiempo en familia! We provide you with daily summer reading activities in Spanish about family and spending time together.
June 08, 2020
Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar cómo ayudan las personas en nuestras comunidades.
April 29, 2020
Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar cómo ayudan las personas en nuestras comunidades.
April 29, 2020
Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar cómo ayudan las personas en nuestras comunidades.
April 28, 2020
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
February 29, 2020
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