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These 12 Olympics activities for elementary and middle school students will let them sharpen their math, social studies, and writing skills.
Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor
January 07, 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
Give a lesson on the significance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day with these Pearl Harbor activities for elementary and middle school students.
Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor
November 10, 2021
Try these fall activities for elementary students in your classroom that put a twist on common fall themes.
Shaped Staff
October 01, 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
Use these educational activities for elementary school to explore different topics in reading, math, and science and add an element of fun into your lessons.
February 03, 2021
Before we say goodbye to 2020, we want to highlight the most-read Shaped blogs, written with you in mind as you navigated this most unusual year.
Christine Condon
Shaped Editor-in-Chief
December 17, 2020
Keep your students engaged while boosting their academic skills with these free, downloadable 1st and 2nd grade learning activities in reading, math, and science.
December 07, 2020
With these free reading activities for 1st and 2nd grade, you can engage young learners in topics ranging from incredible insects to the great outdoors.
December 07, 2020
'Tis the season to be jolly—while boosting math, reading, and writing skills, of course! Try our fun Christmas classroom activities for school.
Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Editor
November 13, 2020
Discover five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of sports, games, and having fun.
July 20, 2020
Discover five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of our country and its symbols.
July 02, 2020
¡Bienvenidos a Estos son los Estados Unidos! We provide you with daily summer reading activities in Spanish about our country and its symbols.
July 02, 2020
Van a recibir lecciones de lectura y aprendizaje para cinco días con las que su hijo podrá conocer más sobre la naturaleza que nos rodea.
June 15, 2020
Discover five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of nature all around us.
June 15, 2020
Explore five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of family and spending time together.
June 08, 2020
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