Default Female

Shaped Staff

The Shaped Staff is a group of writers and editors with extensive and varied backgrounds in education—consisting of the Content Marketing team at HMH. Together, they bring expertise in education journalism, content development, copywriting—as well as teaching experience in the elementary grades and secondary English and math.

The Content Marketing team includes Christine Condon, senior director of content marketing; Richard Blankman, marketing director; Zoe Del Mar, senior content marketing manager; Brenda Iasevoli, senior content marketing manager; Alicia Ivory, senior copywriter; and Jennifer Corujo, content marketing manager.

They can be reached at Shaped@hmhco.com.

 
WF1608885 back to school activities resources 2024 aggregate hero

Check out our 2024 back-to-school articles for teachers and educators. Explore professional development strategies and resources for the new school year.

Shaped Staff

WF1471950 Hero Final

A comprehensive list of all of the Teachers in America podcast episodes, seasons 1-5.

Shaped Staff

Bts icebreakers

As you return to the classroom for back-to-school, try these 2024 first-day-of-school icebreaker activities to develop a sense of normalcy among students and build community.

Shaped Staff

Teacher appreciation 2023 1920x1080 v2 00 02 20 03 Still013

To celebrate teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week we wanted to hear directly from students. Watch the video to hear what they have to say.

Shaped Staff

Famous Female Scientists

Teach students about eight famous women in science by downloading these posters. These women have contributed to fields ranging from engineering to astronomy to chemistry.

Shaped Staff

Christine Darden, black scientist

Check out this list of famous black scientists today and during the 20th century, and distribute the posters of African American scientists to your students or hang them in your classroom.

Shaped Staff

Two students in a classroom looking at a laptop

Try these real-life math problems with solutions in your classroom, which are open-ended projects with a range of possible answers.

Shaped Staff

Fall activities and lesson plans for elementary students hero

Try these fall activities for elementary students in your classroom that put a twist on common fall themes.

Shaped Staff

7 First-Day-of-School Activities for Middle School Science

Get back into science with these back-to-school activities for middle school science.

Shaped Staff

Back to school science activities for elementary students hero

Explore these back-to-school science activities and experiments for the first day of science class.

Shaped Staff

Female student smiling in elementary classroom

These math icebreakers are games and activities that span all grades to help math teachers get students practicing math while getting to know one another.

Shaped Staff

WF1594101 How to Estimate Length Hero

Get step-by-step instructions on how to elicit thoughtful questions and responses to tasks that ask students to estimate length.

Shaped Staff

Two children in a school classroom looking at flash cards

Students will learn how to represent multiplication of fractions by drawing visual models, analyzing hypothetical examples of student work, and creating equations.

Shaped Staff

WF1569306 Shaped 2022 Blog Post What Is Scaffold Learning hero

Giving students the tools to tackle division with these shortcuts not only makes division less daunting, it also makes it seem like a fun puzzle.

Shaped Staff

WF1593716 Blog Volume of Rectangular Prism hero

Estimate the Volume of a Rectangular Prism in this activity from HMH's Into Math.

Shaped Staff

Teacher standing with two students holding a tablet

Scaffolding learning comprises many techniques that allow you to provide extra support to your students and help them bridge learning gaps.

Shaped Staff

May Fathers Day 2

Use these 5 Father's Day school ideas for elementary students as a fun way for your class to celebrate those who care about them!

Shaped Staff

Wf1167613 Hero Image 1

Watch these 90-Second Science videos of quick and easy science experiments for kids that you can do at home or in the classroom.

Shaped Staff