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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.

 
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Take our quick quiz to reflect on your current practices, identify blind spots, and take the first step toward a more cohesive instructional system.

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As you return to the classroom for back-to-school, try these 2025 first-day-of-school icebreaker activities to develop a sense of normalcy among students and build community.

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Bookmark this page featuring our 2025 back-to-school articles for educators. It’s filled with the resources you need to start the school year off strong, from prepping for the first day, to classroom management strategies, and more.

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Help students build their skills in the areas of geometric probability, data displays, and matrices.

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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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Teach high school students about precision and accuracy, significant digits, and errors in measurement with these downloadable activities.

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

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Help students build their skills in working with fractions, decimals, ratios, and percent.

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Download financial literacy activities for middle school students and teach them about topics including wages, salaries, and careers.

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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.

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Activities including creating a sketchnote, writing an ode to an everyday item, and analyzing the theme of a short story.

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Engage your child in an exploration of how we are helpers in our communities with five days of activities.

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Have your children in Grades 3-5 explore how we are helpers in our communities.

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Have high schoolers find inspiration for stories in everyday objects or events and craft advice columns with these downloadable activities for at-home learning.

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Have children explore Earth's ecosystems with five days of reading lessons for first and second graders.

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Grades 3–5 Daily Reading Activities: Natural Wonders

Have your children in Grades 3-5 explore Earth's ecosystems with free reading lessons.

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Engage your child in an exploration of arts and creativity with five days of activities.

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Engage your child in an exploration of different kinds of weather with five days of activities.

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