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Grades 3–5 Daily Reading Activities: Animals

Have your children in Grades 3-5 explore the animal world with free reading lessons, updated throughout the week.

Shaped Staff

Why Using Food as a Reward in Schools Should be Avoided for PBIS

Explore 6 reasons why using food as a reward in schools should be avoided for PBIS.

Timothy Mugabi
Shaped Contributor

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5 Reading Resolutions for Educators: #3—Make Knowledge Building a P–12 Priority

HMH's Chief Research Officer examines recent research on why the pursuit of knowledge is integral to learning to read and learning about ourselves, others, and the world.

Francie Alexander
Senior Vice President, Efficacy & Consulting Research

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Connecting With Staff and Students in Difficult Times: Tips for Education Leaders

As schools close due to the coronavirus outbreak, K-12 administrators should get a communication plan in place to keep their district's students and staff motivated.

Adam Drummond, EdD
Associate Partner, The Center for Model Schools and Author, Instructional Leadership

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Teaching Linear Equations in Math

A linear equation in two variables describes a relationship in which the value of one of the variables depends on the value of the other variable.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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Navigating the Journey to Remote Learning: Tips for School Districts

ICLE Senior Fellow Eric Sheninger shares tips with education leaders on transitioning their district to remote learning while schools are closed during the coronavirus outbreak.

Eric Sheninger
Senior Fellow, the Center for Model Schools; Aspire Change EDU; Keynote Speaker; Author

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Keep Class in Session at Home: Tips From ICLE Partner Weston Kieschnick

With schools closed, ICLE's Weston Kieschnick offers tips to keep the academic momentum going and ideas on what to focus on as children learn at home.

Weston Kieschnick
Associate Partner, ICLE

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Keep Kids Reading While Schools Are Closed

Supplying students with free books is just one way to help them stay engaged, especially if they lack the necessary digital tools for online learning.

Shaped Staff

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Adjusting to New Realities When Schools Are Closed: 5 Tips for Parents

As parents, the realities of daily life changed overnight as schools closed, so follow these five steps to adjust to your new roles at home.

Adam Drummond, EdD
Associate Partner, The Center for Model Schools and Author, Instructional Leadership

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How to Teach Online: Strategies for K-12 Educators Amid School Closures

Amid school closures, many educators must figure out how to teach online. Use these strategies for online teaching to create a learning experience that is engaging and impactful.

Ann Pearson
Shaped Contributor

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The Power of Stories: In Difficult Times, Storytelling Offers Respite…and Delight!

While schools are closed, the best learning resource could lie within us: our stories, those we tell our children, and the stories they have to tell us.

Carol Jago
HMH Author and Associate Director, California Reading & Literature Project at UCLA

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Earth Day Lesson Plans: Teaching About the Environment

Use these Earth Day lesson plans to teach your students about the environment and sustainable practices in their daily lives.

Shaped Staff

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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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How to Calculate Social Media Engagement: A Math Activity

Download these free math activities for students to teach them how to calculate the engagement of both real and fictional Instagram users.

Ally Zmijeski
Associate Learning Architect, Math

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Teaching Supreme Court Cases: Goss v. Lopez Due Process Lesson Plan

Download this Goss v. Lopez due process lesson plan to teach students about the 1975 Supreme Court case regarding the role of the Fourteenth Amendment in student suspensions.

Shaped Staff

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Teaching World History: Age of Imperialism Lesson Plans

Use this Age of Imperialism lesson plan to teach students about the actions taken by Europe and the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to acquire new territories.

Jordan Friedman
Former Shaped Editor

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Teach Students How to Identify Fake Quotes Online: 5 Tips

It's very easy for people to publish false information and attribute it to someone else, but your students need to be vigilant in determining what's real and what isn't.

Erik Palmer
Program Consultant, Into Reading and Into Literature

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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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