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Help your children in kindergarten understand numbers and how objects are similar and different with these free downloadable activities.

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Use this “Family Book Club” reading activity from JillE Literacy creator Jill Eggleton to help young learners advance their literacy skills at home.

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Learn how to foster an environment of social and emotional learning despite the fact that students can’t interact with teachers or each other face to face.

Venola Mason
Associate Partner, ICLE and Author, Instructional Excellence, Social and Emotional Learning

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Learn the benefits of breathing exercises for students, and explore 17 breathing activities to incorporate in the classroom.

Jenny Fulton
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Have middle schoolers identify figurative language, start a dialectical journal, and respond to daily dinner prompts.

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Discover five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of Earth’s ecosystems.

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Have high schoolers continue learning from home by evaluating a news article for reliability, maintaining a dialectical journal, and responding to daily dinner prompts.

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

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Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar el tema de los cuentos tradicionales más de cerca.

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Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar el tema de los cuentos tradicionales más de cerca.

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Learn how to do a virtual read-aloud. Follow these five simple steps for holding virtual read-alouds with young students in your class.

Katie Risolo Radovich
First-Grade Teacher

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Population health researcher Drew Harris explains a simple chart that shows how staying home can slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Executive Editor

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Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar el tema de los cuentos tradicionales más de cerca.

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Explore 15 whole-class reward ideas that are either affordable or free. There are a variety of fun and easy options to incentivize your students.

Timothy Mugabi
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Discover 17 PBIS incentives for middle school students. It’s important to create incentives based on your students’ interests.

Amanda Clark
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Educators can use these strategies for how to engage students in online learning to ensure a successful transition to teaching remotely.

Kathleen Richards
Former HMH Senior Learning Scientist, ELA and Humanities

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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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