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2025 International Literacy Day Activities for All Ages

Get students reading, writing, and learning more about the importance of literacy with these 2025 International Literacy Day activities.

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

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All-New 2022 Program Enhancements to Bolster Student Usability and Growth

Find out about HMH's new platform and program enhancements for back-to-school 2022.

Christine Condon
Shaped Editor-in-Chief

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4 Welcome-Back-to-School Activities and Ideas for Students

Try out these welcome-back-to-school activities and ideas for students to usher in the new school year.

Ali Habashi
Former Shaped Editor

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Be a Wavemaker: Model Schools Conference 2022 Recap

Model Schools Conference is an annual event for connecting student-focused educators. Get the highlights of MSC 2022.

Dr. Linda Lucey
Associate Partner, The Center for Model Schools

Matthew Thouin
Lead Instructional Designer, ICLE

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7 Back-to-School Activities for Middle School Science

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

Shaped Staff

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Podcast: Being Bold and Wishing for Change with Kyle Schwartz in Denver, CO for Teachers in America

Teacher and author of "I Wish My Teacher Knew", Kyle Schwartz, discusses how she helps students feel empowered to make a difference.

Christine Condon
Shaped Editor-in-Chief

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7 Back-to-School Science Activities for Elementary Students

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

Shaped Staff

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How to Integrate Writing Across the Curriculum in Your Classroom

Whether you’re teaching math, science, social studies, or ELA, writing can be a great way to assess students’ learning and deepen their thinking on a subject. Here's how to incorporate writing across the curriculum in your classroom.

Dr. Troy Hicks
Professor of English and Education, Central Michigan University

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9 Back-to-School Getting-to-Know-You Activities for Students

Try these back-to-school getting-to-know-you activities to help students discover more about their classmates on the first day of class.

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

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6 Math Icebreakers: Games and Activities for All Grades

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

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6 Student-Centered Instructional Strategies

Learn about student-centered instructional strategies that are common across a wide variety of learner-centered classrooms.

Dr. Phil Vahey
Director of Applied Learning Sciences, HMH

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Who’s Doing the Work? Developing Math Muscles

Who is doing the work and overcoming obstacles in order to develop math muscles?

Jennifer Lenhardt
Lead Instructional Designer, HMH Professional Services

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How to Estimate Length: Spark Your Learning Activity

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

Shaped Staff

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How to Teach Multiplying Fractions

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

Shaped Staff

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Actionable Math Feedback That Promotes a Growth Mindset

Actionable math feedback examples for students that promotes a growth mindset

Dr. Sue Chapman
Professional Learning Consultant, Heinemann

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Estimate the Volume of a Rectangular Prism Lesson Plan

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

Shaped Staff

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Differentiated Instruction for ELL Students

Help prepare ELL students with support resources that benefit your multilingual learners.

Zoe Del Mar
Shaped Executive Editor

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5 Recommended Science of Reading Books That Will Cover What You Need to Know

Get book recommendations to learn more about the science of reading and see how children learn to read and develop as strategic readers.

Francie Alexander
Senior Vice President, Efficacy & Consulting Research