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Teach and learn with The Times: Resources for bringing the world into your classroom

Teach and learn with The Times: Resources for bringing the world into your classroom

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    current events conversation

    What Students Are Saying About Banning TikTok

    Washington is considering a ban on the popular app. We asked teenagers what they thought. Their answers may surprise you.

     By The Learning Network

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    CreditIllustrations by Lucinda Rogers
    Student Opinion

    What Can We Learn From Older Adults?

    The Times spoke with 12 seniors about what it’s like to be an older person in American society today. What can we learn from their lives and unique perspectives?

     By Jeremy Engle

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      Picture Prompts

      Speaking

      What do you think this image is communicating?

       By The Learning Network

  3. STEM Writing Contest Winner
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    A 3-D bioprinter extruding a “bioink” with suspended human cells to create a trilayer tissue structure. Related Article
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    3-D Bioprinting: A Modern Day Prometheus

    We are honoring the top 10 winners of our Student STEM Writing Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Logan Ramanathan.

     By The Learning Network

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    Demonstrators marched during a Florida rally against House Bill 1557 last year. A winner of our 2022 contest wrote about what the “Don’t Say Gay” bill means for same-sex parents and their children.
    CreditMartha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times, via Associated Press

    Our 10th Annual Student Editorial Contest

    We invite students to write opinion pieces on the issues that matter to them. Contest dates: March 15 to April 19, 2023.

     By The Learning Network

  5. Contests
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    Winners from our Coming of Age in 2021 Contest. We’ll be running a version of this challenge again this fall.
    CreditClockwise from top left: Charlie Ballenger, Zubin Carvalho, Amina Bilalova, Osayamen Okungbowa, Jenny Zou and Courtney Duffy

    Our 2022-23 Student Contest Calendar

    This year’s lineup mixes classic challenges with new opportunities.

     By The Learning Network

Resources for Teaching and Learning

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    Writing Prompts

    Student Opinion Q’s, Picture Prompts & Current Events Conversation

     

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    Quizzes and Vocabulary

    Weekly News Quiz, Word of the Day, Country of the Week and Student Crosswords

     

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    Contests

    Student Contests & Our Contest Calendar

     

Resources by Subject

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    Social Studies

    Lesson plans for social studies from The Learning Network.

     

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    Science & Math

    Lesson plans for science and math from The Learning Network.

     

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    E.L.L. & Arts

    Lesson plans for E.L.L. & arts from The Learning Network.

     

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    Current Events

    Lesson plans on current events from The Learning Network.

     

Accessible Activities

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    Listening

    Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.

     By The Learning Network

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    Where Do You Find Peace and Quiet?

    An illustrator shares how she finds calm amid the hustle and bustle of New York City. Where do you go when life gets too hectic?

     By Jeremy Engle

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    Tipping

    Are you sometimes confused about how much you should tip?

     By The Learning Network

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    TikTok Dances

    Have you ever learned choreography from a TikTok influencer? Participated in a dance challenge?

     By The Learning Network

  1. Page, Stage and Screen: Can You Guess This Award-Winning Poet?

    April is National Poetry Month. How much do you know about this writer whose work went beyond the printed page?

    By J. D. Biersdorfer

     
  2. Making it work

    The Hard-Fought Journey From East Africa to an Award-Winning Detroit Restaurant

    Hamissi Mamba, a refugee from Burundi, knew little of American culture when he arrived eight years ago and learned English watching the “Peppa Pig” cartoon. But he opened his dream restaurant, and the accolades have rolled in.

    By Amy Haimerl

     
  3. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: plummet

    This word has appeared in 106 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  4. STEM Writing Contest Winner

    An Awakening of a Geological Giant: The Next Deadly Eruption of Mount Baekdu

    We are honoring the top 10 winners of our Student STEM Writing Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Yejin (Jenny) Son.

    By The Learning Network

     
  5. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: nostalgic

    This word has appeared in 333 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  6. STEM Writing Contest Winner

    Glass Frogs: Clearing the Mystery of Clotting

    We are honoring the top 10 winners of our Student STEM Writing Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Leah Li.

    By The Learning Network

     
  7. STEM Writing Contest Winner

    Nature’s Solution to Plastic Pollution: The Amazing Power of the Wax Worm

    We are honoring the top 10 winners of our Student STEM Writing Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Justin Wang.

    By The Learning Network

     
  8. STEM Writing Contest Winner

    Computing Creativity: Can A.I. Produce Art?

    We are honoring the top 10 winners of our Student STEM Writing Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Judah Spiegel.

    By The Learning Network

     
  9. STEM Writing Contest Winner

    Hearing Colors and Tasting Sounds: What Is Synesthesia?

    We are honoring the top 10 winners of our Student STEM Writing Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Erica Frischauf.

    By The Learning Network

     
  10. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: chasm

    This word has appeared in 102 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network