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WF2503378 Shaped 2025 Blog Post What Is a Gallery Walk in Education Hero

Find out the answer to the question, “What is a gallery walk in education?” Plus, get gallery walk examples and activities ideas.

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

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Discover engaging think-pair-share activities, instructions, rubrics, and examples to boost classroom collaboration and learning.

Onalee Smith
Shaped Contributor

Shaddoe Lambert
Former Teacher; HMH Product Manager

WF2513200 Shaped 2025 Blog Post Winter Solstice Science Activities Hero Banner

Discover fun winter solstice classroom activities that celebrate the shortest day of the year.

Christen Spehr
Shaped Editor

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Discover how using the turn and talk strategy in the classroom can boost engagement, support formative assessment, and enhance student learning.

Onalee Smith
Shaped Contributor

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These fun writing activities for middle school students address the critical writing skills students need for high school and beyond.

Stephanie Nash
Product Marketing Director, K–12 ELD and Multilingual Learners

WF2396139 Shaped 2025 Blog Post National STEM STEAM Day Hero

Explore 7 National STEM/STEAM Day activities that provide students in all grades the opportunity to develop key skills that will serve them throughout their lives.

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

WF2396113 Shaped 2025 Blog Post Day of the Dead Activities for Students

Discover 6 fun and educational Day of the Dead activities perfect for engaging students in grades K–6.

Zoe Del Mar
Shaped Executive Editor

WF2408576 Shaped 2025 Blog Post Fun Substitute Teacher Ideas Activities Hero

Find fun and easy-to-use substitute teacher ideas and activities, including a free Substitute Teacher Activities pack, to prepare for your next personal day.

Jennifer Corujo
Shaped Editor

WF2367350 Middle School Classroom Jobs Hero

Learn how to make classroom jobs work for your middle school students and find creative classroom job ideas.

Jennifer Corujo
Shaped Editor

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Explore HMH's Math at Work web series to hear insights from industry experts about jobs that involve math and more.

WF2315255 Shaped 2025 Blog Post Phonological Awareness Examples Hero

Learn more about research-backed phonological awareness examples and activities.

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

WF2367376 Shaped 2025 Blog Post Phonological Awareness Activities V2

Learn to support all learners with these 9 phonological awareness activities that make literacy skill-building both fun and impactful.

Amber Silverman
Shaped Contributor

WF1773850 Shaped 2023 Blog Post Halloween Writing Prompts Hero

Have some spooky fun with your students while exercising their critical thinking skills using these Halloween writing prompts and journal ideas.

WF2255614 Shaped 2025 Blog Post Math Center Ideas Hero

Classroom math center ideas and activities for K-8 students to engage in small-group math activities.

Ana Berry
Instructional Designer, HMH

WF2420313 Math Meets Broadway Hero

Get activity ideas to teach math through theater and learn about the math that happens on Broadway

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

Classroom team building activities hero

Build a collaborative environment and strong student relationships with these fun classroom team-building activities.

Welcome back to school activities ideas for students HERO

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

Ali Habashi
Former Shaped Editor

Zoe Del Mar
Shaped Executive Editor

Bts icebreakers

As you return to the classroom for back-to-school, try these 2026 first-day-of-school icebreaker activities to develop a sense of normalcy among students and build community.