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May Memorial Day 5

Explore flag day activities for elementary students to teach your class about the symbolism behind flags and the various themes they may represent.

Shaped Staff

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For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, let's celebrate the HMH authors who write about what it means to them to be Asian American.

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH

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How will you keep students keep engaged when the sun is shining and they want to be outdoors?

Kristen Eannetta
Instructional Coach

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Discover 9 creative and effective brain break ideas and activities to re-energize your students and enhance their focus in the classroom.

Melissa Williams
Shaped Contributor

Rules procedures classroom hero

Explore 18 fun ways to teach classroom rules and procedures that will increase classroom engagement and foster a positive learning environment.

Casey Brown
Shaped Contributor

May Memorial Day 7

Use these Memorial Day classroom activities for elementary and middle school students to honor those who sacrificed for their country.

Jordan Friedman
Former Shaped Editor

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Explore 6 fun math activities for middle school from HMH's GO Math! program. These middle school math games and projects for grades 6-8 will keep your students engaged.

Shaped Staff

April Cinco De Mayo edit 1

Here are some Cinco de Mayo classroom activities to help you celebrate with your students and teach them the true history of this important holiday.

K. A. Jagai
Writer, Girls Write Now

April Learning Resources Hero 1

From informal discussions to social media, HMH's Educator Confidence Report highlights the most common ways that teachers work to grow professionally.

Jessica McKeown, PhD
HMH Senior Learning Scientist, Math and Science

Kathleen Richards
Former HMH Senior Learning Scientist, ELA and Humanities

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Explore 10 fun classroom icebreaker activities to get students to open up so they are ready to learn.

Casey Brown
Shaped Contributor

March Braille 1

With this two-part blog series, teachers can incorporate learning Braille with math through creative scenarios, historical details, and fun puzzles.

Ally Zmijeski
Associate Learning Architect, Math

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“Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?” is a common question with an elusive answer. On March 5, 2019, Carmen Sandiego was in Austin, Texas, for SXSW EDU.

Onalee Smith
Shaped Contributor

March Pi Day Hero 2

Celebrate March 14 and the greatness of 3.14159 with these Pi Day pie problems, where students can practice problem-solving thinking about geometry.

Katrina George
Shaped Staff

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Make learning grammar a treat for your K-5 students by using these two National Grammar Day classroom activities.

Katrina George
Shaped Staff

Read Alouds1

What is an interactive read-aloud? Learn interactive read-aloud strategies to build strong student-teacher relationships in the classroom.

Monica Fitzgerald
Reading AIS Teacher, Gillette Road Middle School

Learning Renovation2

There is an important difference between renovating our current practices versus reforming the public education system.

Dr. Lissa Pijanowski
HMH Contributor

Gavel First Amendment

It’s always timely to review and explore the freedoms guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution, including the First Amendment.

Glenn Greenberg
Shaped Contributor

Internet Literacy

Explain to students that not every website on the internet is legitimate, and they shouldn't get distracted by hyperlinks and ads.

Erik Palmer
Program Consultant, Into Reading and Into Literature

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