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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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    1. Picture Prompts

      2,000 Bags

      What’s your favorite bag? Can you ever have too many?

       By The Learning Network

      Pipilotti Rist at her Zurich studio, holding the first bag she ever owned, made of lacquer and purchased from a street vendor in Naples, Italy.
      Pipilotti Rist at her Zurich studio, holding the first bag she ever owned, made of lacquer and purchased from a street vendor in Naples, Italy.
      CreditThibault Montamat
    2. Contests

      Open Letters: Our New Opinion-Writing Contest

      We invite students to write public-facing letters to people or groups about issues that matter to them. Contest dates: March 13 to May 1.

       By The Learning Network

      CreditYukai Du

  1. Weekly Student News Quiz: Israel, Abortion Law, Trial of the Century

    Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.

     Compiled by Jeremy Engle and Michael Gonchar

    CreditKenny Holston/The New York Times
    Student News Quiz

  2. What Sign, Symbol or Emoji Best Represents Your Generation?

    And what does it say about you and your peers — your experiences, your interests, your hopes and your worries?

     By Shannon Doyne

    Seniors at Vassar College in New York pinned peace symbols to their mortarboards during their graduation ceremony in May 1970.
    CreditWilliam E. Sauro/The New York Times
    Student Opinion

  3. What Students Are Saying About Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’

    Chronic absenteeism has increased in American schools since the Covid-19 pandemic. We asked teenagers what they make of the trend.

     By The Learning Network

    Nationally, about 26 percent of students were considered chronically absent last school year, up from 15 percent before the pandemic.
    CreditKaylee Greenlee for The New York Times
    current events conversation

  4. Our 7th Annual Student Podcast Contest

    We invite students to create an original podcast of five minutes or less that informs or entertains. Contest dates: April 17 to May 15.

     By The Learning Network

    Related Article
    CreditIrene Rinaldi
    Contests

  5. Our 2023-24 Student Contest Calendar

    Here are 10 challenges to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary — including one open to both teachers and teenagers.

     By The Learning Network

    Winners from our Coming of Age in 2022 Contest. We’ll be running a new version of this challenge, open to both teachers and teenagers, in the fall.
    CreditFrom left to right, Shashank Salgam, Allyson Kim and Gigi Greene
    Contests

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Resources for Teaching and Learning

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  1. Lessons and Teaching Ideas

    Lesson plans and teaching resources based on Times content

     

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  2. Writing Prompts

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

     

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  3. Quizzes and Vocabulary

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

     

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  4. Photos, Graphs and Videos

    Film Club, What’s Going On in This Picture? and What’s Going On in This Graph?

     

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  5. Contests

    Student Contests & Our Contest Calendar

     

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Resources by Subject

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  1. English Language Arts

    Lesson plans for English language arts from The Learning Network.

     

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  2. Social Studies

    Lesson plans for social studies from The Learning Network.

     

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  3. Science & Math

    Lesson plans for science and math from The Learning Network.

     

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  4. E.L.L. & Arts

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

     

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  5. Current Events

    Lesson plans on current events from The Learning Network.

     

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Accessible Activities

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  1. An Elevator Filled With Robots

    What do you think this image is communicating?

     By The Learning Network

    CreditCalum Heath

  2. Salt

    Are you consuming too much?

     By The Learning Network

    CreditIllustration by Adrian Mangel

  3. What’s Going On in This Picture? | April 15, 2024

    Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.

     By The Learning Network

    CreditAlexandra Genova for The New York Times

  4. Tiny House

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

     By The Learning Network

    CreditTony Cenicola/The New York Times

  5. Flying Plastic

    What do you think this image is communicating?

     By The Learning Network

    CreditBen Denzer
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  2. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: erudition

    This word has appeared in 26 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  3. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: sparse

    This word has appeared in 194 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  4. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: thoroughfare

    This word has appeared in 104 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  5. Student Opinion

    What Elective Do You Wish Your School Offered?

    A program at a high school in Missouri teaches students how to bring food from the farm to the table. What nontraditional classes would you like to take?

    By Natalie Proulx

     
  6. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: foolhardy

    This word has appeared in 26 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  8. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: succinctly

    This word has appeared in 54 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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