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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

Highlights

    1. Picture Prompts

      Old and Young

      How many intergenerational relationships do you have? What do you get from them?

       By The Learning Network

      College sophomore Zach Ahmed, left, and retired salesman Richard Bement met through the Opening Minds through Art program, designed to foster intergenerational understanding.
      College sophomore Zach Ahmed, left, and retired salesman Richard Bement met through the Opening Minds through Art program, designed to foster intergenerational understanding.
      CreditMadeleine Hordinski for The New York Times
    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. Do You Spend Enough Time in the Dirt?

    Scientists say that feeling the earth can be good for our bodies and minds. When was the last time you got your hands dirty?

     By Natalie Proulx

    Experts say that regular contact with healthy soil has physical and psychological benefits for adults as well as children.
    CreditCaroline Tompkins for The New York Times
    Student Opinion

  2. 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

  3. What Got Your Attention in the News Recently?

    All summer long we’ll be asking a similar question for our Summer Reading Contest. Practice here by posting a comment or a short video about a story that has interested you lately.

     By The Learning Network

    Volcanic vortex rings rising on Friday from Mt. Etna in Sicily.
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    Student Opinion

  4. Our 15th Annual Summer Reading Contest

    Students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why, this year in writing OR via a 90-second video. Contest dates: June 7 to Aug. 16.

     By The Learning Network

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    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. What’s Going On in This Picture? | April 22, 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

    CreditHiroko Masuike/The New York Times

  2. Fishing in a Stream

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

     By The Learning Network

    CreditJoey Han

  3. An Elevator Filled With Robots

    What do you think this image is communicating?

     By The Learning Network

    CreditCalum Heath

  4. 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.
    CreditThibault Montamat

  5. Salt

    Are you consuming too much?

     By The Learning Network

    CreditIllustration by Adrian Mangel
  1. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: blithely

    This word has appeared in 72 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  2. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: regale

    This word has appeared in 10 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: mediocre

    This word has appeared in 96 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  5. current events conversation

    What’s This Image Saying? Teens Weigh In.

    Every week in our Picture Prompts, we post a mystery image and ask students what they think the message is. Here are their responses to three recent prompts.

    By The Learning Network

     
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  7. 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

     
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  9. 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

     
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