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Forgotten Stories of the Oregon Trail: Lesson Plans and Activities

Students will read stories about people's experiences on the Oregon Trail and work on related activities that will help them build their skills in math, science, ELA, and other subject areas.

Glenn Greenberg
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Teaching Supreme Court Cases: Prayer in Schools and the First Amendment

Download this free Wallace v. Jaffree lesson plan to teach students about an important Supreme Court case regarding prayer in schools and the First Amendment.

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Kindergarten Daily Reading Activities: Let's Eat

Discover five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of food and how it is important in our lives.

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4 Lessons This Principal Learned from His School's Switch to Remote Teaching

Principal David Huber discusses how he came to realize that now is an opportunity for his district to make many lasting changes in how its schools operate.

David Huber
Principal, South Side Elementary School, Connecticut

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Podcast: Homeschooling During COVID-19 with Debra Liese on Teachers in America

Meet Debra Liese, who met with Noelle to discuss Homeschooling during COVID-19. Like many parents, Debra has been working remotely full-time while helping to teach her children whose public schools have been shuttered during the COVID-19 crisis.

Ali Habashi
Former Shaped Editor

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Grades 9–12 ELA Activity Set 8: Synthesize Information and More

For this week's activities, students can create a how-to video, use research to defend their stance on an issue, and respond to summer writing prompts.

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Do Your Students Have a Fixed Mindset or Growth Mindset? The Answer Is Both

Get the truth about fixed vs. growth mindsets and try our strategies to foster an environment where students feel empowered to learn.

Rachel L. Schechter, PhD
VP Learning Sciences, Learning Sciences and Research Advisory Board Chair

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

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Overcoming Fear of Science with Our Favorite Kids' Podcast

Learn more about the "Two Whats?! and a Wow!" game show-style daily podcast from HMH authors, an effort to make remote learning engaging and fun.

Mark Grayson
Vice President, Science Learning Architecture, HMH

Lisa DiSarro
Executive Director of Marketing for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers

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Wrapping Up the School Year Remotely: Tips for K–12 Administrators

We must marshal the courage to close out this most unusual school year with an eye toward planning for 2020–2021.

Anthony Colannino
Senior Fellow, the Center for Model Schools; Leading & Teaching for Growth, LLC; Author of Leading with Head and Heart

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Teaching Students How to Spot Manipulated Data

The media literate person needs to understand how statistics can be manipulated—and that's where statistics literacy comes in.

Erik Palmer
Program Consultant, Into Reading and Into Literature

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Kindergarten Daily Reading Activities: Creativity Counts

Discover five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of arts and creativity.

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Grados 1–2 actividades de lectura: La creatividad es lo que cuenta

Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar el tema de las artes y la creatividad.

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Grado 1 actividades de matematicas: Mis cuentos de animales

Este proyecto usa el contexto de los animales para ampliar el conocimiento de los números hasta el 10.

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Kindergarten actividades de lectura: La creatividad es lo que cuenta

Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar el tema de las artes y la creatividad.

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Kindergarten actividades de lectura: Tiempo extremo

Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar el tema de los diferentes estados del tiempo.

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Literacy at Work Web Series from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

See literacy in action with Literacy at Work. Paired with lesson plans, the web series features literacy leaders as they teach students poetry, speechwriting, and more.

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Grados 1–2 actividades de lectura: Tiempo extremo

Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar el tema de los diferentes estados del tiempo.