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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. Student Opinion

    What Do You Like About Playing Games?

    What games do you love? Which ones do you like playing alone, and which do you prefer to play with others? What do you get from gaming?

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    Hex & Co. cafe on the Upper East Side of Manhattan offers a haven for board game enthusiasts to gather for fantastical quests.
    Hex & Co. cafe on the Upper East Side of Manhattan offers a haven for board game enthusiasts to gather for fantastical quests.
    CreditJeenah Moon for The New York Times
    1. 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.

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      CreditYukai Du
  1. Film Club: ‘A Day With a Dishwasher at a Top NYC Restaurant’

    What are the unsung jobs that make the world a better — and tastier — place?

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    Drevon Alston manages the dish pit at Gage & Tollner in Downtown Brooklyn.
    CreditAmanda Choy/The New York Times
    Film Club
  2. Justices

    What do you think this image is communicating?

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    CreditDaukantė
    Picture Prompts
  3. What Everyday Object Deserves More Love?

    An Instagram account devoted to sticks (yes, sticks!) is gaining an enthusiastic following. What overlooked object do you think merits more appreciation — and even a hashtag?

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    Logan Jugler, left, and Boone Hogg showed off their latest finds in Ogden, Utah.
    CreditLindsay D'Addato for The New York Times
    Student Opinion
  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.

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    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.

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    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. Help

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

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    In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, the word “help” is written in palm fronds on the beach of a small island in Micronesia.
    CreditU.S. Coast Guard
  2. Tech in the Classroom

    Is there a problem with screens in schools?

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    CreditEleanor Davis
  3. Old and Young

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

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    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
  4. 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.

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    CreditHiroko Masuike/The New York Times
  5. Fishing in a Stream

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

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    CreditJoey Han
  1. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: interloper

    This word has appeared in 33 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: propound

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

    By The Learning Network

     
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  4. Geography Quizzes

    How Much Do You Know About Tonga?

    Can you find Tonga on a map? What else do you know about this Pacific island nation with about 106,000 people?

    Compiled by Michael Gonchar

     
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  6. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: hardscrabble

    This word has appeared in 31 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: 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

     
  10. Student Opinion

    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

     
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