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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. Student Opinion

      To Whom Would You Write an Open Letter?

      A politician or a celebrity? A leader of a company? A school administrator? Your mom? Use our questions below to brainstorm ideas for our contest.

       By Katherine Schulten and

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    2. Student Opinion

      Are You Tired of Influencers?

      Do you trust the product recommendations you see on social media? Or are you increasingly skeptical of people trying to sell you stuff online?

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  1. A Sign, a Sunset and a Fall: Poems, Stories and Memoirs by Teens

    Some favorite student responses to three recent Picture Prompts.

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    current events conversation
  2. 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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  3. ‘Where We Are’: A Photo Essay Contest for Exploring Community

    Using an immersive Times series as inspiration, we invite teenagers to document the local communities that interest them. Contest dates: Feb. 14 to March 20.

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  4. Our 11th Annual 15-Second Vocabulary Video Challenge

    We invite students to create a short video that defines or teaches one of our recent Words of the Day. Contest dates: Feb. 28-March 27, 2024.

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  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. What’s Going On in This Picture? | March 18, 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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  2. Pink Head, Green Check

    What do you think this image is communicating?

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  3. Hidden Doorway

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

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  4. Texting Styles

    Are you usually quick — or slow — to reply? How much does your response time depend on who you’re messaging?

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  5. ‘Floor Person’

    Do you enjoy lying on the ground every once in a while?

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  1. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: counterintuitive

    This word has appeared in 114 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: advocate

    This word has appeared in 879 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  3. Student Opinion

    310 Prompts for Argumentative Writing

    Questions on everything from mental health and sports to video games and dating. Which ones inspire you to take a stand?

    By Natalie Proulx

     
  4. What’s Going On in This Graph? | March 27, 2024

    Over the next quarter-century, what is projected to happen to the distribution of young people around the world? What benefits and challenges might result because of this shift?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  6. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: tarnish

    This word has appeared in 60 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  7. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: gauzy

    This word has appeared in 46 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  10. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: proviso

    This word has appeared in 15 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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