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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

  1. How to Use This Site
  2. Lesson Plans
  3. Writing Prompts
  4. Quizzes and Vocabulary
  5. Photos, graphs and videos
  6. Contests

Highlights

  1. Student Opinion

Do You Consider Yourself a Theater Kid?

Do you have a favorite musical? How many show-tune lyrics do you know? Do you love Broadway?
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CreditKezia Gabriella 2. Conversations with journalists

Let’s Discuss: ‘Two Young Drivers Take the Wheel. One, a Teen. The Other, a Tesla.’

How do you feel about automated vehicles? What effects do you think they will have on your generation? Read this article and post your comments and questions for Matt Richtel by Nov. 14.
By The Learning Network
Young Milo Richtel drives the family’s Toyota Highlander while his father looks nervously on.
Young Milo Richtel drives the family’s Toyota Highlander while his father looks nervously on.
CreditJames Stukenberg for The New York Times 3. 1. Student Opinion

Have You Ever Gone Hunting? Would You Ever Want to?

A small cohort of turkey hunters wants more people to understand the beauty and challenge of hunting for your supper. What are your thoughts on hunting?
By Jeremy Engle
Kristie Swenstad after shooting a wild turkey last month on her uncle’s farm in rural Minnesota.
Kristie Swenstad after shooting a wild turkey last month on her uncle’s farm in rural Minnesota.
CreditDan Koeck for The New York Times
2. Contests

Tiny Memoir Contest for Students: Write a 100-Word Personal Narrative

We invite teenagers to tell a true story about a meaningful life experience in just 100 words. Contest dates: Nov. 6 to Dec. 4, 2024.
By The Learning Network


CreditBrian Rea


  1. CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    Student Opinion
  2. Students speaking at City Hall last April in support of Journalism for All, a $3 million initiative to create journalism programs at 30 high schools across New York City.
    CreditDulce M. Marquez
    Student Opinion

  3. CreditBrian Rea
    current events conversation
  4. The New York Times’s homepage will display a results map throughout election night, and journalists will be offering live coverage from around the nation.
    CreditGeorge Walker IV/Associated Press
    Student Opinion
  5. Our 2024-25 Student Contest Calendar
    Ten challenges that invite teenagers to engage, experiment, reflect and create — via writing, photography, audio, video and more.
    By The Learning Network
    Work from some of the teenage finalists for our 2023-34 “Where We Are” photo essay contest. We’ll be running this challenge again this winter.
    CreditClockwise from top left: Sydney Voorhees; Jaewon Yoon; Hannah Tang; JD Noonan; Jiajia Long; Ruixin Zhang
    Contests

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Resources for Teaching and Learning

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

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  5. Contests
    Student Contests & Our Contest Calendar

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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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  1. Picture Prompts
    Daisy Bridge
    What do you think this image is communicating?
    By The Learning Network

  2. Word of the day
    Word of the Day: lichen
    This word has appeared in 22 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
    By The Learning Network

  3. Picture Prompts
    House, Trees, Sky
    Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
    By The Learning Network

  4. Word of the day
    Word of the Day: complacent
    This word has appeared in 143 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
    By The Learning Network

  5. Picture Prompts
    Airport Hugs
    A new rule at a New Zealand airport limits curbside embraces to three minutes. What’s your reaction?
    By The Learning Network

  6. Word of the day
    Word of the Day: juvenile
    This word has appeared in 193 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
    By The Learning Network

  7. Picture Prompts
    Cat Psychology
    What cats have you known well in your life? What has puzzled you about their behavior?
    By The Learning Network

  8. Word of the day
    Word of the Day: encumbered
    This word has appeared in 19 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
    By The Learning Network