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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. current events conversation

What Students Are Saying About the Demands of High School

We asked teenagers if they were overscheduled, and how it would feel if they were able to slow down and do less.
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CreditJarod Lew for The New York Times 2. Conversations With Journalists

Let’s Discuss: ‘Don’t Call It an “Ethnic” Grocery Store’

How can food feel like home? Read the article and post your comments and questions for our journalist Priya Krishna by Oct. 17.
By The Learning Network
Once small, mom-and-pop businesses, Asian grocery stores in the United States are growing rapidly and shaping how Americans cook and eat.
Once small, mom-and-pop businesses, Asian grocery stores in the United States are growing rapidly and shaping how Americans cook and eat.
CreditTommy Kha 3. 1. Student Opinion

What’s Your Favorite Hate-Watch?

Do you ever watch, read or listen to content that you think is bad? Why do so many of us do this?
By Natalie Proulx


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2. Contests

Coming of Age in 2024: Explore Your Political Identity and Values

What can you show or tell us to help explain what it’s like to grow up in this political moment? Submit in words, images, audio or video, from Oct. 2 to Nov. 4.
By Katherine Schulten
Celeste Wang, 16, a winner of our 2022 contest, painted teenagers around a bonfire and reflected on the vulnerability required for connection.
Celeste Wang, 16, a winner of our 2022 contest, painted teenagers around a bonfire and reflected on the vulnerability required for connection.
CreditCeleste Wang


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    Film and Podcast Club
  2. How to make algebra instruction more equitable is a puzzle that school districts across the country have struggled to solve.
    CreditAndrew Mangum for The New York Times
    Student Opinion

  3. CreditKirk Sides/Houston Chronicle, via Associated Press
    Student News Quiz
  4. Our Election 2024 Student Conversation Forums
    Starting Sept. 10, we’re inviting teenagers to reflect on their civic and political values, beliefs and identity and share their perspectives on current issues.
    By The Learning Network
    One of six images that won a Learning Network contest in 2018 inviting teenagers to illustrate “student voice.” The artist, Sydney A. Christiansen, was 16.
    CreditSydney A. Christiansen
    Contests
  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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Resources by Subject

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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
    Stack of Food
    What do you think this image is communicating? What news reports might it have illustrated?
    By The Learning Network

  2. Word of the day
    Word of the Day: robust
    This word has appeared in 1,321 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
    By The Learning Network

  3. Picture Prompts
    Before and After
    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: synthesize
    This word has appeared in 40 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
    By The Learning Network

  5. Student Opinion
    What Do Celebrities Owe Their Fans?
    Many stars have long accepted fan misbehavior, intense pressure and intrusions into their personal lives as the price of fame. Should they?
    By Natalie Proulx

  6. Picture Prompts
    Designer Dorm Rooms
    What do you think of a new trend in which college students are hiring interior designers to makeover their dorm rooms?
    By The Learning Network

  7. Word of the day
    Word of the Day: exorbitant
    This word has appeared in 158 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
    By The Learning Network

  8. Picture Prompts
    Fall Video Games
    What new games are you playing?
    By The Learning Network