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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. What's Going On in This Graph?

    What’s Going On in This Graph? | Sept. 18, 2024

    Should a bronze medal count the same as a gold when determining who won the Olympics? What’s the best way to rank countries based on medal count?

     By The Learning Network

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    1. Election 2024 Student Conversation Forum

      Forum 3 | What Issues Matter Most to You? Why?

      What are the local, national and global problems, small or large, that you most want political leaders to address?

       By Michael Gonchar

      Comic by Kolbe Madden, 16, a winner of our Coming of Age in 2022 Contest. She writes: “Over the past two years, I have become more aware of the reality of global warming because I have seen the effects it has on nature. But when I try to have real conversations with kids my age about climate change, it usually makes them feel uncomfortable.”
      Comic by Kolbe Madden, 16, a winner of our Coming of Age in 2022 Contest. She writes: “Over the past two years, I have become more aware of the reality of global warming because I have seen the effects it has on nature. But when I try to have real conversations with kids my age about climate change, it usually makes them feel uncomfortable.”
      CreditKolbe Madden
    2. Picture Prompts

      Water Bottles

      Did you get a new one to start the school year?

       By The Learning Network

      In marketing materials for the Owala FreeSip, the company emphasizes an advantage its products have over Stanley tumblers: They are leakproof.
      In marketing materials for the Owala FreeSip, the company emphasizes an advantage its products have over Stanley tumblers: They are leakproof.
      CreditDania Maxwell/The Los Angeles Times, via Getty Images

  1. Weekly Student News Quiz: Presidential Debate, Emmy Awards, Marmosets

    Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.

     Compiled by Jeremy Engle

    CreditSaul Martinez for The New York Times
    Student News Quiz

  2. Conversations With Journalists: An Invitation for Teenagers

    This fall we’re choosing some teen-friendly Times articles and inviting students to talk to the people who made them. Post your thoughts, ask questions or suggest ideas, and the reporters will reply!

     By The Learning Network

    CreditCésar Debargue
    Lesson Plans

  3. Forum 2 | How Often Do You Have Meaningful Conversations With People Who Don’t Share Your Views?

    More and more of us are living in bubbles with like-minded individuals. What have your experiences in having conversations across divides been?

     By Katherine Schulten and Michael Gonchar

    A photo by Kennedy Conroy, 15, a winner of our 2018 Show Us Your Generation contest. She wrote that when she was first recruited to her high school’s cross-country team as a 13-year-old she was “terrified” to be with people two to four years older. But in the locker room, they bonded.
    CreditKennedy Conroy
    Election 2024 Student Conversation Forum

  4. Forum 1 | How Does Your Identity Inform Your Political Beliefs and Values?

    We invite you to introduce yourself and to think about when you first became aware of having political opinions. What do you think shaped them? Have they changed over time?

     By Katherine Schulten

    Painting by Charlie Ballenger, 13, a winner of our Coming of Age in 2021 contest. He writes that being a teen is “a constant debate between being unique (usually the harder option) and conforming.”
    CreditCharlie Ballenger
    Election 2024 Student Conversation Forum

  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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  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

More in Resources by Subject ›

  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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  1. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: disproportionate

    This word has appeared in 283 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  2. Picture Prompts

    Celebrity Endorsements

    Do celebrities have an obligation to speak out about politics since they have such large platforms?

    By The Learning Network

     
  3. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: infraction

    This word has appeared in 51 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  5. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: prescient

    This word has appeared in 144 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  7. Picture Prompts

    Road Trip

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

    By The Learning Network

     
  8. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: circumvent

    This word has appeared in 169 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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