Weekly Accessible Learning Activities: Family Relationships, Greta Thunberg and Thrifting
Each week we spotlight five student activities created for a broad range of learners based on reporting in The New York Times.
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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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Interpreting Data to Understand Community Opinions on Climate Change
A teaching unit from three STEM educators helps students understand the climate crisis through the lenses of community engagement, data analysis and environmental justice.
By Alina Acosta, Sohum Bhatt and
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What Is Your Reaction to the Tragedy at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival?
Eight young people were killed at the rapper’s concert on Friday. What have you been thinking and feeling in the days since?
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What’s Going On in This Graph? | Nov. 10, 2021
Is the likelihood of solving a murder case less if the weapon is a gun?
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CreditNick Oxford for The New York Times Lesson of the Day: ‘Pulled Over: What to Know About Deadly Police Traffic Stops’
In this lesson, students will learn about a Times investigation into how traffic stops escalate into fatal encounters, and why the problem is so hard to fix.
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Credit Our 7th Annual Student Review Contest
We invite students to play critic and submit an original review about any kind of creative expression covered in The New York Times. Contest open from Nov. 10 to Dec. 15.
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Lesson of the Day
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Credit 18 Warm-Up Activities to Engage Students Before They Read Nonfiction Texts
Here is a collection of our favorite “bell ringers,” “do nows” and “hooks” to grab students’ attention, along with examples from dozens of our daily lessons.
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Credit November Vocabulary Challenge: Write a Story Using Our Words of the Day
How many recent Words of the Day can you use correctly in a 50-word story? Send us yours by Nov. 30.
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CreditIllustrations by Holly Wales and Melinda Josie Our 3rd Annual Personal Narrative Writing Contest
We invite students to tell a short story about a meaningful life experience in 600 words or fewer. Contest Dates: Oct. 13 to Nov. 17, 2021
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Film Club, What’s Going On in This Picture? and What’s Going On in This Graph?
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Credit Fall Webinar Series: Teaching With The New York Times
From October to December, we’re hosting four free webinars to help teachers use our mentor texts, vocabulary features, and narrative and profile-writing contests in their classrooms.
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Credit On-Demand Webinar: Teaching Vocabulary With The New York Times
In this webinar, we introduce our Word of the Day, Vocabulary Video Contest and calendar of monthly challenges for exploring language with The Times.
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Credit On-Demand Webinar: Teaching With Our Mentor Texts
In this webinar, a Learning Network editor and educator discuss how mentor texts can be used to inspire student writing.
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Credit On-Demand Webinar: Personal Narratives From the Newsroom to the Classroom
In this webinar, a teacher and a New York Times editor share their perspectives on what makes a great personal narrative.
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Credit Steal These Ideas: Curriculum From the 2020-21 New York Times Teaching Project
Sixty educators from across the United States built a community around teaching with The Times. We hope their projects can inspire your own.
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CreditCarsten Snejbjerg for The New York Times Weekly Accessible Learning Activities: Analyze a Photo, Write a Story, Reflect on Community
Each week, we spotlight five student activities created for a broad range of learners based on reporting in The New York Times.
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CreditJordana Bermúdez for The New York Times Weekly Accessible Learning Activities: Skateboarding, Six-Word Memoirs and Spooky Season
Each Wednesday we spotlight five student activities created for a broad range of learners based on reporting in The New York Times.
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CreditVictor Llorente for The New York Times Lesson of the Day: ‘Keeping New York’s Delivery Bicyclists Safe’
In this lesson, students will learn about how food delivery workers are organizing to protect one another from the challenges they face on the job.
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CreditRCA What Music Are You Listening to Right Now?
How do you find out about new music? What is one new song you think everyone should hear?
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Credit How Would You Describe Your Pandemic Experience in Six Words?
Have you ever written a six-word memoir? This is an invitation to create a special one about the last 19 months.
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