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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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  2. Lesson Plans
  3. Writing Prompts
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  1. Student Opinion

    How Do You Connect to Nature?

    Do you hike in the mountains, swim in the ocean, watch the sunset or listen to birds? Do you wish the outdoors were easier to access where you live?

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    Alex Gordon participated in a 5.3-mile trek through Harriman State Park in New York as part of a Black History Month hike hosted by Outlandish, a store in Brooklyn.

    Alex Gordon participated in a 5.3-mile trek through Harriman State Park in New York as part of a Black History Month hike hosted by Outlandish, a store in Brooklyn.

    CreditBrian Fraser for The New York Times

  2. Conversations With Journalists

    Let’s Discuss: Covering the White House

    What is it like to report on the president? Ask Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a Times White House correspondent. Post your questions for him here by Feb. 27.

     By The Learning Network

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    1. Picture Prompts

      Baby Seal

      How did this baby seal get here? Tell us a story inspired by this image.

       By The Learning Network

      A baby seal who wandered around New Haven, Conn. He will be named by aquarium workers once they assess his personality.

      A baby seal who wandered around New Haven, Conn. He will be named by aquarium workers once they assess his personality.

      CreditNew Haven Police Department

  1. Known online as the “Shirley Temple King,” Leo Kelly, 11, has built a sizable audience with his pointed takes on grenadine and carbonation.

    CreditLanna Apisukh for The New York Times

    Student Opinion

  2. Our teenage winners wrote miniature memoirs about playing jazz, a funny father-daughter encounter, learning to love the hijab, and more.

    CreditImage credits clockwise from top left: Seung Lin; Mazi Razmjoo; Angela Lin; The Carvalho family; Mica Wang; Canton High School

    Contests

  3. Schoolhouse

    What do you think this image is communicating?

     By The Learning Network

    CreditEleanor Davis

    Picture Prompts

  4. Would You Ever Give Up Your Smartphone?

    There’s a growing movement at high schools and colleges that promotes conscious consumption of technology, especially social media. Would you consider joining?

     By Shannon Doyne

    From left to right, Jameson Butler, Biruk Watling, Logan Lane and Sasha Jackson, in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

    CreditYe Fan for The New York Times

    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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    Student Contests & Our Contest Calendar

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    Lesson plans for E.L.L. & arts from The Learning Network.

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    Lesson plans on current events from The Learning Network.

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  1. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: behoove

    This word has appeared in 78 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: grandiloquent

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

    By The Learning Network

  4. Picture Prompts

    Saturday Night Live

    This past weekend, the iconic show celebrated its 50th year. Are you a fan of comedy? Do you watch S.N.L.?

    By The Learning Network

  5. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: kiln

    This word has appeared in 48 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

  6. Picture Prompts

    Cold and Flu Season

    How do you take care of yourself when you’re sick?

    By The Learning Network

  7. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: aerodynamics

    This word has appeared in 29 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

  8. Student Opinion

    Is Sports Gambling a Problem?

    This year’s Super Bowl was likely the biggest wagering event in U.S. sports betting history. Is legalized gambling hurting fans and sports?

    By Jeremy Engle

  9. Picture Prompts

    Be Mine

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

    By The Learning Network

  10. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: nomadic

    This word has appeared in 117 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network