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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

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  1. current events conversation

    Teenagers on How Covid Has Changed Them

    This month marks the fifth anniversary of the pandemic. We asked students how their lives are different today because of it.

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    In San Francisco, a field was set aside with circles marking social distancing. May 21, 2020

    In San Francisco, a field was set aside with circles marking social distancing. May 21, 2020

    CreditJim Wilson/The New York Times

    1. Student Opinion

      How Well Do You Understand Your Pet?

      If you own a dog, perhaps not as well as you think, a new study says.

       By Jeremy Engle

      “When it comes to just perceiving dog emotions, we think we know what’s happening,” one of the authors said. “But we’re actually subconsciously relying on a lot of other factors.”

      “When it comes to just perceiving dog emotions, we think we know what’s happening,” one of the authors said. “But we’re actually subconsciously relying on a lot of other factors.”

      CreditM. Scott Brauer for The New York Times

    2. Contests

      Open Letters: Our Opinion-Writing Contest

      We invite students to write public-facing letters to people or groups about issues that matter to them. Contest dates: March 12 to April 16, 2025.

       By The Learning Network

      CreditYukai Du

  1. Representative John Lewis of Georgia arrived on Capitol Hill under a lowered flag for Elijah Cummings, the Maryland congressman who died on Oct. 17, 2019.

    CreditDamon Winter/The New York Times

    Conversations With Journalists

  2. Odessa Jenkins, the founder and chair of the Women’s National Football Conference (W.N.F.C.), at home in Texas last month. She has distinguished herself in tackle football, winning three gold medals.

    CreditShelby Tauber for The New York Times

    Student Opinion

  3. CreditEric Lee/The New York Times

    Student News Quiz

  4. Ann Pyram, a teacher, leading a seminar on planning for college and careers at KIPP Academy Lynn in Massachusetts.

    CreditSophie Park 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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  5. Current Events

    Lesson plans on current events from The Learning Network.

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  1. Picture Prompts

    Painting Over

    Do you know why this image was in the news this week and what it shows?

    By The Learning Network

  2. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: quotidian

    This word has appeared in 81 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

  4. Picture Prompts

    Angry Cat

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

    By The Learning Network

  5. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: archivist

    This word has appeared in 90 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

  6. Picture Prompts

    Back to Earth

    Two NASA astronauts have returned after more than nine months in space. What questions would you ask them if you could?

    By The Learning Network

  7. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: presage

    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

    What Are Your Favorite Games?

    Hungry for in-person interaction, younger people are joining old-fashioned clubs for games. Would you want to?

    By Jeremy Engle

  9. Picture Prompts

    Dream Car

    Is there a vehicle you’d love to one day drive?

    By The Learning Network

  10. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: desiccated

    This word has appeared in 26 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network