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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. Contests

      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.
      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
    2. Contests

      Our 15th Annual Summer Reading Contest

      Students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why, this year in writing OR via a 90-second video. Contest dates: June 7 to Aug. 16.

       By The Learning Network

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  1. ‘The More You Know About Something the Less Scary It Is’: The Week 7 Winner of Our Summer Reading Contest

    Michelle Zhibing Zhou, 15, writes about a Science article highlighting new research that “sent ripples throughout the leech research community and shivers down my spine.”

     By The Learning Network

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    Contests

  2. 142 Picture Prompts to Inspire Student Writing

    A school year’s worth of short, accessible image-driven posts that invite a variety of kinds of writing.

     By The Learning Network

    In October, we invited students to use this illustration to inspire them to write the opening of a short story or poem. The illustration was originally published with an article about Y.A. Thrillers.
    CreditSiobhan Gallagher
    Picture Prompts

  3. ‘Is Friendship Becoming Obsolete?’: The Week 6 Winner of Our Summer Reading Contest

    Alex Cox, 16, writes about the importance of human connection, especially for older people, in the age of artificial intelligence.

     By The Learning Network

    Monica Perez, 66, acquired an ElliQ in 2021 after her health started to decline following a move to Beacon, N.Y. She said her life had immeasurably improved since then.
    CreditLauren Lancaster for The New York Times
    Contests

  4. Teachers, How Do You Handle Classroom Conversations About Hot-Button Issues?

    What has worked? What has been difficult? We’d love to hear from educators at all levels and across subject areas.

     By The Learning Network

    CreditEvan Jenkins for The New York Times
    Great Ideas From Readers

  5. Insulin: Drugs vs. Dividends

    We are honoring the Top 9 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Oliver Bohon, age 17.

     By The Learning Network

    Oliver Bohon wrote to Eli Lilly, the company that makes the insulin he uses.
    CreditDarron Cummings/Associated Press
    Winner of Student Open Letter Contest

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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

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  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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Accessible Activities

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  1. Friends?

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

     By The Learning Network

    CreditJason Allen Lee

  2. Lapel Buttons

    What do you think this image is communicating?

     By The Learning Network

    CreditKyle Platts

  3. New Stamp Design

    This new French stamp is a scratch-and-sniff. If you could design a stamp, what would yours feature?

     By The Learning Network

    The new French baguette stamp.
    CreditLa Poste

  4. Boys and Cologne

    Do the teen and tween boys you know love high-end fragrances?

     By The Learning Network

    CreditEvan Jenkins for The New York Times

  5. What’s Going On in This Picture? | May 20, 2024

    Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.

     By The Learning Network

    CreditKirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press
  1. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: cuneiform

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

    By The Learning Network

     
  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

     
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  5. Contests

    Our Student Podcast Contest

    We invite students to create an original podcast of five minutes or less that informs or entertains. Contest dates: April 16 to May 14, 2025.

    By The Learning Network

     
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  7. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: fatalistic

    This word has appeared in 39 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  8. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: ideologue

    This word has appeared in 32 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  9. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: incinerate

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

    By The Learning Network

     
  10. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: labyrinthine

    This word has appeared in 61 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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