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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.

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    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
    1. 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.

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  1. ‘A Voice Can Change You’: The Week 5 Winner of Our Summer Reading Contest

    In her 90-second video, Annie Ma, 14, explains how an essay by the singer Dessa hit home for her.

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    CreditThea Traff for The New York Times
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  2. A Letter From a ‘Loser’

    We are honoring the Top 9 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Anya Wang, age 16.

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    Anya Wang wrote about the frustration of being rejected without feedback for our Open Letter Contest.
    CreditR. Fresson
    Winner of Student Open Letter Contest
  3. A Letter to a Student From The New York Times Learning Network

    When we ran our new Open Letters Contest, we never imagined that a teenager would choose us as the recipient. Here is our response.

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    CreditSeb Agresti
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  4. 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.

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    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.

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    CreditJason Allen Lee
  2. Lapel Buttons

    What do you think this image is communicating?

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    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?

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    The new French baguette stamp.
    CreditLa Poste
  4. Boys and Cologne

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

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    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.

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    CreditKirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press
  1. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: ditty

    This word has appeared in 40 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: haptic

    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

     
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    Word of the Day: defector

    This word has appeared in 38 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: exacting

    This word has appeared in 265 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: revue

    This word has appeared in 52 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: futile

    This word has appeared in 184 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: credo

    This word has appeared in 45 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: imperceptibly

    This word has appeared in 14 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: presumptuous

    This word has appeared in 25 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  11. Winner of Student Open Letter Contest

    Grass Lawns: Lavish and Lamentable

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

    By The Learning Network

     
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  13. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: adieu

    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

     
  14. Winner of Student Open Letter Contest

    Accepting Autism: A Sibling’s Perspective

    We are honoring the Top 9 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Leela Uppaluri, age 16.

    By The Learning Network

     
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  16. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: staggering

    This word has appeared in 611 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  17. Winner of Student Open Letter Contest

    A Letter to Midjourney

    We are honoring the Top 9 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Justin Kim, age 16.

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: surmise

    This word has appeared in 30 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: locus

    This word has appeared in 43 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: compatible

    This word has appeared in 131 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  25. Winner of Student Open Letter Contest

    The Devil From Down Under

    We are honoring the Top 9 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Alexis Rippon, age 13.

    By The Learning Network

     
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  27. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: varnish

    This word has appeared in 20 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  28. Winner of Student Open Letter Contest

    Every High School Student Can Save a Life

    We are honoring the Top 9 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Alexander Klee, age 16.

    By The Learning Network

     
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  30. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: parched

    This word has appeared in 83 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: surreal

    This word has appeared in 570 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  34. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: sociable

    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

     
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  36. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: elicit

    This word has appeared in 161 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  38. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: corroboration

    This word has appeared in 24 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: imperative

    This word has appeared in 390 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  42. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: expressly

    This word has appeared in 112 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  43. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: dignified

    This word has appeared in 143 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  45. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: academe

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

    By The Learning Network

     
  46. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: expatriate

    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

     
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  49. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: incessant

    This word has appeared in 89 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  50. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: proximity

    This word has appeared in 468 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: gregarious

    This word has appeared in 66 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  53. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: interminable

    This word has appeared in 41 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  55. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: facade

    This word has appeared in 350 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  56. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: boisterous

    This word has appeared in 147 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  57. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: haphazardly

    This word has appeared in 54 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  58. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: stamina

    This word has appeared in 123 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  61. Student photo essay Contest Winner

    The L.A. Derby Dolls Take Up Space

    Chloe Moon Flaherty, age 18, documents a community that “embraces the unconventional.”

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: disparate

    This word has appeared in 255 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: archaic

    This word has appeared in 73 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: garner

    This word has appeared in 314 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  67. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: sheepishly

    This word has appeared in 37 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  68. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: empathetic

    This word has appeared in 155 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  69. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: introspection

    This word has appeared in 75 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: strenuous

    This word has appeared in 79 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: exhume

    This word has appeared in 10 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: synopsis

    This word has appeared in 23 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
  76. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: amiable

    This word has appeared in 60 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: pseudonym

    This word has appeared in 108 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  80. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: hubbub

    This word has appeared in 41 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  83. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: coalesce

    This word has appeared in 113 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  85. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: apathetic

    This word has appeared in 41 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  87. Student Opinion

    How Did You Grow and Change This School Year?

    In this forum, we invite both students and teachers to reflect on their challenges and successes — and to consider how to build on them for next year.

    By Katherine Schulten

     
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  90. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: galling

    This word has appeared in 37 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  93. Picture Prompts

    Up, Up and Away!

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

    By The Learning Network

     
  94. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: veranda

    This word has appeared in 28 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: demarcation

    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

     
  98. Picture Prompts

    City Street

    What do you think this image is communicating?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  101. Student Opinion

    What Is Your Favorite Word?

    What word in any language feels especially beautiful, interesting or meaningful to you?

    By Natalie Proulx

     
  102. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: innate

    This word has appeared in 107 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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  105. Student Opinion

    Do We Talk Too Much About Mental Health?

    Recent studies suggest that school mental health programs may not be beneficial and could even have a negative effect. What has been your experience?

    By Natalie Proulx

     
  106. Picture Prompts

    Soapbox Derby

    Bronx students create and race these cars as part of their science curriculum. Has your school ever offered an engaging real-world project that helped you learn?

    By The Learning Network

     
  107. Word of the day

    Word of the Day: rancorous

    This word has appeared in 40 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Word of the Day: bazaar

    This word has appeared in 103 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

    By The Learning Network

     
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