Lesson Plan: ‘Some Kids Play Sports. These Kids Train Wild Horses.’
In this lesson, students will learn about a program to tame wild horses in a remote area of California. Then they’ll brainstorm ways to address problems in their communities.
Lesson of the Day: ‘A 92-Year-Old Piano Teacher Won’t Let Students Miss Bach in...
Cornelia Vertenstein, a Holocaust survivor, is still teaching piano lessons over FaceTime from her Denver home. In this lesson, you will consider the ways students sometimes learn more about life from their teachers than just the subject they are studying. Warm UpHave you ever played a musical instrument? If so, did you take lessons? What…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Dr. Seuss Books Are Pulled, and a “Cancel Culture” Controversy...
6. What is your reaction to the article? How does it affect your views on Dr. Seuss and his books? Does reading the article change any of your views from the warm-up activity? How do you think we — the public, book publishers, libraries, educators — should respond to classics that are “out of step…
Lesson Plan: ‘26.2 Miles Is Easy. Getting Around New York City Is Not.’
In this lesson, students will learn why it’s easier for one athlete to win a marathon in New York than to navigate the city in a wheelchair. Then, students will evaluate the accessibility of public spaces where they live.
Iran War Lesson Plan
How are you making sense of this news? Whether you already understand some of the context or whether it’s all new for you, we hope our free materials can help.
Lesson: Teaching About Syrian Civil War and Middle East Conflict
Syrian rebel forces took Damascus this weekend, ending a decades-long regime and continuing a series of events that have shaken the region since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Teenagers, tell us how you are making sense of the news.
Lesson Plan: Documenting Indigenous Culture Through Photography
Matika Wilbur is trying to photograph every federally recognized tribe in the United States. In this lesson, students will learn about why she believes that her project is vital to counter centuries of misrepresentation.
Lesson of the Day: ‘These Images Show the Sun’s Surface in Greater Detail Than...
4. What is the story of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope? Where is it located and why? What features of the telescope are most fascinating to you?6. The article concludes:Joining the Inouye telescope in this coronal detective work are NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, now orbiting the Sun, and the joint NASA-European Space Agency Solar…
Lesson of the Day: ‘In Los Angeles, Glimpses of an Oasis With Deep Immigrant...
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “In Los Angeles, Glimpses of an Oasis With Deep Immigrant Roots.” Photographs and text by Stella Kalinina.At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, with travel restrictions in place worldwide, The New York Times started a new series, The World Through a Lens, in which photojournalists transport you, virtually, to some of our…
Lesson of the Day: ‘With Nowhere to Go, Teens Flock to Among Us’
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “With Nowhere to Go, Teens Flock to Among Us” by Taylor LorenzAmong Us is a multiplayer game where four to 10 players are dropped onto an alien spaceship. Each player is designated a private role…
