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Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Nature’s Best Poetry of 2019: Clouds” by Josephine SedgwickEvery day, members of the Cloud Appreciation Society post photos of the sky from around the world. The article explores why they stop to look up.In this lesson, you will take some time to free your mind…

Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Trump Impeached for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress” by Nicholas Fandos and Michael D. Shear.President Trump became the third president in the history of the United States to be impeached.In this lesson, students will learn more about the historic vote in the House…

Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Among the World’s Most Dire Places: This California Homeless Camp” by Thomas Fuller and Josh Haner Two New York Times journalists spent three months in an encampment created by and for homeless people living in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this lesson you will…

Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewIn “Netflix Is Ad Free, but It Isn’t Brand Free,” Tiffany Hsu looks at Netflix’s evolving relationship to advertising, product placement and brands. After you read the article, we ask you to use media literacy skills to analyze product placement in a TV show.Warm UpPart I: JournalHow…

Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “The Modern Life of Origami, an Art as Old as Paper” The art of paper folding goes back thousands of years in Japan.In today’s lesson, you will learn more about the history of origami and how it has grown and is flourishing today. In a…

Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewIn this lesson, you will read Maggie Astor’s article, “She’s 16 and Wants to Be President: Meet the Teenagers Planning Their Campaigns,” and get a glimpse into the Young Women Run Columbus conference. Then, you will get to think about your own political beliefs and activism and,…

Where do you go to find the meanings of words? Has this changed over time? How often do you look up the meanings of unfamiliar words? What advice do you have for young students who are frequently exposed to unfamiliar words? How can they get over any resistance they might have about looking up those…

Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “5 Takeaways From the Leaked Files on China’s Mass Detention of Muslims” In November 2019, The Times published leaked documents that expose details of China’s mass detention of Muslims in the Xinjiang region. In this lesson, you will learn about the significance of the information…

Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Can Biology Class Reduce Racism?” A study of a new curriculum will test a new approach to learning about race: studying it in biology class. In this lesson, you’ll learn about misconceptions related to race and genetics — and why correcting them matters.Warm UpHow much…

Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Around the World in 5 Kids’ Games” Hand-clapping games are played in schoolyards everywhere, in every language. In this lesson, we invite you to take a closer look at some of the different games played on New York City’s diverse playgrounds, and analyze what these…