Lesson of the Day: ‘In Wisconsin: Stowing Mowers, Pleasing Bees’
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “In Wisconsin: Stowing Mowers, Pleasing Bees,” photographs and text by Anne Readel from The Times’s The World Through a Lens series.Do you have a front lawn? If not, have you ever fantasized about having one? Why do you think a lush, perfectly manicured lawn is a dream for so many Americans? Did…
Lesson of the Day: ‘How Two Best Friends Beat Amazon’
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “How Two Best Friends Beat Amazon” by Jodi Kantor and Karen WeiseChristian Smalls and Derrick Palmer, best friends and workers at Amazon’s fulfillment center in New York City, strategically organized the first successful unionization effort of an Amazon warehouse in the United States, one of the most significant labor victories in a…
Lesson of the Day: ‘We Know the Pledge. Its Author, Maybe Not.’
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “We Know the Pledge. Its Author, Maybe Not.” by Sam RobertsMore than a century after a Baptist minister from upstate New York took credit for writing the Pledge of Allegiance, new evidence suggests the possibility of a very different story — that a 13-year-old schoolboy in Kansas might actually have been the…
Lesson of the Day: ‘A Poem (and a Painting) About the Suffering That Hides...
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “A Poem (and a Painting) About the Suffering That Hides in Plain Sight” by Elisa GabbertWith war looming, W.H. Auden stood in a museum and was inspired to write. The resulting poem, “Musée des Beaux Arts,” is one of the most famous ever written about a work of art. More than 80…
Lesson of the Day: ‘A Call to Remember the 200,000 Black Troops Who Helped...
In this lesson, students will learn about the contributions of Black soldiers during the Civil War and consider the importance of honoring their service.
Lesson of the Day: ‘Pompeii Moves With the Times’
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Pompeii Moves With the Times” by Elisabetta PovoledoSince the rediscovery of Pompeii in the 18th century, archaeologists and historians have used the site’s archaeological treasures to piece together how the inhabitants of this 2,000-year-old Roman city lived.In this lesson, you will learn about efforts at Pompeii to broaden the stories told to…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Why Do We Change the Clocks, Anyway?’
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Why Do We Change the Clocks, Anyway?” by Alan YuhasOn Tuesday, the United States Senate passed legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent. If the bill is approved by the House and signed by President Biden, the change would go into effect in 2023.Do you get annoyed by the twice-yearly time…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Tour a House Full of Black History’
This lesson is a part of our Accessible Activities feature, which aims to welcome a wider variety of learners to our site and to The Times in general. Learn more and tell us what you think here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Tour a House Full of Black History” by Corey KilgannonElizabeth Meaders’s home on Staten Island houses…
Lesson of the Day: ‘The Songs That Get Us Through It’
Note to teachers: Some of the essays in this collection deal with adult themes. Please preview them and choose those that you think are most appropriate for your students. Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “The Songs That Get Us Through It” Every year, The New York Times Magazine publishes an issue all about music that explores the…
Lesson of the Day: ‘How the Lab-Grown Chicken Is Made’
Melting ice sheets, rampant wildfires, devastating floods. Climate change is a global emergency. The food system? It causes as much as a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, and unless we make major adjustments to the food we eat and how we produce it, we’re cooked. One of those dietary changes we need to consider…
