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Shaped Staff

The Shaped Staff is a group of writers and editors with extensive and varied backgrounds in education—consisting of the Content Marketing team at HMH. Together, they bring expertise in education journalism, content development, copywriting—as well as teaching experience in the elementary grades and secondary English and math.

The Content Marketing team includes Christine Condon, senior director of content marketing; Richard Blankman, marketing director; Zoe Del Mar, senior content marketing manager; Brenda Iasevoli, senior content marketing manager; Alicia Ivory, senior copywriter; and Jennifer Corujo, content marketing manager.

They can be reached at Shaped@hmhco.com.

 
WF1289060 Shaped 2020 Revamp Grade 3 5

We have fun 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade learning activities that span reading, math, and science on a range of topics to help you find the perfect fit for your students.

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Keep students engaged with these fun learning activities for middle school, no matter what subject you teach and whether your students are in person or remote.

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Free Reading Activities for 1st and 2nd Grade

With these free reading activities for 1st and 2nd grade, you can engage young learners in topics ranging from incredible insects to the great outdoors.

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WF1289060 Shaped 2020 Revamp Grade 3 5 Science

Explore science activities for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade that cover topics like nutrition, the changing seasons, space, and so much more!

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History of political parties lesson plan

Use this history of political parties lesson plan and activity to teach your students about how the U.S. political system in time for the 2020 presidential election.

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Comparison between learning styles vs multiple intelligences, describing the myth of learning styles and the theory of multiple intelligences

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Enlightenment Lesson Plan

Download these Enlightenment and American Revolution lesson plans to teach your students about how the latter was influenced by an era defined by human reason and science.

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WF1289060 Shaped 2020 Revamp Grade 6 8 ELA

Try free English language arts activities for Grades 6-8 focusing on haikus, metaphors, figurative language, and more curriculum-rich topics.

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Learn strategies to improve student outcomes and better shape the future of education through podcast conversations with experts about major topics affecting the K-12 industry.

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A comprehensive list of all of the Teachers in America podcast episodes, seasons 1-5.

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To celebrate teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week we wanted to hear directly from students. Watch the video to hear what they have to say.

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Check out this list of famous black scientists today and during the 20th century, and distribute the posters of African American scientists to your students or hang them in your classroom.

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Try these real-life math problems with solutions in your classroom, which are open-ended projects with a range of possible answers.

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Try these fall activities for elementary students in your classroom that put a twist on common fall themes.

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7 First-Day-of-School Activities for Middle School Science

Get back into science with these back-to-school activities for middle school science.

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These math icebreakers are games and activities that span all grades to help math teachers get students practicing math while getting to know one another.

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WF1594101 How to Estimate Length Hero

Get step-by-step instructions on how to elicit thoughtful questions and responses to tasks that ask students to estimate length.

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Students will learn how to represent multiplication of fractions by drawing visual models, analyzing hypothetical examples of student work, and creating equations.

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