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Teaching math to ells hero

These ELL strategies for math instruction will help you with teaching math to English language learners and supporting math learning for multilingual students.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

Teaching quadrant numbers on a graph hero point

With this math lesson, you can teach students about coordinates, integers, coordinate planes, and functions on a graph.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

How to build a classroom library hero

Get tips on how to build a classroom library—and where to find books for elementary and middle school students.

Lisa Sims
Former HMH Consultant

Classroom routines and procedures hero

These rituals and routines in the classroom will ensure your school year is successful.

Dr. Amanda Patterson
National Director, Academic Planning and Analytics, HMH

911 memorial hero

How do you teach younger students about the September 11, 2001 attacks and their impact? We've got you covered with these 9/11 activities for elementary school.

Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Executive Editor

Formative assessment using technology hero

Dynamic formative assessment using technology helps guide teacher instruction and keep students on the right track.

Teaching about classifying polygons

Teach students about the different types of polygons in mathematics, which can be described as flat, closed figures with three or more sides.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

Teaching students how to write a reflective narrative hero

This lesson explores how to write a reflective narrative essay, a type of writing where writers reflect on an experience and show how their lives changed.

Mayan pyramids vs egyptian pyramids lesson plan idea hero

Looking to include ELA instruction in your social studies classroom? This Mayan pyramids vs. Egyptian pyramids lesson plan idea has students discuss the similarities and differences between the two types of structures through writing an essay.

Meet the teacher night ideas

Try these Meet the Teacher Night ideas to give students and families a warm welcome to your classroom and start off the school year right.

Katie Risolo Radovich
First-Grade Teacher