All Results

BLOG

Meet the Teacher Night Ideas: Holding a Successful Event for Students’ Families

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

BLOG

Mayan Pyramids vs. Egyptian Pyramids Lesson Plan Idea

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...

Shaped Staff

BLOG

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

BLOG

10 Middle School Classroom Management Strategies That Work

Create a healthy and happy learning environment with middle school classroom management strategies that are rooted in brain science.

Dr. Adriana Chavarín-López
Strategy and Instructional Support Officer, San Diego Unified School District

Dr. Michael Vea
Strategy and Instructional Support Officer, San Diego Unified School District

BLOG

Podcast: Flex on Them Fridays with Perry Hollins

Meet Perry Hollins, a fourth grade teacher and former DJ who has spent the past 11 years infusing an African-centered pedagogy into the curriculum. Perry utilizes his education to create...

Ali Habashi

Former Shaped Editor

BLOG

Podcast: How to Encourage Ambition with Shellye Archambeau (Author)

Meet Shellye Archambeau, former CEO of MetricStream and author of the book Unapologetically Ambitious. In this episode we learn how to encourage our students to be future leaders.

Ali Habashi

Former Shaped Editor

BLOG

National Dyslexia Awareness Month 2025

Honor 2025 National Dyslexia Awareness Month this October by better understanding how learning differences can affect your students.

Ali Habashi

Former Shaped Editor

BLOG

90-Second Science: Quick and Easy Science Experiments

Watch these 90-Second Science videos of quick and easy science experiments for kids that you can do at home or in the classroom.

Shaped Staff

BLOG

One-on-One Teaching Strategies to Reach All Learners

Make time in your packed schedule for one-on-one teaching strategies that deliver big benefits for students.

Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Executive Editor

BLOG

Teachers in America Podcast: Spotlight on Florida

The Teachers in America podcast goes to Florida to meet the teachers who educate the Sunshine State.

Ali Habashi

Former Shaped Editor