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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.

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

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Explore these back-to-school science activities and experiments for the first day of science class.

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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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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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WF1593458 Shaped 2022 Blog Post How to Teach Multiplication of Fractions Inline Banner

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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Estimate the Volume of a Rectangular Prism in this activity from HMH's Into Math.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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Find free teaching resources. Explore fun classroom activities, lessons plans, downloadables, and videos for Grade K–12 kids to keep learning and growing at grade level.

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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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Stop Anti Asian Hate

Here’s how schools can address the rise in hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islanders to ensure students’ safety and well-being.

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Watch interviews with education leaders and business owners about culturally responsive education, recovery in schools, and developing an entrepreneurial mindset.

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Here’s how educators and parents can start a dialogue with kids about racism and social justice in the wake of the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of police.

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