Thematic Educator Guide: Teaching Civic Engagement

To kick-off National Reading Month this March, we’re celebrating Dr. Seuss’s 120th Birthday by introducing young readers to new authors! Join March 4th-8th for a week of new videos, classroom activities, and more. Download the free educators’ guide and register here for a chance to win one of 400 Dr. Seuss Birthday Educator Kits. Browse

Are you interested in bringing your entire school community together for a shared literacy event? If your answer is “YES!,” an all-school reading program— appropriate for K-12 levels—is an exciting and engaging experience to consider. During an all-school reading event, all staff and students receive a copy of the same book and read it simultaneously

Penguin Random House is committed to the freedom of expression and protecting teachers, students, parents, librarians, booksellers, and authors against the dramatic rise in book bans across the country. Our mission is to give information on the issue and provide valuable resources to help fight censorship. Below is a comprehensive list of all the free

The Penguin Random House Education Elementary School Collection features outstanding fiction, nonfiction, and picture books from the Penguin Young Reader’s, Random House Children’s, and DK publishing divisions, as well as children’s publishers distributed by Penguin Random House. Explore online or download this valuable resource to discover great books in specific topic areas such as: Leveled

Phonic Books is changing the way educators teach reading, one sound at a time. Developed by literacy experts and aligned to the Science of Reading, Phonic Books’ high-interest decodable book series can be effectively integrated into any phonics instruction program. Phonic Books offers a wide range of decodable books, making reading exciting for kids of

Join Penguin Random House Education and Alliant International University for a free webinar about the transformative power of mindfulness in education on Thursday, May 18th from 3:00pm-4:00pm EDT. The panel will feature Ali Smith, co-author of Let Your Light Shine: How Mindfulness Can Empower Children and Rebuild Communities (TarcherPerigee) in conversation with AIU’s Dr. Carlton W. Parks, Professor;

What is ESSER funding? In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three Covid-related stimulus bills that provided nearly $190.5 billion to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. ESSER includes a significant focus on vulnerable student populations who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, which includes English language learners. Frequently asked questions about

Join us on Monday, April 24th at 2:30pm ET (1:30pm CT) to learn how to use graphic novels in the classroom! This free, one-hour webinar will feature award-winning creators: Shing Yin Khor, Kevin McCloskey, and Chad Sell, and will be moderated by Eric Hand, teacher and literacy consultant. Learn more here and explore resources for our graphic novels. Watch the recording!  

In today’s society where children hear about climate change, school shootings, global pandemics, and more on a daily basis, resiliency has understandably become more of a challenge. However, scientists know the ability to face and overcome adversity is a learned trait. Educators play a crucial role in teaching children to manage emotions, develop healthy identities,

In a 2021 Carnegie Corporation article titled “What We Owe Our Children,” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned, “Civic duties and behaviors are learned, not inherited. If the seeds of lifelong, prepared, and engaged participation are not planted… they will never grow.” How, then, do we plant the seeds of citizenship in young children?

As the school year begins, teachers and students are facing challenges to their intellectual freedom like never before. From state legislation to executive orders to school district policies to administrator actions, book bans are at an all-time high, and teacher shortages are affecting every corner of the nation. But as a K-12 educator, you do

Calling all new teachers: welcome to your first official school year! To kick things off, we created the Resource Pack for New Teachers: Tips, Ideas and Booklists to Help You Get Started in the Classroom (Grades K-8). We asked two veteran educators to share some strategies and best practices they’ve learned through their own classroom