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New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney
Lesson Plan December 31 2025

Lesson plan: Celebrate the new year by looking back and moving forward

Students write a letter to their future selves they can open at the end of the year
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Lesson Plan December 30 2025

Lesson plan: Create a cell phone storage device for your school

Discuss how to create cell phone storage devices that meet the needs of a whole school community
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Daily News Lesson December 30 2025

A conversation with Temple Grandin, world-renowned animal scientist and autism advocate

Explore our "News: Then & Now" section to learn about past inventors using the Library of Congress' primary source sets
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Daily News Lesson December 29 2025

Privacy concerns raised amid using AI to decode wolf howls in Yellowstone

Explore how the technology works and why it is being used
2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, in New York City
Daily News Lesson December 26 2025

How the tradition of Santa Claus has evolved over the centuries

Learn about the history of Santa Claus as a symbol of Christmas and mid-winter traditions
Christmas season in Istanbul
Daily News Lesson December 24 2025

A look at Christmas festivities and traditions around the world

Explore Nativity scenes from around the globe
Lighting of the menorah on the third night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah at the site of the Nova festival, in Reim
Daily News Lesson December 23 2025

How Israeli communities scarred by Oct. 7 celebrated Hanukkah

Explore why residents of two kibbutzim feel hopeful during Hanukkah
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Daily News Lesson December 18 2025

Why the planet is drying out much faster than before, according to a new study

The Arizona State University study focuses on climate change and a massive overuse of water resources
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Daily News Lesson December 16 2025

A principal's Brief But Spectacular take on bringing service to education

Share something you are passionate with your own Brief But Spectacular moment!
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Daily News Lesson December 14 2025

Displaced Palestinian children struggle with cold, malnutrition in Gaza months after ceasefire

Learn about UNICEF's role in getting more aid into Gaza but need is still immense
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