This Month at DE: May

Engaging Resources to Wrap Up the Year

Reading Time: 5 mins

May is here and the end of school is just around the corner. While your students may have one foot out the door, keep them engaged until the last day with these fresh teaching ideas and timely content!

Pop of PL

Timely Moments

Magic Moment

Pop of Professional Learning

Literacy is a key predictor of student success and essential across subjects, from reading lab instructions to solving word problems. Since reading combines language comprehension and word recognition, practicing literacy skills helps students develop these abilities beyond their ELA classes. Try these Top 10 SOS Instructional Strategies, which focus on building background knowledge, strengthening comprehension, and enhancing disciplinary vocabulary.

SOS Top 10: Developing Literacy

Timely Moments

Check out popular resources in Discovery Education Experience to keep student engaged with timely moments in May—right up until the last bell rings before summer!

Mental Health Awareness Month

Support mental health awareness throughout the month of May with standards-aligned resources from CVS's Dose of Knowledge. Students and educators can explore wellness topics such as managing stress, peer pressure, and mindfulness, supporting meaninful conversations about mental health.

Dose of Knowledge

Cinco de Mayo (May 5)

On May 5, celebrate Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, with resources from the Cinco De Mayo Channel!

Cinco de May Channel

World Turtle Day (May 23)

"Shell-ebrate" World Turtle Day by exploring the variety of engaging videos, activities, and lessons all about turtles! Students can learn about their life cycles, habitats, how to protect them, and more.

Explore Turtle Resources

Memorial Day (May 26)

Honor those who have served our country on May 26 for Memorial Day with resources from the Memorial Day Channel.

Memorial Day Channel

My Digital Life

Nine out of ten tweens use social media and gaming apps! As summer approaches, help equip your students with the skills to recognize and avoid irresponsible online behaviors through an engaging animated video series. This series, created in partnership with Norton, emphasizes the importance of making responsible decisions in our digital lives.

Operation Prevention

Grades 6-12

In honor of Take Back Day that was recently held on April 26 and organized by the DEA, we invite you to visit the Operation Prevention Channel! There, you’ll find valuable resources, including hands-on investigations where students delve into the science behind substance misuse and its effects on the brain and body.

Ask, Listen, Learn

Grades 3-8

Created in partnership with Responsbility.org, the newly updated Ask, Listen, Learn Channel offers resources designed to uncover the science behind how alcohol affects developing brains, bodies, and behavior—empowering students to make impactful decisions on their health.

Magic Moment

As the school year winds down, many K-12 classes have taken all kinds of field trips to museums, plays, parks, and more. And there’s still time to visit new places with Discovery Education’s Virtual Field Trips! Not sure how to incorporate them into your classroom time? Check out this recent blog Elevating Learning: Instructional Strategies for Engaging Virtual Field Trips.