Looking for a quick way to help teachers find what they need in Discovery Education? This short interactive tour shows teachers how to find a resource in just a few clicks—perfect for sharing in a staff update or weekly newsletter.

DE Back-to-School Updates for Classroom Teachers and School Leaders! 

Discovery Education is your daily hub of resources for your classroom with digital media and ready-to-use learning activities. Take some time to check out the new content and educator supports from Discovery Education Experience. This content is summarized from the full DE Back to School - September Leader Newsletter.

Be sure to log into your district's single sign-on link for Discovery Education before clicking on the links in this post.

Discovery Eduction Experience - "Let's Get Reacquainted" for Back-to-School

• Looking for a quick way to help teachers find what they need in Discovery Education? This short interactive tour shows teachers how to find a resource in just a few clicks

Content Spotlights

• Grades K-2
  
  • SOS Student Activities - Fresh SOS Student Activities have landed across Math, ELA, and Social Studies and are now organized on Experience's new Subtopic Pages by instructional stage.
    • 🔬See them in action

• Grades 3-5
  
  • Timely & Relevant: Channels for the Season - Bring meaning to the moment. These Channels are full of ready-to-use resources to help connect current dates to the classroom. They're perfect for sparking discussion around Labor Day and honoring the September 11 Day of Remembrance.
    • 🔬Explore Labor Day
    • 🔬Explore September 11th on this 25th Anniversary

• Grades 6-12
  
  • • Plan Ahead for College Savings Month - Give grades 6–12 ready-to-use financial literacy lessons that build smart money habits and long-term planning skills.
      • 🔬Explore Middle School Lessons
      • 🔬Explore High School Lessons
    • Back to School, Back to Data - Discover Data makes data relevant for grades 6–12 with free hands-on activities, interactives, and real data-career profiles.
      • 🔬Explore Discover Data
    • Intro to Economics (9–12) - Introduce essential economic principles through student-friendly lessons that support financial literacy and critical thinking.
      • 🔬Explore Intro to Economics

For Educators

• Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Education Insights - Last year's report found nearly 8 in 10 students struggle with boredom in class at least once a week. This fall we're back with new research on career-connected learning—early findings show 91% of administrators say their Portrait of a Graduate framework meaningfully guides career-readiness, but is that vision reaching the classroom?

  • Join DE on September 17th at 1pm for an exclusive first look at the 2026–2027 report
  • Register for the "Someday to the School Day" webinar

Information compiled in this update was provided by our partners at Discovery Education