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## [Discovery Education - December 2021 Updates](https://info.iu13.org/ims/discovery-education-december-updates-2021)

Posted by [IU13 IMS](https://info.iu13.org/ims/author/iu13-ims) on Fri, Dec 3, 2021

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Here are some new December resources from Discovery Education to keep the momentum of the school year going through the winter holidays and break. *Be sure to log into your instance of Discovery Education before clicking on the links below.*

 

**Timely & Relevant Resources ** 

Did you hear the news? DE has launched an Activity Center for K-8 teachers with **daily ready-to-use acti****vities**! Here, you can find a calendar of ready-to-use activities to engage students with a variety of science, social studies, math, and ELA content. DE will release a new calendar each month with timely and relevant content, so be sure to subscribe to the new [Activity Center](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.discoveryeducation.com%2Flearn%2Fchannels%2Fchannel%2F3ec49888-b688-4115-9b29-a82b60b0da78%3Futm_source%3Dde_partnerships%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dgeneral_partnership%26utm_content%3DNOVIL&data=04%7C01%7Ctimothy_leister%40iu13.org%7C27ef1d11d718498a84dd08d9927a8c10%7Cee520851ca57409a9002ee3f8df1a639%7C0%7C1%7C637701877312730426%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=rFWSIRKCaDPOb5xMBWw13PhFOUYq%2FyUhnzxGnnkmLAU%3D&reserved=0). 

The ready-to-use activities combine the best of the SOS Strategies with high-quality content, giving you that magic formula for constructive, engaging activities that *save teachers time.* 

- [K-2 Activity Calendar: December 2021](https://studio.discoveryeducation.com/view?id=ccdc03ec-1931-424c-8fe7-f6deaa8ce217&page_id=c75e2e6f-9c49-4c99-96ec-a2bfc1d319e5) 
- [3-5 Activity Calendar: December 2021](https://studio.discoveryeducation.com/view?id=d6c91ff1-a063-4451-98db-35983cee0ba7&page_id=4ff9c885-cc58-4091-995c-384dd5ee6e21) 
- [6-8 Activity Calendar: December 2021](https://studio.discoveryeducation.com/view?id=c5224fd8-3759-40d3-b5c2-57846b590cab&page_id=fc4be7b2-539f-4369-b571-36d774cafebd) 

 

This Month at DE

Explore the full [Discovery Education December 2021 Newsletter ](https://www-media.discoveryeducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/District-Comms-December-Newsletter.pdf)to learn about all the timely and relevant resources happening this month!

 

12 Days of Virtual Field Trips  
On December 1st, Discovery Education kicked off the 12 Days of VFTs! Explore it on social media or see the [full calendar. ](https://www.discoveryeducation.com/learn/12-days-of-virtual-field-trips/)

 

**Virtual Field Trip to the International Space Station (Call for Questions)**

Through our partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Discovery Education has been given the exciting opportunity to host a Virtual Field Trip to the International Space Station! And, we are inviting students around the world to submit questions for a chance to have them answered by astronauts aboard the space station. [Learn more about this opportunity](https://www.discoveryeducation.com/info/call-for-questions-discovery-education-virtual-field-trip-to-the-international-space-station/) and work with students to get their questions submitted by December 17th!

 

**Keep Your Students Engaged Over Winter Break**

We just released [Winter Break Activity Calendars](https://teachers.discoveryeducation.com/resource/winter-break-activity-calendars/) – for K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Keep your students engaged in learning with some fun activities over winter break! These are also available in 6 other languages to support families at home! 

 

 

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