Here in DisneyHand's Learning area you can tap into a variety of resources designed for teachers and parents who want to engage children in learning. Click on the icons below to find out more!

DisneyHand Reading Together, which helps parents and caregivers read with children in ways that are engaging and effective, puts books and information in the hands of families. Disney Publishing Worldwide has donated more than 7 million books to non-profit First Book, giving children in need the opportunity to own new books. families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. Click here to learn more about our Reading Together efforts around the world.

Belle reads to children at the Cleaver Wellness Center in El Monte, Calif.

Do you know an outstanding K-12 educator who infuses creativity into every lesson? One who makes learning come alive for his or her students? Nominate that teacher for the DisneyHand Teacher Awards! Click here for information on DisneyHand's commitment to creative teaching, our past Honorees and how to nominate a teacher.

Ever wish you could take a "virtual visit" to the classrooms of the country's best teachers? Well, now you can. Please click here to find out more about The Creative Classroom Series, a professional development tool produced by Disney and Harvard Project Zero featuring Honorees of the DisneyHand Teacher Awards and available free of charge to teachers and schools.

Concept to Classroom Workshops: These free professional development workshops, a collaboration between Thirteen Ed Online and Disney, cover such "hot topics" in education as inquiry-based learning, teaching to academic standards and using the internet in the classroom. Designed by leading experts, including Howard Gardner and Heidi Hayes Jacobs, the self-paced online workshops are great tools for both new and experienced teachers.

Where Sports and Learning Come Together!
SportsFigures features well-known athletes who use sports to teach math and physics concepts to high school students. The SportsFigures curriculum guide provides a unique tool for math and physics teachers that helps to boost classroom participation as well as facilitate understanding of math and physics principles. The free guides are designed to work together with the SportsFigures Video Collection, a video set where athletes illustrate the concepts to engage and excite students. The Web site includes sections for both students and educators, providing everything from interactive math and physics explanations to lesson plans.

Resources for Educators
Disney Educational Productions has compiled many of the resources for educators available on Disney.com and its related family of sites. Click here to find resources in Language Arts, Social Studies, Art and more.

Click here to view the America’s Heart & Soul Teacher's Study Guide.
Click here to view the The Chronicles of Narnia Educator’s Guide.

Guide for Grown-ups
Playhouse Disney engages the minds and imaginations of preschoolers to support parents' and caregivers' efforts to raise happy, well-rounded kids. Click here to learn more about the curriculum featured in Playhouse Disney shows like Stanley and JoJo's Circus on Disney Channel and to find activities that you and your child can do together.

Each month from September through May, Discover produces an online Educator’s Guide that provides teachers with supplemental materials to enhance the use of the magazine in their curriculum. The Guide features monthly lesson topics, quizzes, and activities focusing on three Discover articles from the current issue - helping to make learning about science and the world around us more exciting, accessible and applicable today!