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Objective: Clear Writing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
This short presentation could be used as a warm-up for students who are studying the Roman Empire. A few vocabulary words are reviewed, then a writing task is presented: students must write a clear paragraph of a non-chronological report...
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Which Way is Up? The Tree of Life in Africa

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners read a book titled This is the Tree about a baobab tree and draw a picture and label the tree. For this tree lesson plan, students also write a paragraph explaining why they drew that tree. 
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Semicolons

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write a paragraph using semicolons. In this semicolons lesson plan, 6th graders brainstorm examples of semicolon use as a class and then write their own paragraph.
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Agriculture Cares for the World

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore world geography by analyzing agriculture. In this dietary habits lesson plan, students discuss the role parents play in their children's diet and where the food comes from. Students write agricultural research paragraphs...
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Drawing Conclusions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students view images and draw conclusions based on what they see happening in the pictures. For this drawing conclusions lesson plan, students also write a paragraph and their classmates have to draw a conclusion based on their writing.
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Using Evidence to Describe a Character

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
It's all about the details found in the text, when children attempt to describe the main character from the story, Burnt Toast on Davenport Street. They first discuss the process by which one would go about using textual evidence and...
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Noun Clause as Object of a Sentence

For Students 4th - 8th
In this noun clauses worksheet, students write a paragraph containing noun clauses and a topic sentence. Students write 3 noun clauses in their paragraph.
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Adjectives, Prepositions and Gerunds

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this adjective, prepositions, and gerunds activity, students write a paragraph with adjective, preposition, and gerund combinations about a pastime or hobby. Students complete 1 paragraph.
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Water: A precious resource

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this water instructional activity, students watch a video on water, read a passage, complete sentences, write vocabulary words, and write a paragraph. Students complete 5 activities total.
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Kandinsky on Computers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate expressionist art by researching Wassily Kandinsky. In this abstract art lesson, students utilize the Internet to visit a web museum which showcases Kandinsky's compositions. Students analyze the artistic lines and...
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Taste Treat Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use their 5 senses to write a paragraph about yummy treats they sample. In this writing lesson plan, students use a graphic organizer to organize their tastes and how they can write about them and then write.
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Summertime Travel

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write about a summer event they participated in. In this paragraph writing instructional activity, the teacher models how to write about a place they have visited. Students then write their own paragraphs.  Students will...
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Rock Around the World

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students take pictures and write a paragraph about a rock they have found. In this rock lesson plan, students also send their information to the Mars Space Flight Facility.
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Language Review #31

For Students 1st
In this language review #31 instructional activity, 1st graders read 3 sentences, put them in the correct order and write them on the lines provided.
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Eoraptor Dinosaurs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students gain knowledge about dinosaurs. For this Eoraptor dinosaur lesson, students read books about Eoraptors and draw pictures of Eoraptors. Students show what they have learned by writing a paragraph about what they have learned.
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Rutherford Boyd's art

For Students 4th - 6th
In this transformations worksheet, students find examples of Rutherford Boyd's art and then make their own art including shapes and transformations. Students then write a paragraph about the shapes and transformations they used.
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Paragraph writing: Christmas

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this paragraph writing worksheet, young scholars write a paragraph on how to wrap presents for Christmas. Students are given 4 prompts to do so.
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Frog Paragraph

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this frog paragraph worksheet, students color the picture of the frog given and write a paragraph about it on the lines. Students color 1 frog and write 1 paragraph.
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Bird Paragraph

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this picture of a bird worksheet, learners view and color a picture of a bird and then can write a paragraph about it on the lines given. Students color 1 bird.
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Story Building: Nasreddin and the Beggar

For Students 5th - 6th
In this story building worksheet, students build a story by choosing one of three sentences, using context clues to put the events of the story in order.
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All About Me

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students write a paragraph, make lists, draw, and brainstorm things about themselves, their goals, and their past. In this all about me lesson plan, students recall information about themselves, and interview others in order to write...
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Write On! Step by Step Paragraph and Report Writing

For Teachers 3rd
Students plan and write paragraphs while integrating other core subject areas. In this paragraph writing lesson, students complete 5 lessons to practice writing paragraphs. Students incorporate various core subjects into their paragraph...
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Sequence of Sentences

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this sentence order worksheet, students read two sentences with a picture in a box. Students write the sentence letters (a, b) in order.
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Paragraph Matching

For Students 3rd
In this paragraph worksheet, students focus on the usage of a topic sentence and supporting details. Students cut out 6 topic sentences and 6 main body sentences. Students must match each topic to its supporting details.