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Friendly Letter to a Leprechaun
Learners write friendly letters. In this friendly letter writing lesson, students write a friendly letter to a leprechaun. Learners review the parts of a friendly letter then watch the teacher model how to write a friendly letter, then...
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Sandwich Feast
Creative! Youngsters listen to the reading of "Recipe for a Hippopotamus Sandwich" by Shel Silverstein as a warm up activity for a instructional activity in punctuation. They use bread-shaped pages, one for each type of punctuation, to...
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B is for Bowling Green
Third graders identify important places in Bowling Green and list facts about those places. They write complete, varied sentences using capitals and punctuation correctly and also use the Writing Process. As a final project, a...
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Paul Revere's Ride
Third graders read and discuss the selection "Paul Revere's Ride" (included with the lesson). Students imagine they live in one of the villages that Paul Revere stopped. They are awakened by his knock on the door. Students write an essay...
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Dear Santa Claus
Students watch the video Santa Claus is Coming to Town and create letters asking questions to Santa Claus. Other students answer the letters of their classmates.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
6 Traits: Voice
Learners explore the trait of voice. In this language arts lesson, students focus on the writing trait of voice. Learners view a video and practice writing.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
6 Traits: Word Choice
Students explore language arts by participating in a vocabulary usage activity. In this word choice lesson, students read examples of great word usage in literature and discuss with the class why some words appear stronger than others....
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Write Your Own Cultural Connections
Learners write a cultural narrative. In this multicultural writing lesson, students create an expository narrative to teach others about their lives. Learners complete the narrative and use a buddy editing strategy to revise their papers.
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The Fisherman and His Wife
Students will conduct a survey, using the information collected they will construct a poster.
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The Multimedia Heart
Third graders research the different aspects of the human heart. Groups work through steps to create a multimedia slide presentation. The presentation must follow pre-set criteria.
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Creating a Digital Newspaper
Pupils create a digital newspaper. In this digital newspaper instructional activity, students review the sections of a newspaper and brainstorm ideas for their paper. Pupils complete a schools news report, student interview, opinion...
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Frogs, Frogs, And More Frogs
Third graders review the life cycle of a frog. They use the computer to research specific information about their frog and write a descriptive paragraph using the information obtained on the computer. They access websites imbedded in...
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What Kind of Student Do You Want to Be?
Third graders write an essay which answers the question, "What kind of student do you want to be?"