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Johnny Appleseed

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to a story about Johnny Appleseed while learning about how Johnny contributed to history. Students brainstorm rhyming words and write a poem using those words.
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Photo Pen Pals

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students learn to write a descriptive friendly letter to a pen pal.
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Chameleons

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars read "The Mixed-Up Chameleon" by Eric Carle. They discuss the chameleon's color changes and their ability to catch flies. They read a fact sheet. They view a live chameleon in a natural environment. They write down...
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Counting in Espanol

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils identify the Spanish numbering system from 1-10 and create a mini-book of the numbers. Students compare the English numbers to the Spanish numbers.
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So What's New?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students write a story telling the news to someone who has not been around for three years.
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The Aliens are Coming!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Pupils create an alien and write a descriptive paragraph about it using all five senses.
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Weather Journal Log

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discuss the weather each day and log it on a class chart for a month.
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Weather Noise

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars listen to sound bytes of various weather sounds. They listen for clues as to what the weather was like when the sound was recorded. Then they write and illustrate what they think the weather conditions were at the time.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Past and Present

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as it was in the past and as it is today.
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Enhancing Writing Through Technology

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students participate in a class survey of their favorite activity to do in the snow and organize the results in a graph. They write a paragraph about the graph using language from a class-developed word web and include both an opening...
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Writing Letters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover that second graders have written them letters and are anxious to receive letters back. They read the letters and review with the teacher the proper ways of writing letters and then write return letters using words...
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E-Mail Pen Pals

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars write an e-mail message about what they have been doing in their physical education class. They break in to groups of 3 or 4 students and use the teacher's e-mail account to send an e-mail to their Pen Pal. They then read...
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Fire Safety Research

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students brainstorm what they have previously discovered about fire safety and think about what they can do to protect themselves from fire dangers. They discuss key questions and write their thoughts on a board using...
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Pumpkin Writing Paper

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, pupils use the blank lined paper with a colorful pumpkin border for any kind of writing: reports, poetry, stories or letters.
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School-Home Links: Writer's Notebook

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing journal worksheet, students find a notebook to keep track of their writing ideas. Students decorate the notebook and begin writing down their thoughts. Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
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Exploring the Personal Narrative

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define the characteristics of a personal narrative, explain the difference between a 'memoir' and an 'autobiography', and create a reading journal in which they will log their reading activities. In this personal narrative...
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Scrambled Paragraphs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine the structure of paragraphs. In this writing skills lesson, students examine a scrambled paragraph with no formatting or punctuation. Young scholars rearrange the text to create a well-developed paragraph.
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Volcano Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this acrostic poem worksheet, students explore descriptive poetry. Students use the letters of the word "volcano" to write a poem about volcanoes.
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Identifying and Categorizing Worthy Attributes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars write research questions. In this worthy attributes lesson, students discuss famous persons and what sets them apart from others. Young scholars identify questions to guide prior to researching a famous person.
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Summarize information gathered and create a plaque to put on the Hall of Fame

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders summarize information.  In this Hall of Fame lesson, 3rd graders gather information on inductees and paraphrase the information.  Students use this to create decorate and create a sample plaque.  

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