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Swing Your Partner!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
This was written for ESOL learners, but could work for any elementary class. Learners read about the American dance style known as Square Dancing. They explore its use in literature, write a friendly letter about it, and then use their...
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Effective Letter Writing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore letter writing.  In this persuasive writing lesson, students write a letter to a local organization based on a topic of their choice.  Students employ the correct letter writing procedure as outlined in the checklist...
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Animal Diaries

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Launch this lesson with Doreen Cronin's Diary of a Worm! Discuss the format and content of a diary, and ask learners if they've ever kept a diary before. Then, after an introductory discussion, have learners choose an insect or another...
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Service Learning Project

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students plan a service project to contribute to their community and then reflect on their experience. In this service project lesson, students help in a food pantry or donation center in their community. Students then write statements...
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Language Arts Jeopardy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Review parts of speech, verb tense, The Giver by Lowis Lowery, the mechanics of writing, and vocabulary. This Jeopardy-style game is perfect for any 4th or 5th grade class having read the book The Giver and in need of language arts test...
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Proofreading Lesson 5

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore various proofreading strategies. They develop their proofreading strategies. Students find and correct errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics. They discuss sentence formation, usage, and mechanics.
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Letter Writing Basics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students construct a letter about a classroom issue as a class. They then write a letter individually that requests information, file a complaint or complement, or write a letter to the editor/legislator.
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Fire Escape Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore fire safety. In this fire prevention and safety lesson, students discuss and brainstorm ideas about what to do if there is a fire. Students practice stating information that should be given when calling 911. Students...
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Commercials/Ads

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a persuasive commercial and advertisement. In this commercial lesson, students write a 20 second commercial that persuades people and shares the most important aspects of the company. They evaluate newspaper ads and create...
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Georgia Performance Standards Framework for ELA Unit 3-7th Grade

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore persuasive writing using the city life and the country life as focus topics. In this persuasion lesson, 7th graders read "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse" in an attempt to determine the pros and cons of both...
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Democracy: Understanding the Canadian Parliamentary System

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study democracy, levels of Canadian government and the responsibilities of elected officials. They write letter's to the Prime Minister about their pride in Canada.
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ESL Asking Questions About Family Fill in the Blank Worksheet

For Students 5th - 7th
For this ESL writing questions about families worksheet, student fill in the blanks with questions that can be answered with the given statement. They complete 8 examples using the clip art pictures that accompany each one.
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Writing and Publishing Skills

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders experience the satisfaction of writing for a purpose; their self-selected piece be published for an audience. They write using techniques appropriate to the selected genre.
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Animal Diaries

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students read Diary of a Worm by Foreen Cronin. In this journal writing lesson plan, students research an animal and write a diary by their animal. Students apply the research they've completed in their writings. Students share their...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Mechanics: Section 1

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online interactive mechanics review worksheet, students examine 10 sentences or phrases and select the appropriate revision for each sentences with regards to capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Students then submit their...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Mechanics: Section 2

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online interactive mechanics review worksheet, learners examine 10 sentences and select the appropriate revision for each sentences with regards to capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Students then submit their answers to...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Mechanics: Section 1, #2

For Students 7th - 9th
In this online interactive mechanics review worksheet, learners examine 10 sentences and select the appropriate revision for each sentences with regards to capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Students then submit their answers to...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Mechanics: Section 1, #4

For Students 7th - 9th
In this online interactive mechanics review worksheet, learners examine 10 sentences or phrases. They select the appropriate revision for each sentence with regards to capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Students then submit their...
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Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Mechanics: Section 2

For Students 7th - 9th
In this online interactive mechanics review worksheet, students examine 10 sentences or phrases. They select the appropriate revision for each sentences with regards to capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Students then submit...
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Read All About It! California History of the 30s and 40s

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore the Great Depression! Discover the challenges people experienced during the time period. Learners investigate photographs from the Dust Bowl and WWII era and create a story line about the photographs, writing a newspaper article...
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Scholastic

A Reading Guide to A Wrinkle in Time

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Accompany a reading of Madeleine L'Engle's classic tale, A Wrinkle in Time, with a detailed guide equipped with 15 informative and useful chapters. Scholars discover who the author is, why she wrote the book, and crucial story elements...
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Defense Mechanisms

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the Cold War roots of the recent debate over the construction of United States and Russian missile defense shields. They begin by reading and discussing the article, Putin Says Russia Would Counter U.S. Shield.
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Coaching, Conferencing, and Correcting

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Students, after revising their writing and identifying their strengths and weaknesses, edit their writing incorporating teacher feedback and examples from class exercises. In addition, they continue working on individual writing...
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Homeschooling through the Holidays

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Use your unique flexibility to help your family explore the holiday traditions of various cultures.

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