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The Write Thing to Do

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine the proper way to write formal business letters. Students apply the skill to write letters to appropriate environmental protection agencies.
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Writing Worksheet

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students answer five questions relating to plot, write about a character and how they develop in four chapters, and answer questions about four characters. Students complete twenty short answer questions.
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Perspectives in Writing

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students consider various perspectives in writing and write a short story. They view a painting and discuss its theme and the idea of personification as perspective. Choosing three different viewpoints, they write a story about the...
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Math and Numbers - Cursive Number Writing

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this cursive number writing worksheet, students write the number and words in cursive on the blank lines provided. They write the numbers 0 through 9, and they write the words zero through twenty.
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Writing Sparks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this writing sparks worksheet, students write a short story as they imagine that they've woken up one morning to find out they had grown two extra pairs of arms.
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Writing Numbers to Fifty (C)

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math and writing instructional activity, students write 11 numbers in words. They print the numbers on elementary lines inserting hyphens as needed.
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I Can Write 100 Words.

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this writing worksheet, students write a list of 100 words. They fill 2 pages with words on blanks that are numbered from 1 to 100.
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write a description of an animal.  In this descriptive writing lesson, students discuss ways to write to appeal to all five senses.  Students then describe an animal in a paragraph and pair up to guess the animal.
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Writing Sparks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this unique writing scenario worksheet, students imagine that they are out taking a walk and run across an animal that they can talk to. Students write out the conversation that they have with the animal.
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Writing Sparks- What Bugs You?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students write a passage about things that bother them. They give examples and tell while these things are bothersome. They explain what they would do to change these things.
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Writing Sparks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this writing sparks worksheet, learners write a short essay giving reasons for liking/disliking stormy days and then tell a story of how they would pass the time on a stormy day.
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Writing Sparks

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this writing sparks worksheet, students write a short story about a situation in which they had to face their worst fear and how they overcame it.
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Writing Sparks

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this writing a descriptive paragraph worksheet, learners think about an activity or hobby they have or would like to have, describe this special interest and explain why it's important to them.
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Note-Taking to Summary Writing

For Students 4th - 5th
In this note-taking learning exercise, students review an example of notes for a paragraph and then the summary for those notes. Students then read a new passage, take notes over the passage, and then write a summary for the passage.
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Turn the Ordinary into Something Extraordinary!

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Summer writing ideas that encourage young authors to find their own writing prompts.
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A Nice Story

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Explore word choice in writing. Your class listens to a short story entitled "A Nice Day" (included) and discusses how the story could be improved. Pupils replace the word nice throughout the story with various synonyms, then reread the...
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Tips for Improving Transition

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Vary, bury, pull, fit. These tips for improving transitions in writing are found on a template designed as a teacher resource. A clever way to make memorable these suggestions for improving transitions in writing, the language in the...
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Pretend Memoirs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary schoolers explore the concept of a memoir. The teacher tells a story from his/her childhood as an example of what a memoir is; a written account of one's past. The kids are asked to pretend that they are now adults, and are...
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Mr. Indent: A Write On Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using a cute premise, a bodybuilder named Mr. Indent, this resource explores the correct use of indentation. As a review of this concept, this presentation would be a great tool to use in the classroom. There are examples and exercises...
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Sharing Your Vacation-Send a Postcard!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate how to write about travel experiences. In this narrative writing lesson, students discuss what the purpose of postcards are and any personal experiences they have had with writing a postcard. Students observe the...
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Dear Diary

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners analyze a piece of writing by creating diary entries based on a character.  In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read an assigned book with their classmates and create a sketch of what they believe the...
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What's the Scoop on Slang?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners examine examples of sports jargon by reading sports articles from a newspaper. They write a news article about a fictional sports event using examples of sports jargon.
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Lewis and Clarke Composition

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a narrative story about the Lewis and Clarke Expedition. In this narrative writing lesson, students write a narrative story including themselves in the expedition. Students include aspects of narrative story writing,...
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Biology Project: Gone Fishing

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students write a scientific article using data and prediction skills. In this scientific writing lesson, students access data about fishing off the coast of New Jersey. They look at satellite data, fluorometry and CTD data over a 3 -4...

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