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The Alphabet of Coins

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars use letter/sound relationships of initial consonants to complete sentences that follow a given repeating pattern. These sentences be based on coin terms found on the U.S. Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site.
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Letter Recognition Flash Games for Kids

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics activity, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling of the...
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The Letter B

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students are introduced on how to write a cursive letter b. As a class, they answer where the loop closes in the letter b and how b differs from other letters. They complete a worksheet in which they trace a row of letters and practice...
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Letter Sounds

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils orally say the sounds of the letters A, G, H, L, N, R, W, and J at the beginning of words when given a list of words that start with these letters. They use at least two of these words effectively in a sentence. Students...
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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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Illustrated Letters

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students role play the role of a famous artist living during the 1800s. They write a letter to their friend explaining the impact of this artist on others. In groups, they read primary source documents to examine life during the 1800s.
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Writing a Letter Using the Book "Mole's Hill"

For Teachers K
Pupils are read the book "Mole Hill" by their teacher. As a class, they identify whether statements are true or false based on the story. They also examine any problems or solutions mentioned and identify points to write a letter. To...
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Publishing a Group Book

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine various alphabet books. They write several sentences for their assigned letter of the alphabet, type them onto a word processing program, and create an illustration for a class alphabet book.
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Hip on Hemingway

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in an official "Hip on Hemingway Club." They explore Hemingway and create a biography of Ernest Hemingway patterned after an alphabet book. They record their "key word" with each of the twenty-six letters of the...
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That's Exercise?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars examine a variety of ways to exercise and keep their bodies strong. They make letters of the alphabet with their bodies and listen to the book Baseball Brothers. Students watch a video clip from the PBS show Teletubbies,...
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Eehh?" is for Eleven Elephants

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the short /e/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter E. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word containing the short...
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Firemen Fighting For /F/

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /f/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter F. Students then listen to the book "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish," and identify the...
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"Newsinary"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here is a good way to use newspapers in the classroom and build a functional vocabulary. Learners are given 26 cards, they write one letter of the alphabet on each. They search the paper to find a name, place, or word for each letter,...
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Reintroduce /S/

For Teachers K
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a phonics activity. In this letter "S" lesson, students identify the different sounds made by the letter "S" and discuss words that start with the letter. Students view a letter card to...
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Introduce /C/

For Teachers K
Students explore spelling by participating in an alphabetical activity. In this letter "C" lesson, students discuss the sounds that can be made with the letter and pronounce different "C" words. Students view letter cards in order to see...
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Reintroduce /Q/

For Teachers K
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a letter identification activity. In this letter "Q" lesson, students identify the different sounds that can be made by the letter "Q" and words that begin with the letter. Students...
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Introduce /N/

For Teachers K
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this letter identification lesson, students discuss the sound made by the letter "N" and words that begin with the letter. Students practice sounding out the...
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Bouncing and Dancing with B and D

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils explore the differences between the letters b and d. They practice seeing the letters and hearing the sounds with words and tongue twisters. They practice letter formation for both letters and listen to the book, The Berenstain...
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A Response to Chaim Rumkowski's, "Give Me Your Children" Speech

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the history of the ghettos and read Rumkowski's letter. Using journal and diary entries, they identify types of resistance used during the Holocaust. Writing a letter, they use references to Rumkowski's original letter...
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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ digraph. As a class recite a tongue twister, and identify the words containing the /ch/ sound. Students then spell different words containing the /ch/ digraph using letter...
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The Great Mail Race

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the art of letter writing. In this writing skills lesson, students examine the format of friendly letters and business letters. Students create mail race surveys and practice writing letters according to the formats...
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Marvelous Monsters!

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter M. As a class they recite a tongue twister and identify the words containing the letter M. Next, students trace and write the Letter M, listen to the book "My Monster Mama...
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A Cowboy's Life

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars observe a photograph of a cowboy and brainstorm things a cowboy would do. They reveiw text about Wyoming and locate facts and information about a cowboys life then create a friendly letter containg key components found in...
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Pop Goes the Popcorn

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the phoneme /p/. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then identify words from word cards that contain the phoneme /p/. Students trace and write the letter P, listen to the book...

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