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Add Awesome Alliteration to Your Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore alliteration. In this writing lesson, students read the book Thank You for the Thistle and create sentences with alliteration. Students create an alphabet booklet with alliteration.
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Big Dipper Story Wheel

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners research a Canadian Indian Tale. In this constellation instructional activity, students hear the story "Never-Ending Bear Hunt" which describes the constellations from the Native American perspective. They create their own...
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Predicting a Solution to a Problem

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Students explore story structure. In this story structure literacy lesson, students listen to the story Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, stopping at points to identify a problem and predict possible solutions which are then written on...
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Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice word processing skills while writing Haiku and diamonte poems.  In this poetry computer activity, students choose  from a group of rainforest animals and write about their animal.  Students write a...
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Guess My Rule: Diversity of Learners Adaptation

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students write equations if they change the data of the population to find patterns. They look for patterns in the data regarding male to female ratio (using the lowest possible). Students write a short story for the data that changes...
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The Story of Ruby Bridges

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students research Ruby Bridges and discuss differences they have with their classmates while also discussing their equality. In this Ruby Bridges lesson plan, students also write about a character word that describes Ruby, and create an...
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Details: Writer's Workshop Mini-Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read the story I Know a Lady by Charlotte Zolotow. They discuss the details from the story. Students draw an illustration of what they expect their Thanksgiving dinner table will look like. They list details that describe their...
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Indianapolis 500 Unit -- Writing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write a narrative from a race car driver's point of view. In this narratives activity students use the narrative writing format to write about a race car driver's experiences in the Indianapolis 500. The students use a...
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Simile Stories

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders view song lyrics and identify similes in the song text.  For this similes lesson, 4th graders define and identify similes on a worksheet.  Students write their own similes using various adjectives.
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Panther Exam: Writing a Play

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students demonstrate their knowledge of panthers by writing a play on the subject.  In this animal life lesson, students view a slide-show on school computers of a veterinary exam of a panther.  Students utilize this...
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Writing Conversation: Using Quotation Marks

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, learners learn to use quotation marks in written conversation. Students proofread 5 sentences and add the necessary punctuation. Then learners write a conversation, starting a new line and indenting with...
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Pam Munoz Ryan Shares Writing Secrets

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students conduct interviews. In this interviewing lesson plan, students read an interview of Pam Munoz Ryan to see where she got her ideas from in her story.  They interview someone and create a scrapbook to show details of the...
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Writing tall Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students become familiar with the origins of the tall tale.  In this Tall tale technology activity, students complete worksheets to plan a tall tale.  Students write their tall tales and put it on the computer in KidPix.
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A Photo Essay

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a photo essay and present it to the class. The students bring photos to use for their essay and develop a story using the photos. The students write captions including characters, setting, and plot for each photo. They...
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Story Sequencing Strips

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this story sequence worksheet, students cut out the sequence strips and write what happens in their story in the order they occur. Students link them together to form a chain.
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Writing Lesson 2

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the English Language Arts Writer's Checklist. They practice prewriting techniques and use clustering as a prewriting technique. They follow specific rules in order to complete this lesson.
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Guided Writing: Writing a Story on the OHP

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice fluency as well as story-writing skills. They work together to prepare and write their stories. Students are told that they are going to write a story entitled 'A Wonderful Day' and that they are going to be the...
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Buddy Stories

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students write and illustrate short stories. They read their original stories to younger Buddy Readers.
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Roll-A-Story

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students combine the use of geographical information and writing. They write a story and create a visual aid to be used when presenting to the class. They move to different stations deciding which topic they want to further research. ...
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Salmon and Steelhead Life Stories Web Search

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars conduct an Internet investigation to discover the natural history of local salmon and/or steelhead. They then write a story that describes the life of a salmon or steelhead from the local creek, including a description of...
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Story Stew -- Teaching Character, Plot, And Setting

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine the story elements of characters, plot, and setting. They identify the story elements from various "ingredients" taken out of a pot, and add their own story element "ingredients" on index cards into the pot.
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Wanting to Write

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students look at photographs and get ideas for writing based on what is happening in the picture. They are given five choices and each student chooses one. They have to create a title and write about what they feel is occurring in the...
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The Magic in Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils watch a portion of a familiar film and write responses to a series of questions. They apply their observations to short stories.
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Rock Art Stories

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine different types of rock art. They analyze them to try to figure out the meaning of the art. They create their own rock art that tells a story. They share their creation with the class.

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