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Salmon and Steelhead Life Stories Web Search

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students 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 each...
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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
Students 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
Young scholars 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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School-Home Links: Recalling Information in Writing

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this retelling a story instructional activity, students tell their family four things that happened in school and then write the events down in four sentences. Students read their sentences to their family and write down any questions...
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School-Home Links: Re-reading Writing

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this read aloud writing activity, students write about a topic and then read the story aloud to family members. Students then receive revision tips from their family members. Parents or guardians must sign the activity.
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School-Home Links: Planning Writing

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing process activity, students plan a piece of writing about their favorite toy by making a list of words that describe the toy. Students then use the list to write a story. Parents or guardians must sign the activity.
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The "Bones" of the Story-Story Elements

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this story elements worksheet, students are instructed to read a Clifford book, then fill in graphic organizer "bones" with the title, setting, characters, problem, events and resolution.
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A Photo Essay

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explain the purpose of a photo essay, sequence a series of events, and explain the format in creating a photo essay, which includes a caption for each picture. They complete a photo essay as a creative activity.
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School-Home Links: Revise Your Writing

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing revision worksheet, students read seven different ways in which they can revise their writing. Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
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Share Stories and Discuss

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners explore literature by examining story elements. In this storytelling lesson, students identify the importance of setting, and characters within a story. Learners answer questions about their personal opinions on storytelling and...
Worksheet
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Writing a How-To Paper

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL writing worksheet, learners choose one of ten story starters and write an essay on how to do something. No hints or procedures are provided.
Organizer
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Story Planner

For Students 4th - 6th
In this literature worksheet, students write an original animal story filling in a graphic organizer with the setting, characters and a problem/conflict. Students include an introduction and conclusion and write the title of the story in...
Writing
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Character Education Story

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this writing worksheet, students read a short story about a boy who is being bullied at school. Students are asked to write what they would do in this situation.
Activity
Ed Change

Exchanging Stories: Names

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students write short stories about their names and share them in small groups to help build community in the classroom.
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Language Arts: Creative Reading, Predicting and Writing

For Students 4th
In this predictions worksheet, 4th graders guess what the book Black and White will be about based on the first line. Students answer questions related to the book's genre and story line. Students write and illustrate their own short...
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Museum of Tolerance

Artifact Research Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Artifacts give us the privilege of learning about the past, may it be family, culture, or traditions. Here, class members learn about their family's past with the help of an artifact, or family heirloom. Once an artifact is...
Activity
Teaching Tolerance

Poetry and Storytelling Café

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Academics take turns as actors in an engaging poetry cafe. Elementary learners work in small groups to create original poems or stories addressing community issues and read their work in front of a live audience. Scholars also reflect...
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Print & Go ESL

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Improve reading comprehension with a set of ESL worksheets. Kids read through various passages, note which facts are true or false, mark their opinion on two statements, and write a short reply based on a writing prompt.
Organizer
University of Florida

The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Energize a shared reading of the Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip with this collection of supplemental materials. Whether your looking for discussion questions, reading comprehension worksheets, or writing prompts,...
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Teachit

Keeping a Reader's Journal

For Students 3rd - 5th
A reader's journal can help pupils comprehend, connect to, and remember a text. Have them follow the prompts here to write journal entries for any literary text.
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Schools Linking Network & Lifeworlds Learning

How Do We All Live Together?

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Explore the concepts of community and point of view with these activities complementing the children's book Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne. Following a class reading of the story, ask students to either draw a map of the...
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K5 Learning

Treasure Hunt

For Students 4th Standards
After reading about a book that leads two friends on a treasure hunt, class members respond to four short answer reading comprehension questions. Skills include describing the characters, retelling the story in their own words, writing...

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