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My Name Is Me!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write about themselves. In this personal writing activity, students write their name vertically down a sheet of paper and think of a self descriptive word that matches each letter of their name. Students write a descriptive...
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A Thanksgiving Feast

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students compare a Thanksgiving feast of today to the Thanksgiving feast of 1621. They analyze information to write a Rebus story about a Thanksgiving feast of today of the Thanksgiving feast of 1621. Pupils describe a typical...
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Remembering Waiting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars draw a pastel drawing and compose a narrative of when they had to wait for something. In this pastel drawing lesson plan, students study and discuss the pastel drawing Waiting by Edgar Degas, discuss the story it tells,...
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Create a Parts of Speech Newspaper

For Students 4th - 6th
In this parts of speech worksheet, learners write articles and include pictures about parts of speech to make a newspaper. Students write 8 articles about parts of speech and include examples.
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Living the Dream?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars consider the stories of two immigrants and translate their past, present and future into original pieces of writing or artwork.
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Have a Backone

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a visual organizer that describes different groups of vertebrates in this pre-writing activity. They view and discuss a video on descriptive writing and then form small groups to research vertebrate classes using the...
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Create Your Island Paradise

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a descriptive essay and map describing their island paradise. They try to evoke the reader's senses: seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting. They revise their paragraphs using their partner's feedback.
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25 Yeas From Now

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students are asked to write about the future in 25 years. Students are prompted to share their vision as to what the world will be like in this future time.
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Tea at the White House

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write a research paper and turn it into a speech about a historical person in the United States. In this history lesson plan, 5th graders memorize the speech and present it to the class.
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Killer Whale

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this science and writing worksheet, students look at and color a picture of a killer whale. Ten lines are provided below for the students to write about the whale.
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Art About Me- The Skin You Live In

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read the text The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler. In this literacy lesson, students discuss the characters in the text and the various shades of skin they observed on each page. Students read the beautiful descriptions of the...
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Creative Can Sculptures Help Feed the Hungry

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students look at pictures of Canstruction sculptures, then read a news article about the construction of these canned food sculptures. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with pictures of winning sculptures...
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Newspaper Reporting and Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will examine advertisements, explore ways to inform, locate pictures of Hemingway, read sports articles, and follow directions to create a finished project - a newspaper. their newspapers are multifaceted with not only...
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A Day in the life of...

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read about and study insects--their distinguishing characteristics, habitats, camouflage methods, defense mechanisms, etc. They draw pictures and write a story from the viewpoint of an insect and share their pictures and stories...
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Direct Express

For Teachers 2nd
Although the game cards are not posted at this time, you could easily create some to put this plan into action. Simply write a few starting lines from different speeches on each index card, and have learners guess if the speaker's intent...
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Temperature Stories

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create a story that matches the provided temperature data. They use graphed temperatures as the plot for their creative writing story.
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Easter Picture: Look, Think, Write

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Is that the Easter bunny hiding an egg? First graders use the lines provided on an illustrated wroksheet to tell a story about what they see. A reference web site for additional activities is given.
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Hajigul's Story: A Creative Drama

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students listen to stories about and research the life of an Uighur child from China. They investigate their own cultural heritage and design a mural.
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Magnetism and Electricity-Creative Writing

For Students 4th - 6th
In this magnetism and electricity worksheet, students use words in a word box and work with a group to write a short story about magnetism and electricity.
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Creative Dialogues en Espanol

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create a character that could be included in a dialog from stories about Isabel. They use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the characters. Students work in groups to create a new character and draw an illustration. They...
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Story Quilts

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils create a classroom story quilt based on a story (or series of stories) read as a group.
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Creating Your Own Story

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students think about a dramatic moment in their lives and imagine how to translate it into a work of art. They write their own personal experience as a story. They describe a visual image of their personal experience and/or story.
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Millions of Footprints

For Students 4th - 5th
In this creative writing worksheet, students use the prompt about millions of footprints to write a short story. The objective is to enhance students' writing skills.
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The Door Guard

For Students 6th - 7th
In this creative writing instructional activity, students use the prompt about a noise behind a castle door to write a creative short story.

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