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Berkshire Museum

Nature Journaling: Experience the Outdoors Through Writing and Drawing

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Step into the great outdoors and develop young scientists' skills of observation with a nature journaling lesson. Given a specific focus or goal, children practice making and recording observations of nature through written descriptions...
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Curated OER

Marketing to Teens: Introduction

For Teachers 7th - 12th
An introductory lesson plan shows learners how pervasive and influential advertising is in our culture; particularly, how teenagers are actively targeted by advertisers. As teenagers, your students already have all the information they...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picturing America: Images and Words of Hope from Romare Bearden and Langston Hughes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A carefully crafted three-day instructional activity integrates poetry and visual art. By analyzing and comparing Langston Hughes' poem "Mother and Son" and Romare Bearden's collage "The Dove," readers explore the theme of hope. The...
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British Council

Class Journals

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Who are you? Scholars draw a shield on the front of their journals that includes four items with which they identify and discuss them with a partner. Readers then use topic suggestions from the board to write about themselves on the...
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Curated OER

Writing Lesson Plan: Stop and Go: Capitals and Periods

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Examine writing using a fun, interactive format. Young writers choose a piece of their own writing to proofread for initial capitals and final periods they left out. They work independently using green stickers to add capitals and red...
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Curated OER

Beginning Your Journal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners develop a deeper awareness of the use of journals and gather inspiration to begin their journal from their graphic time lines. They explore, ponder, test and illustrate self-expression through daily journal writing. Each student...
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Curated OER

Traveling Community Journal Project

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars create an online "community journal". In this communities lesson, students use a writing template to send e-mail to various people to learn more about their community. The journal is passed from person to person.
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Curated OER

A Better Class of Journal-ists

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Young academics create a current events journal by skimming newspapers for articles that fit defined guidelines for informational texts. After cutting out two articles each week to add to their journals, they write a brief description of...
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Curated OER

Spinning My Tale

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Begin writing personal narratives in this writing lesson. Junior high writers start by writing a journal about their favorite holiday. They read a book at their skill level and use graphic organizers to record their ideas for writing....
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The New York Times

Writing to Explain: Creating How-To Scripts and Demonstrations

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Excuse me, can you give me directions? Scholars examine and practice technical writing to increase their ability to write directions. They participate in discussion, watch videos, and complete an assignment to create their own directions.
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Printables
Teacher's Corner

Presidents' Day Lined Journal Page

For Students K - 6th Standards
Make the fathers of our country proud with a writing assignment for Presidents' Day! An image of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln accompanies a writing template page.
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PPT
Curated OER

Narrative Writing

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Your young writers have written tons of narratives by now, but do they know exactly what that means? This presentation begins by having the class read a short narrative. They identify things they observe (It's in chronological order., It...
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Curated OER

Journal Writing Idea - Pets

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Carve out some time for your youngsters to write in their journal. Today, they write a story about pets. They learn the value of a journal and how to keep up with it, and they enhance story development by planning their story before...
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Curated OER

A Penny For Your Thoughts: Cross-Curricular Journal Writing

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students are introduced to the importance of journal writing. After creating their own journal, they write their thoughts and feelings about different subjects. If they choose to they can share their writings with the class to end the...
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Curated OER

War Poetry, Journals and Letters: Viet Nam

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Examine letters written during war-time. In this cross curricular history and English lesson, middle and high school scholars read letters and poems written by soldiers in the Vietnam war. They will examine the perspective and emotions...
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Printables
Starfall

Journal Writing

For Teachers K - 2nd
In this writing template, students use these blank primary writing lines for any story or essay writing purpose. There is room to write a name on the paper.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing Numbers 24-30

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Just follow the arrows! Young scholars examine sample numbers 24-30, including arrows to show them how to move their pencil. Then, they trace a lighter image and try a few freehand. At the bottom, they practice the basics by tracing...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anne Frank: Turning Pages - Journal Writing

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review a variety of journals including Anne Frank's. They create a school journal including individual entries, a dedication, pagination and illustrations.
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Activity
Ball State University

Dear Pen Pal

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Keep your class in conversation with others across the country or across the sea by writing letters to pen pals. The activity calls for students to be pan pals with pupils in Africa; however, the listed steps could be used for any...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Revision and Illustration: Strengthening the Writing in my Rainforest Field Journal and Adding a Labeled Drawing

For Teachers 5th Standards
Let me draw you a picture. Scholars read a quote from Roger Tory Peterson and discuss his views on drawings. They then create their own drawings of an ant or butterfly to add to their science journals. 
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Writing
Have Fun Teaching

12 Months of Daily Journal Prompts

For Students Pre-K - 9th
Imagine a packet of 365 colorfully illustrated journal prompt templates, grouped by month, that recognize themes, holidays, and events. Here 'tis, imagine that.
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Writing
Have Fun Teaching

March Journal Prompts

For Students 2nd - 7th
Engage your class in writing right away during the month of March. This resource provides writing prompts for every day in March, and each is decorated with a shamrock. For most of the prompts, learners use creative writing skills,...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Speech Writing: Identifying Criteria for a High Quality Conclusion

For Teachers 5th Standards
Learning is never-ending. Scholars learn about effective conclusions as they continue watching a video of an opinion speech. After analyzing the speech's conclusion, they work in small groups to write an ending for their own speeches. 
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Writing
K12 Reader

My Favorite Book

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
A simple question can spark such a range of responses and creative thought. Use this writing prompt to get your youngsters talking about the thrills and adventures of reading, as they detail their favorite books, what they are about, and...

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