Expand your reading activity by having students write a letter to a character in the book.

This lesson really allows readers to express their opinion regarding an issue that affects them - the lunch menu! Learners will be guided through the writing process and then will write a convincing opinion piece by stating their...

After reading the book, Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Palacco, which is about a teacher helping a student overcome a long struggle to learn to read, students write a personal thank you letter to a teacher who helped them. Then they...

This lesson teaches learners the five parts of a friendly letter. Students will be able to write friendly letters utilizing the writing process. Learners will visit various websites to learn more about writing friendly letters. Students...

Give students real-world experience in writing business letters based on researching travel possibilities for a client.

For this lesson plan, the mentor text utilized is Deborah Guarino's book, Is Your Mama a Llama?, with the focus of sentence fluency. Each student will think of an animal that that has the same initial sound as his/her name. Using the...

In this 3rd through 5th grade lesson, young scholars read the book Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse and write responses as Tovah to three of Rifka's letters in their journal.

In this lesson, Roald Dahl's book The Witches is used as a mentor text. Students will attempt to save themselves and the other children. Students will analyze real population statistics from world-wide and details from the story to...

Contains plans for eight 50-minute lessons that use Ezra Jack Keats books to teach predicting, comparing and contrasting, and problem solving. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF...

At the end of this lesson plan, students will demonstrate the use of commas, clarifying questions, and a friendly letter format by sending an email. Email is part of student's lives, and it is part of the digital landscape they will need...

This lesson can be completed in a whole group or small group setting. After reading the book "P.W. Cracker Sees the World," the students will complete an inquiry project that connects social studies/geography to what they read in their...

A cooperative unit where middle schoolers work together and use a variety of math skills to establish budgets and compare and compute the best buys. Students will continue practicing their writing skills by writing thank you notes to...