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Critical Literacy in the 21st Century

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover world geography by writing persuasive letters. For this literacy lesson, students discuss what percentage of children are illiterate in our country compared to other geographic locations. Students utilize writing...
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Cows That Type Friendly Letters

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students engage in a activity that introduces the parts of a letter. The activity is taught using a powerpoint presentation with the purpose of integrating technology into instruction. Students create a letter and thinking map to...
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Literacy Task - Apostrophes

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this apostrophes worksheet, students match contractions wot 2 words they represent, write letters that are missing, and more. Students complete 3 tasks.
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Looking at Letters

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Language Arts worksheet, students complete a table about letters. Students include information such as what the letter is for and why it was written.
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ABC Fun and Letter of the Week Activities

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners explore the alphabet. In this language arts lesson plan, students develop their fine motor skills as they participate in activities that require them to identify the letters of the alphabet.
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Sound Search (Elementary, Reading/Writing)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn initial sound recognition by walking through the school and its grounds looking for items that begin with the same sound as their first name.
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LETTER FROM ONE CHARACTER TO ANOTHER

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read stories and pick one with characters they find interesting. Then students create a dialogue of writing a letter from one character to another. The letter must relate to the original story in some way that can easily...
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Before You Were Mine

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss animal adoption and pet care. In this pet instructional activity, students listen to the story Before You Were Mine by Maribeth Boelts. They discuss animals body language, feelings, and how to best car for them. 
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First Letter Changes

For Teachers K
Students use the books of Eric Carle to change the first letter in a word to see a new word. In this phonics lesson plan, students change the beginning letters in poems and books.
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But We Need More, Where Will It Come From?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners write a persuasive letter and create a poster about pollution and conservation. In this pollution and conservation lesson plan, students learn how humans are the number 1 cause of pollution.
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Celebrate Wheat

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students compose a thank you letter and a time line about the history of wheat. In this wheat lesson plan, students learn and discuss the origin of wheat, and the differences between einkorn, emmer, and wheat.
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Introduce Double-Letter Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the concept of double letter words. In this word recognition lesson, 1st graders discuss the concept and play a game that requires them to form double letter words.
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Introduce Double-letter Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice double letter words. In this word study lesson, 1st graders are introduced to double letter words and pronounce them slowly. There is a helpful video with this lesson that explains and demonstrates on how to...
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Fill in the Missing Letter- Fourth 100 Essential Words Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students fill in the missing letter in 100 commonly used words. Students write the words correctly.
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Mirror Writing

For Students 4th - 6th
In this mirror writing worksheet, students follow the directions to decide which alphabet letters are symmetrical. Students use a mirror and a white light as they work in partners to trace simple shapes.
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Home Spelling Practice: Words With More Letters Than Sounds

For Students 5th - 6th
For this spelling worksheet, students study a list of 20 words, each with a silent letter. Students write each word one time on the lines.
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Maine Content Literacy Project

Process of Reading

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Assist your pupils with literary analysis by discussing and exploring theme. This plan, the twelfth in a series of fourteen, builds in some time to explore theme as a class. Learners also blog about the main event in their stories and...
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Word Meanings From Context

For Students 6th - 9th
Here's a context clues instructional activity that provides practice or assesses the use of "a" words including alacrity, abrasive, acrimonious, abridged, alleviate, and more. Readers study the context and then select the best meaning...
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Cursive Handwriting Study Guide

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this handwriting worksheet, students complete cursive handwriting exercises by tracing and rewriting the letters on the provided lines. There are 10 letters and three sentences to trace and re-write.
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Writing About the Zoo Trip

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice writing. In this five senses writing instructional activity, 2nd graders describe their experience on the field trip they took to the zoo. They work as a class and independently to come up with different things...
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English Skills Assignment 6.204

For Students 7th - 12th
In this English skills worksheet, students complete 12 English skill activities of various topics. These topics include onomatopoeia, word endings, root words, vowels, consonants, parts of speech, anagrams, spelling, and proof-reading....
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Writing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders review the writing process by using the English Language Arts Writer's Checklist. They examine a piece of writing for the key elements of composition. They help to make the writing pieces more interesting by correcting...
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Activity 5: Creative Writing/Expression About Child Labor

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars research child labor using Internet resources. They present the information in a creative writing piece and post it on Chalkboard.
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Writing Applications: Different Types of Writing and Their Characteristics

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders rewrite a story in a different format to understand the effects of the author's style. In this writing style instructional activity, 12th graders read Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and...