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Reducing the Impact of Drought
Learners study the impact of drought and improve their writing skills. In this reducing the impact of drought lesson, students investigate various matters pertaining to drought. They share their findings and build knowledge about ways in...
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Word Sort ----at
In this rhyme worksheet, students see 16 full color cards and word labels for the rhyme pattern ---at. This is an independent center activity and there are directions for sorting, writing, and classifying.
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Capital Letters
In this recognizing capital letter usage worksheet, students read a paragraph and identify the words that should be capitalized. Students circle 50 answers.
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Writing
Fourth graders complete a writing project and tutorial using word processing on a computer. They focus on voice, word choice, details, sentence variety, staying on topic, supporting details and connecting sentences. They edit, save and...
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The Letter J
In this letter J worksheet, students color the word jacket, upper and lower case letter j's, then trace and practice writing the upper and lower case letters on provided lines.
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C is for Cake: Letter C
In this letter C worksheet, students color the word "cake," color the word cake and the letter c, then practice writing the upper and lower case letter on provided lines.
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The Letter I: Igloo
In this letter i worksheet, students color the word igloo, a picture of an igloo, color and tract the letter i, then practice writing it on lines provided.
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"my Dear Little Boys..." Using Wwii Primary Documents: a Letter Home From the War
Learners read letters written by soldiers during World War II in order to analyze the soldier's feelings about the war. They explain how these primary sources teach appreciation for the World War II soldier's experiences.
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The Art of Making Letters
Young scholars explore letter formation through art. They analyze and discuss Jasper Johns letter paintings, and create the letter strokes using various colors and torn paper.
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The Letter M
In this word and letter recognition learning exercise, students explore the letter m. Students follow directions, color all of the pictures, and practice writing the letter m.
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The Letter H
In this letter H worksheet, learners color the word hat, a picture of a hat, upper and lower case H's, then trace and practice writing the letter on provided lines.
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Printing the Letter J
In this printing letters worksheet, student first trace the uppercase and lowercase letter "J" and then print them on their own. Students practice printing both letters together.
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Printing the Letter L
In this printing letters worksheet, 1st graders trace the upper and lower case letter Ll. Student then print the letters on the lines and print both letters together.
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Printing the Letter H
For this printing letters worksheet, 1st graders trace the upper and lower case letter Hh. Students then write the letters on their own and print both letters together on the lines.
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Printing the Letter G
In this printing letters activity, 1st graders trace the upper and lower case letter Gg. Students then write the letters on their own and print both letters together on the lines.
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Writing Thank-You Notes
Students write thank-you notes using the writing process. They draft, revise, edit, and publish their thank-you notes and use a computer to view examples of thank-you notes and insert graphics into their own published thank-you notes.
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Pretzel Mania
In this lesson plan, students enhance their number and letter recognition. Students make letters and numbers with pretzel dough. Students prepare the pretzel dough, shape it, bake it, and eat it. In this lesson plan, students test...
Heidi Songs
Cloze Activity
The value in this cloze reading activity packet designed for parents is in the first-page letter that explains the rationale for cloze reading exercises. This explanation of the whys and how-tos of the process goes a long way to ensure...
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The Icky Sticky Frog
Learners practice the strategy of phoneme awareness in order to identify phonemes with vocal gestures in spoken words. They blend letters and sounds together utilizing the phoneme /i/ by symbol and letter representation and listen as the...
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First-Grade Intervention
Learning how to read is a big challenge for young learners, but this series of lessons provides them with the extra support they need to succeed. With each lesson following the a clearly outlined format, children are introduced...
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Powers of Persuasion
Did you know that clothing and textiles can be recycled, just like glass, paper, aluminum, and plastic? Pupils are introduced to textile recycling and design persuasive posters or letters that raise awareness about this unique...
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Mystery Strategy for Elementary Students
Learners of all ages solve historical mysteries. Elementary learners research historical topics by organizing information presented by their instructor, formulating hypotheses, and considering solutions to mysteries presented about...
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Mother Goose on the Loose: Teaching Reading and Writing in a Way That's Exciting
Students become familiar with the conventions of print as they recognize Mother Goose poems. In this Mother Goose lesson, students follow the words from left to right as they read Mother Goose poems. Students recognize rhyming words and...
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A Fun Alternate Way to Teach Children Keyboarding1
Students use mnemonics rather than mindless repetition to help them remember keyboard locations. They examine the left side home row, backspace key, and space bar using large, teacher-made keyboard.