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Imagination Box - Colors, Shapes, Numbers and Letters

For Students Pre-K - 3rd
This app provides young learners with opportunities to be creative while they work with different colors, letters, numbers, and shapes. 
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Who Knows the Letter?

For Teachers K
Help learners identify initial consonant sounds and letters that represent that sound. They indicate awareness of consonant sounds and letters by responding with a physical movement. They also sing using "Sing Your Way Through Phonics"...
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Parts of a Friendly letter

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students sing about the parts of a friendly letter. In this friendly letter lesson, students sing a song to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell" about the five parts of a friendly letter.
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ABC It's as Easy as 1-2-3!

For Teachers Pre-K - K Standards
Help readers explore initial letter sounds. They will choose a letter of the alphabet and create a page for a classroom "ABC" book. They will write down various words that begin with their assigned letter and draw a picture to go in the...
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Writing Friendly Letters

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write a friendly letter. In this lesson on letter writing, 2nd graders sing a song to teach them the five parts of a friendly letter. Then, they use what they have learned to write a descriptive letter to their parents.
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Paper Bag Butterfly Puppets

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Whether you're using it to tell stories, explore the letter b, or during a life science activity, these butterfly puppets will be a hit. Youngsters use crayons, tissue paper, and paper bags to create butterfly puppets.
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Out of Old England in the 1630s-Flat Me Project

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students write letters to penpals. In this geography/literacy lesson, students become penpals with a classroom in England to learn about customs and society across the ocean. Flat Stanley by Will Holton is read aloud, and students...
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Letter A Recognition

For Students 1st - 3rd
Students look at 13 words and circle each word that begins with the letter A. In this alphabet letter A worksheet, students also look at 5 pictures and circle each one that begins with the letter A , and then color those pictures.
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National Gallery of Canada

To Canada with Love

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Focus on line and color with a postcard project. Learners view various works of art and discuss line and color before moving on to creating their own work. Using nature as inspiration, pupils decorate postcards and mail them after...
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American Institute of Architects

Architecture: It's Elementary!—First Grade

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Build an interest and appreciation for architecture in your young learners with this fun 10-lesson art unit. Engaging children in using their five senses, the class first observes the environment around them, paying...
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Letter D Recognition

For Students K - 2nd
Students look at 15 words and circle each word that begins with the letter D. In this alphabet letter D learning exercise, students also look at 4 pictures and circle each one that begins with the letter D, and then color those pictures.
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Thank You Notes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the history of presidential proclamations and develop their own Thanksgiving Proclamations, highlighting current issues and sentiments.
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Letter Writing

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils improve their letter writing skills. When given instructions and a model for writing a letter students compose a letter with 90% accuracy in form and editing one out of two trials.
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Introduce Writing a Letter

For Teachers K
Pupils explore the process of writing by participating in an early writing activity. In this alphabet letter lesson, students utilize a pencil for the first time and identify the proper grip for writing. Pupils utilize their pencils to...
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The Art of Making Letters

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners 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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Printing the Letter G

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
Students follow the arrows and trace 7 uppercase letter Gs and 8 lowercase letter g's. This letter G learning exercise has students color the 3 pictures at the bottom of the learning exercise that begin with the letter G.
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President Obama's Address to Students Across America

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Learners listen to President Obama's speech, and discuss its meaning. In this President Obama lesson students learn about the president, about how to deliver a speech, and the ways they can make a difference. They create posters, write...
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National Gallery of Art

Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Scholars get to know famous Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh, as an artist as well as a person. After reading personal letters and analyzing paintings, participants paint two self-portraits that represent their personality. Then, write a...
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Letter X Recognition

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this alphabet letter X worksheet, students look at 9 words and circle each word that begins with the letter X. Students view 4 pictures, circle each picture that begins with the letter X and then color each picture circled.
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Letter K Recognition

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this alphabet letter K worksheet, students look at 15 words and circle each word that begins with the alphabet letter K. Students view 4 pictures, circle the ones that begin with the letter K and then color those pictures.
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Letter L Recognition

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this alphabet letter L worksheet, students look at 15 words and circle each word that begins with the letter L. Students view 5 pictures, circle the ones that begin with the letter L and then color the pictures they circled.
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Letter F Recognition

For Students K - 2nd
Recognizing letters is a crucial skill for young learners to acquire. Students recognize that the words that name each of the 3 pictures all start with an F. Students fill in the blank in each word with an F and then color the pictures.
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Letter U Recognition

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this alphabet letter U worksheet, students look at 15 words and circle each word that begins with a U. Students view 4 pictures, circle each picture that begins with a U and then color each picture circled.
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Interactive Approach To "the Scarlet Letter"

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study Puritan literature by studying daily life in a Puritan colony prior to beginning this unit of lessons. They read the Scarlett Letter and participate in literature activities while completing the unit.