Write an unsent letter about a consumer scam, paying attention to the writing conventions of punctuation and spelling. This instructional activity could be adapted to fit a variety of social issues in which letter writing is appropriate. 4

Young writers craft letters to the government stating their opinion on different topics. They pick an environmental or ocean issue, research it, and craft their formal persuasive letter. Ensure your learners include supporting facts and...

Five sessions make up a lesson on the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah. After reading and teaching young historians the history of the Jewish holiday, learners explore the celebration through hands-on activities and collaborative...

Students explore language arts by participating in a letter identification activity. In this word recognition lesson plan, students are shown a list of vocabulary terms which they practice reciting with their classmates. Students...

For this alphabet matching worksheet, students draw lines to match the uppercase and lowercase examples of Zaner-Bloser letters a-e.

Students match upper and lowercase letters focusing on the letters X, Y, and Z.  This worksheet provides a short review of these letters, and a visual means for students to internalize the difference between the upper and lowercase...

For this early childhood traceable "V" worksheet, learners practice handwriting skills and letter recognition as they trace uppercase and lowercase letters by following the arrows.

In this early childhood traceable "U" instructional activity, students practice handwriting skills and letter recognition as they trace uppercase and lowercase letters by following the arrows.

Students look at 15 words and circle each word that begins with the letter D. In this alphabet letter D worksheet, students also look at 4 pictures and circle each one that begins with the letter D, and then color those pictures.

In this early childhood traceable "A" activity, students practice handwriting skills and letter recognition as they trace uppercase and lowercase letters by following the arrows.

Students gather appropriate information for simple statistical analysis. Then they will calculate probability working with a piece of literature that makes this lesson ideal for teaching across the whole curriculum.

To conclude the unit on family life and sexual health (FLASH), class members review the unit topics and reflect on what the have learned and accomplished.

To conclude a unit on family life and sexual health (FLASH), class members use the skills they have practiced in previous lessons to develop strategies for getting information or help when they need it.

A mini-lesson explains the role the parts of the brain play in thinking and learning. Scholars discover why feeling safe, calm, and connected is essential to learning effectively.

Learners complete a variety of writing and yearbook activities to complete the school year. They write a letter to the student that will sit in their desk the next school year, and a letter to their next year's teacher. As a culminating...

Students investigate the cultures and politics of different countries and write radio letters to listeners in those countries modeled after Alistair Cooke's "Letter from America."

Students examine letters that US service people wrote to their family and friends while they served in Vietnam. They examine the daily hardships and the role of medical personnel and helicopters. They write letters in response to those...

Plan on using Gone with the Wind as a reading selection? Here's a packet of prompts for activities and assessments.

In this alphabet recognition worksheet, students read 15 words and then circle the words that begin with G. Next, students look at 4 pictures then circle and color the pictures that begin with G.

In these alphabet letter worksheets, students color in the uppercase and lowercase letters from Aa through Zz. Students color 26 worksheets.

Have your youngsters reading in no time with with collection of literacy activities and lessons. Starting with a basic understanding of the alphabet, this unit progressively builds students' phonemic awareness and ability to decode...

Use online resources to aid young readers' phonemic awareness. They will look at various sources to practice letter-sound relationships. They also are assessed using a rubistar rubric. Quite a few resources are given for this lesson.

A civil rights movement lesson designed specifically with the Common Core State Standards in mind, young learners are introduced to the story of Ruby Bridges as the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary...

An engaging lesson that teaches the /op/ word family is here for you. In it, learners utilize a PowerPoint and a worksheet embedded in the plan to help them better-understnad this word family. This fun lesson should be a hit with your...