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The Lost Art of Letter Writing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover the art of writing letters. In this writing lesson, students read letters written by President Harry Truman and then write a series of their own letters that would give insight into the times in which they live.
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Loving Letter "L"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the grapheme and phoneme for L. They practice writing the letter L and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /l/. They associate the phoneme /l/ with its letter representation and identify it in various...
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The Relatives Came: A Family Read-Along

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the book, 'The Relatives Came' by Cynthia Rylant to revive memories about their own summer vacations and family customs. They write a friendly letter about a fantasy summer vacation--"What I Wish I Did on My Summer...
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Persuasive Letters and The Tell Tale Heart

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write persuasive letters based on "The Tell Tale Heart." They brainstorm topic sentences, main ideas, and details. They analyze the character and determine if he is innocent or guilty. They create a map listing their reasons to...
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The Letter Qq

For Teachers K - 1st
In this Letter Qq worksheet, students write the letter Q in upper and lowercase. Students also write the words queen, quilt, and quiet. Students may color in a picture of a quiet queen under a quilt.
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The Letter V

For Teachers K - 1st
In this Letter V worksheet, young scholars trace and then write the letter V in upper and lowercase. They also trace and then write the words "vest" and "violin." Students may also color in a picture of a fox wearing a vest and playing...
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Analyzing and Planning Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young writers work backward to analyze persuasive techniques. As a class, work through the provided persuasive letter: a plea to an imaginary city council to lift a city-wide ban on fast food restaurants and discount stores. Start by...
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

For Teachers K
Young readers write alphabet letters. They review the alphabet and examine the relationship between letters and sounds. A final activity has each child sequence the story together.
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Pioneering Principles: Why Character Matters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What does it mean to "be of good character"? What are the qualities that define such a person? The 1825 Colonization Law of Coahuila y Texas required that all new immigrants into Mexican Texas present documentation that they were of...
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See It, Say It, Move It, Do It!

For Teachers K
Learn two new letters a week with this activity! After learning the two target letters, the class will make an alphabet video "performing" each letter. The letter's name, sound, and a motion associated with it will be included in the...
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National Council of Teachers of English

Acrostic Poems: All About Me and My Favorite Things

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Budding poets create two acrostic poems, one for their name and another using a word of their choice. Over the course of five days, scholars compose, revise, publish, and share their work with their peers.
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Grammar - Revise Your Symbols

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Explore the different symbols of grammar. Middle schoolers write two sentences using different symbols, including asterisks, apostrophes, and ellipses. They also read and answer guided questions.
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Guest Teacher Plans: Kindergarten

For Teachers K Standards
Emergencies happen. Be prepared the next time you have to call in a substitute with a lesson plan designed to meet the needs of a kindergarten class. Throughout the day, class members work with number and alphabet cards, identify numbers...
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Anansi Goes to Lunch - Kindergarten

For Teachers K Standards
Greed is the theme of the West African folktale, Anansi Goes to Lunch and this multidisciplinary collection of lessons. First, scholars listen to a read aloud and participate in a grand conversation about the book's key details and...
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My Own Backyard

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore and react to the painting The Road to Santa Fe. In this interacting with art lesson, students locate various objects in the painting.  Students copy the angle of objects by using their bodies.  Students discuss...
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Lesson 5 - R-Controlled Syllables

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Put on your pirate hat and get ready to teach r-controlled syllables. Learners practice using words that contain ar, or, er, ir, and ur. Instructors model how to decode words to isolate vowel teams, as well as combine r-controlled sounds...
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Getting to Know You

For Teachers 4th
After going over the five steps of the writing process, pupils fill out "Getting to Know You" worksheets. They trade papers with each other, and have the task of writing a descriptive paragraph about the person whose worksheet they...
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Ogden Museum of Art Education Department

Literacy and Landscapes

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
As the saying goes, art often imitates life ... and literature! A series of activities designed to accompany a visit to the Ogden Museum of Southern Art encourage writers to find inspiration in various landscapes. The lesson includes a...
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Oral History: Park City Museum

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Bring U.S. history to your language arts class with this lesson. Middle schoolers complete an interview for an oral history project, and discuss the importance of oral histories - and how they embellish written accounts. They write...
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Ware County Schools

Simple Directions

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
When teaching someone how to do something, it's important to give clear directions. Your youngsters can practice their skills by completing these worksheets meant to help learners describe the steps in a process. It's not just any...
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August House

Anansi and the Tug o' War

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Combine art, math, language arts, drama, and delicious Jell-o with a instructional activity based on the African folktale Anansi and the Tug o' War. Kids make predictions and discuss plot points of the story before joining in...
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Business Letter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners create a business letter using "Letter Generator".  For this letter writing lesson plan, students use a computer program to learn what the proper business letter consists of.  After the instruction, the learners are...
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"Postcard From Bear"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete various activities related to the book "Postcard From Bear." They participate in a shared reading activity, identify the locations in the book on a map, and write a postcard to the bear in the story.
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Letters from Rifka

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read Letters from Rifka and discuss the feelings of people forced to leave their homes and countries.  In this migration lesson, 4th graders relate their feelings about moving from their home forever. Students trace...

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