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Team Stories

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners work together to write stories. Each one uses creative thinking skills to compose the beginning, middle, or end of a story. The writing skills help the brain to begin to think in new ways to develop the artistic parts of thinking.
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Dear President Obama

For Teachers K - 8th
Students write letters to the president as he begins his term. In this letter writing lesson, students discuss goals they hope the president will consider, and send good wishes to the president and his family. After the letters are...
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

6 Traits: Voice

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Learners explore the trait of voice. In this language arts lesson, students focus on the writing trait of voice. Learners view a video and practice writing.
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Christmas Complete The Paragraph Puzzle

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this Christmas complete the paragraph puzzle instructional activity, students write in six missing words from the word list at the bottom of the page to complete the paragraph, with more puzzles and answers available online.
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Language Review #31

For Students 1st
In this language review #31 worksheet, 1st graders read 3 sentences, put them in the correct order and write them on the lines provided.
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What's So Good About Popcorn?

For Teachers 1st
First graders use a thinking map to organize a paragraph. They write and edit their paragraph about popcorn and type the final copy on the computer.
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Worksheet
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ESL Writing Practice:Letters A-J

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this ESL writing practice worksheet, students trace upper and lower case letters A-J. A reference web site for additional activities is provided.
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Putting Sentences in Order

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this sentence order worksheet, students read the sentence examples in each box. Students order the sentences and write the sentence letters in order. Students complete 5 examples.
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Imagery

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students write using imagery. In this descriptive writing lesson students write a descriptive paragraph about their favorite season. They use a chart to compile words related to their senses and emotions.
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My Favorite Room

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice describing a room. In this descriptive writing lesson plan, students use all of their five senses to describe their favorite room. The teacher will model for the class by creating a word list that describe the classroom...
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Organizer
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My Favorite Room - Brainstorming Sheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students brainstorm a writing piece about their favorite room. They write a purpose sentence, and fill a chart that describes the room using the senses. They write a draft using the purpose sentence and three...
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Worksheet
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Screenwriter

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a one paragraph text about screenwriters. Students answer one multiple choice question.
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Sequence of Sentences

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this sentence order instructional activity, students read two sentences with a picture in a box. Students write the sentence letters (a, b) in order.
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My Insect Report

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Is your class writing a report on insects? If they are, you have to check out this great set of worksheets. It provides a well-scaffolded system they can use to organize their research findings in order to compose a well-structured...
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Writing
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Short Journal Topics

For Students 1st - 6th
In this journal writing worksheet, students write a journal entry by choosing one of the 23 journal writing prompts. The students are required to write one paragraph.
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Bucket and Shovel

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
For this creative writing worksheet, students write a paragraph onto the bucket template about what they like to do at the beach. There is also a template cover page for students to color.
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Ten Things I Learned This Year

For Students 1st - 4th Standards
As you approach the end of the school year or New Years Eve, encourage reflection amongst your class members and gain a quick glimpse into the content and ideas that they remember the most.
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Four Corners Debate

For Teachers K - 12th
Should the student population wear uniforms to school? Pupils express whether they strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with a controversial statement, moving to a designated corner of the room to indicate their stance....
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Using a Graphic Organizer to Research a Question

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Is Pluto still a planet? Using this popular question, kids are introduced to graphic organizers as a writing tool. As a class, they watch a demonstration on how to use them and work together with a partner to research whether Pluto is a...
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Activity
Jackson Public Schools

Summer Reading Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th Standards
Provide parents with the tools they need to bridge the summer learning gap with this collection of fun activities. Whether it's creating an alphabet poster with illustrations for each letter, playing a game of sight word concentration,...
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Activity
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Sentences for Sight Word Dictation

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Improve your learners' reading and writing skills with a set of sentences designed to help pupils work with sight words. The teacher dictates while the pupils write; this is followed by discussion.             
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Writing
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Story Starters

For Students K - 5th
Starting at the very beginning may be a very good place to start, but it can also be very difficult for emergent writers. Help them get started by providing them with a setting, a main character, and a basic plot.
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Printables
Handwriting Without Tears

Handwriting Without Tears

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Does learning to write leave your kindergartners in tears? Use these easy and memorable strategies to guide their pencils in the right direction. With cute illustrations and simple instructions, your learners will be writing paragraphs...
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Lesson Plan
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There's a Monster in My E-Mail!

For Teachers K - 12th
Don't be scared of these monsters! Middle schoolers make new friends as they practice their drawing, writing, and computer skills. They participate in a collaborative e-mail project in which they draw and describe pictures of monsters...

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