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Using Words: Verbal Communication
Written and verbal communication is the topic for today. The class goes over various facets of verbal communication, such as plain English, active voice, passive voice, cliché, and jargon. They then use those devices as they discuss...
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Addressing Letters
Are you working on a letter writing unit? Use this worksheet on addressing letters to help your second graders' letters get to the right place! Each section helps students write out the address, return address, and message of a postcard....
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g and q
Give printing practice a creative spin as young writers become familiar with the lowercase letters g and q. They trace each letter four times before printing a set on their own in the space provided. The fun twist is that scholars use...
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Vowel Sound: u
Which of these have /u/ as a middle sound? There are images of seven CVC words surrounding the letter u here, and scholars draw lines from the letter to words with the same middle phoneme. Be sure they know what these images are...
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A Story
What fun! Beginning readers complete a story by filling in missing letters of CVC words. Each word has an accompanying picture to help youngsters decode meaning. They complete first, medial, and final phonemes for 13 words. Once they are...
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Practicing Straight Lines
Pre-writers get ready to print letters with this tracing worksheet. Youngsters complete two images by tracing lines. They start at each dot, following the arrows from top to bottom. There are 13 straight lines and one circle to complete,...
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Phonics: Variant Correspondences, Say and Write Letters
Scholars sound out and write twelve different words. Using Elkonin boxes, pupils say the name of each picture, then write the letters that make each sound.
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Letter Writing
Keep the art of letter writing alive in this age of Tweet and Twitter! The 10 activities detailed in this resource lead pupils through the process of crafting classic forms. A list of and links to famous letters is also included as part...
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Flat Stanley, a Literature Lesson Plan Transformed into a Multiculturalized and ESOL Strategy-Infused Lesson Plan
Third graders complete a variety of reading and writing activities related to the book "Flat Stanley." They create an illustration and write a short summary for each chapter, and write a letter and send a "Flat Stanley" to a friend or...
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Puzzle Page
Who says your budding readers are too young for crossword puzzles? Scholars use visual clues instead of written ones to complete single-syllable words. They fill in the initial letter for each of six words, and a second letter for one of...
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Evacuation Worksheet 1
In this evacuation worksheet, students imagine that they have been evacuated from a small town or village. Students write a letter to a friend explaining how they feel.
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Wrapping Up the School Year
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...
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The Great Mail Race
Young scholars explore the art of letter writing. In this writing skills lesson, students examine the format of friendly letters and business letters. Young scholars create mail race surveys and practice writing letters according to the...
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Reflect & Celebrate
Students complete activities to learn about service learning. In this community service activity, students answer reflection questions about community service. Students create thank you cards and letters to sponsors, government...
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Writing Letters Lesson Plan
Students compare slang and formal writing. In this letter writing lesson plan, students use formal language to write letters to political leaders regarding a current issue.
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The Lost Art of Letter Writing
Students discover the art of writing letters. In this writing instructional activity, 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...
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Factual Writing: Letters
In this writing worksheet, 4th graders focus on the sentences that would be included in a letter of complaint. They read 5 sentences and decide whether each one would be include in the letter. They state their reason. They write the...
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February 14 Writing Prompts
In this writing prompt worksheet, learners consider the history of Valentine's Day and write a love letter to someone in their family that lets them know how much they mean to the students.
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Learning to Write Letters
In this letter writing worksheet, students talk with their family about 3 things they would like to do, then write a letter describing their plans. Blank letter format is given. Worksheet is designed to be signed by student and parent...
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Printing the Letter E
In this alphabet letter E worksheet, students practice tracing the uppercase and lowercase alphabet letter E once and then write each one 8 times a piece.
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Prom Letters
Young scholars write two narrative letters, one to their grandparent and one to their best friend, describing their prom date. They organize the details on a graphic organizer, and write the letters addressing the style, tone, and level...
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Writing A Letter Using the Book Mole's Hill
Students listen to the book, Mole's Hill, and identify the problems and solutions in the story. They choose characters from the book and write letters using Interactive Writing procedures, then create a display of the setting of the story.
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Dear Darla
Students write a letter. For this language arts lesson, students play the role of an advice column journalist. Students respond to a letter asking for advice.
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School-Home Links: Writing Letters
For this formal letter writing worksheet, students write a letter to their teacher to thank him or her for helping them learn. Students then have their family member reread the letter and make any necessary changes. Parents or guardians...