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Dog Gone
Students write friendly letters. In this language arts lesson, students discuss the parts of a friendly letter. Students compose a friendly letter. Students share their letters with small groups and draw a picture to go with the letter.
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Friendly Letter Writing
Third graders write a friendly letter. In this writing lesson plan, 3rd graders consider audience, purpose, labeling, salutation, body, closing, and ending. Some excellent examples of friendly letters are shared with the students in a...
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Identify and Write About Cause and Effect Relationships
Students write news reports about current issues. In this writing skills lesson, students report about the weight epidemic in the United States as they focus on fast food consumption and how it relates to poor health.
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Letters Home
Students read a short biography of Jacob Early, a member of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1862. In this Civil War instructional activity, students rewrite a letter written by him, editing for spelling, grammar and punctuation. Students...
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Book Letters
Young scholars study language. In this writing lesson, students listen to a story and then compose a friendly letter, about the book, to a friend. They work independently to compose their letter depicting what happened in the...
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Reintroduce /Q/
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a letter identification activity. In this letter "Q" lesson, students identify the different sounds that can be made by the letter "Q" and words that begin with the letter. Students...
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Celebrate Wheat
Pupils compose a thank you letter and a time line about the history of wheat. In this wheat lesson plan, students learn and discuss the origin of wheat, and the differences between einkorn, emmer, and wheat.
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Mad Libs
Students complete language arts activities such as radio broadcasting, writing letters, write directions, rhyming sentences, and a lot more. In this language arts lesson plan, students also complete mad libs.
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Dear Mrs. LaRue; Letter Writing
Students listen to the story about a naughty dog who writes to his owner in letter form. In this writing a letter activity, students pretend to write to a character in the story and practice their literacy skills. Students then...
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A Multigenerational Pen Pal Program
Students discover the benefits of writing letters to multigenerational pen pals. In this pen pal instructional activity, students identify a need for communication among the generations. Students begin a pen pal program with...
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Persuasive Letter Writing
Students write a persuasive letter. In this persuasive letter writing lesson, students review the standard business form letter and the elements included. Students discuss ways to persuade in writing and write a short letter...
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But We Need More, Where Will It Come From?
Students write a persuasive letter and create a poster about pollution and conservation. In this pollution and conservation lesson plan, students learn how humans are the number 1 cause of pollution.
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Horton Hears You!
In this letter writing worksheet, students write a letter to Horton from the book Horton Hears a Who! about something good they have done. Students write one letter.
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Writing Skills: LETTERS HOME
Pupils compose a descriptive letter to their families. In this descriptive writing lesson students write a letter as if they have left their family for a new country and will try to convince their families to join them. They...
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The Birth of a Rocky Mountain City and Railroad: Georgetown and the Loop Railroad
Students explore the evolution of a town. In this social studies lesson, students discuss why Georgetown and the Georgetown Loop Railroad were developed and discuss life as a prospector. Students write a letter explaining what life is...
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Proofreading Practice
Students investigate proofreading marks. In this proofreading lesson, students evaluate a paragraph for editing mistakes. Students correct mistakes and return to the teacher.
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Writing a Friendly Letter
Students write a friendly letter using the four standard sentence. In this friendly letter lesson plan, students use correct sentence structure and punctuation in pairs.
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Friendly Letter
Students write friendly letters. In this friendly letters lesson, students write a friendly letter on the given template after being given direct instruction on how to write a friendly letter.
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Writing a V-Mail Letter
Students investigate the challenges of delivering vast amounts of servicemen mail during World War II. For this historical perspectives lesson, students determine how to solve the problem that the postal service faced during the war and...
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Fuel from the farm
Students research fuel made from corn and write a letter to the President about this fuel. In this corn fuel lesson plan, students try and write a persuasive letter as to why we should use the fuel.
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Letter Writing from a Different Perspective
Third graders write a letter from one character to another in a story they are reading. In this writing lesson plan, 3rd graders demonstrate their understanding of perspective.
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Writing a Political Leader
Students peer edit a letter. In this editing instructional activity, students peer edit a letter written to a political figure by another student. Students discuss edits and revisions needed for improvement. This is a continuation...
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How To: Friendly Letter Writing
Second graders investigate the proper mechanics of a letter by writing to fictional characters. In this friendly letter lesson, 2nd graders read the book Stars in the Darkness, analyzing the story and characters with classmates. Students...
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Oral Language in Mathematics
Third graders examine fractions by descriptively writing about them. For this number sense lesson, 3rd graders read number sentences and compare fractions based on their size. Students explain fractions to a friend by writing a friendly...