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Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Journal Writing Ideas

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site is filled with several journal writing ideas. Students and teachers can benefit from this comprehensive list of journal writing suggestions.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Drawing and Writing Stories

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Online lesson which allows elementary students to us the technique of drawing as a tool to create meaningful writing skills in fiction.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Oh, Messy Cheetos!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, sentence fluency is the focus. The mentor text entitled Mrs. Wishy Washy is used to help students explore how using repetition techniques can enhance the meaning of a story. After reading the text, students will write...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Writing Poetry With Rebus and Rhyme

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
An excellent resource for teachers who are interested in teaching innovative poetry techniques to their elementary students. Uses proven and well-documented methods to teach poetic elements in reading and writing.
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Other

Jefferson County Schools: Language Arts Presentations

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is a very large collection of PowerPoint presentations for teachers to use for teaching Language Arts. They cover early reading, novel studies, vocabulary development, spelling, writing technique, to mention just a few topics.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Dept. Of Education: Compact for Reading: Second Grade Activities (Spanish)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Links to one hundred second grade activities arranged by skill set and designed to improve reading and writing. All activities are in PDF format and are ready to print and use. They can be downloaded individually, according to skill set,...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian in Your Classroom: Introduction to the Nature Journal [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Smithsonian in the Classroom presents "Introduction to the Nature Journal." Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package in which students will practice and develop their skills of writing observations and making hypotheses....
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian in Your Classroom: Introduction to the Nature Journal [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Smithsonian in the Classroom presents "Introduction to the Nature Journal." Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package in which students will practice and develop their skills of writing observations and making hypotheses....
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Other

Cyberwriter: Narrative Writing

For Students K - 1st Standards
Cyberwriter gives narrative writing activities leveled for K-3rd grades and 4th-8th grades. A brief explanation about narrative writing is also on this page. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.3
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abcteach

Abcteach: Similes [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
This printable worksheet tutorial tests your knowledge of writing snow similes.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Integrating Language Arts: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson integrates reading, writing, listening, and speaking to boost students' comprehension skills. Students explore Laura Joffe Numeroff 's If You Give a Mouse a Cookie using a variety of techniques, beginning with a picture walk...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Catching the Bug for Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson plan for reading utilizes techniques associated with interactive read-alouds. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: Betsy Byars: Techniques and Themes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Teachers with classes reading the works of Betsy Byars will find information on this prolific author's craft.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Self Portraits With the Touch of a Finger [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, students will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these works reveals...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Mona Mesa: What Is Your Opinion? [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st
In this lesson, 1st graders look at a print of "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo DaVinci and talk about what they see, searching for visual clues to help them form an opinion. They discuss the importance of portrait paintings during the...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Math Journals Boost Real Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Discover how writing in a journal can boost your students reading skills when you read this article. This article sites ways to integrate writing with teaching math skills.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Teaching Tools: Teach Poetry in Less Than 10 Minutes Per Day

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This teaching tool focuses on teaching poetry in less than 10 minutes per day. Turn your students into poetry pros with a quick structured poetry analysis. Focus Poetry is a technique of shared reading that provides multiple...
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PBS

Pbs: Role Play How to "Make Up"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Develop conflict resolution skills as you role-play how to "make up" after a disagreement. Write an ending to a story about a conflict that demonstrates postive ways to show you're sorry and explore how conflicts make you feel.
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Live Wire Media

Good Character: Resolving Conflicts

For Teachers K - 1st
Activities, writing prompts, and discussion questions all focused on teaching children about conflict resolution.
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Other

National Museum of Women in the Arts: How to Make an Accordian Book

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What a simple way to create a book of any kind. Would be a great design to display art or writing samples. Anyone can do it!
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Google

Google for Education: Exploring Computational Thinking: What Is Ct?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn about computational thinking which involves a set of problem-solving skills and techniques that software engineers use to write programs that underlie the computer applications you use such as search, email, and maps.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Eric Carle Biography

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover more about your favorite children's author, Eric Carle, when you visit this biography. Students and teachers will gain a new perspective of this author's life and work.

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