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Convince Me! A Persuasive Writing Unit for 2nd Grade
Elementary learners are not often shy about expressing what they want, but they could use a little help organizing their arguments. Help young writers work through a series of persuasive writing exercises that emphasize the importance of...
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Sentence Writing
Here's a great, blank template to help introduce your young learners to new vocabulary words. There's space for them to glue (or write) their five new vocabulary words and a sentence for each. If your learners aren't at that level yet,...
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Capital Formation Chart
Practice makes perfect, especially when it comes to handwriting. These reference charts are excellent support for young children still developing their ability to print upper- and lower-case letters
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Writing Review
This presentation provides a series of activities that can be used as morning warm ups throughout the week, or as a writing review. Learners put words in ABC order, learn about alliteration, correct punctuation in a series of sentences,...
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Sight Words and Letter Sounds
Is your elementary class learning letters and letter sounds? This take-home sheet provides a week's worth of practice for your learner at home. The repetitive nature helps learners remember!
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Alpha Tales: The Pig's Picnic (Letter P)
Penny, Polly, and Peter are planning a picnic but end up pigging out instead in this fun printable book. Including dozens of p-words and amusing illustrations, this is a great resource for teaching emergent readers about the sound...
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ESL Vocabulary & Writing: Shapes and Colors
English language learners review names of colors and shapes, creating a sentence for each color or shape provided. Each vocabulary word includes two lines of handwriting paper to guide young learners' letter formation.
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Writing Friendly Letters
Second graders write a friendly letter. In this lesson plan on letter writing, 2nd graders sing a song to teach them the five parts of a friendly letter. Then, they use what they have learned to write a descriptive letter to their parents.
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Service Project Letter to the Principal
Students talk about being a good citizen and what it means to them. In this citizenship lesson, students read, Arthur Meets the President and discuss the aspects of the book as they go along. Students brainstorm a list of ideas on how...
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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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Back-to-School Letter
Treasure your summer memories with a letter to yourself, ten months in the future. Think about the fun and memorable things you did this summer, as well as the things you want to accomplish during this school year, and write a letter...
Bulgarian Creative Writing Competition
Creative Writing Prompts For Every Season and Month
Winter, spring, summer, and fall! Every season is covered in a 14-page list of writing prompts. Included are story starters, reflection questions, poetry topics, and more.
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Alphabet Letter B
Young printers practice writing the upper and lower case letter 'B' in this traditional letter tracing worksheet.
Student Handouts
Why Does an Author Write?
To get to the heart of a writer's purpose, just remember to have some PIE (Persuade, Inform, or Entertain)! And appropriately, here is a PIE chart that leaves room for pupils to identify each letter of the acronym and any other ideas or...
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Letter to Santa
In this writing a friendly letter to Santa worksheet, students write the body and signature of a friendly letter on holiday stationary. Students write one friendly letter.
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Check My Writing:Original Lesson Plan
Students learn to check and evaluate their letter writing skills using a checklist created during interactive writing sessions. The lesson plan provides students with criteria for good letter writing and serves as an evaluation tool for...
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The Writing Machine
Introduce your learners to the letters of the alphabet. They will tap to hear the name of each letter and see a word beginning with that letter appear on the screen. The highly repetitive nature of this app could be a good way to...
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Capital Letters
Learners trace the capital letters on the page to practice their printing. They trace the entire alphabet five times. Fantastic practice for young writers.
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The Mail Race
Students create friendly letters and surveys to other schools. In this letter writing lesson, students format friendly letters to other school and request a reply. Students chart the replies on a map and share information from the...
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Nonfiction Genre Mini-Unit: Persuasive Writing
Should primary graders have their own computers? Should animals be kept in captivity? Young writers learn how to develop and support a claim in this short unit on persuasive writing.
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Tyrone, the Horrible
Read a Hans Wilhelm story and complete creative writing activities. Start by reading Tyrone, the Horrible and discuss the behavior in the book. Then split your class into groups to create a "bully" situation and discuss possible...
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The Very Quiet World of Silent Letters
What is a silent letter? Review these terms and rules with your native and non-native English speakers to improve pronunciation. They read groups of words and identify which letter is silent.
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Letter Pronunciation - /f/ Sound
Are you working on the /f/ sound in your class? Develop phonemic awareness with this worksheet. This graphic organizer has students circle the word that best describes the picture in the right-hand column. Then, in the middle column,...
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Writing a Letter
In this letter writing worksheet, learners practice writing a letter by completing each section of the activity including the address section, the body of the letter, and the signature.
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