Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let Me Give You a Little Advice

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use proper writing conventions to write two friendly letters. They use the steps of the writing process to draft, revise, and peer edit. Students publish their letters. They write the first letter to a person who is going to...
Writing
K12 Reader

Dear Principal: Please More Recess!

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Want to really tap into your pupils' persuasive instincts? Here is a writing prompt that is sure to get your youngsters' pens scribbling furiously. After all, who doesn't want more recess?
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing Process

For Teachers K - 4th
Introduce primary graders to the writing process. After reviewing the steps, they practice using the process by writing a book report. Before writing the draft, they complete a graphic organizer. The completed draft is reviewed by peers....
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Tell Us a Tale: Teaching Students to Be Storytellers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Encourage scholars to retell their favorite short story or folktale, adding personal details to make it their own. After reading their book of choice several times, story tellers retell a tale verbally to their classmates. 
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Planning Writing: Making Notes for the Accessing Books Around the World Informative Paragraph

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Encourage your young writers to thoughtfully plan and organize their work. First, model how this is done and vocalize your thought process as you work. Next, create a class list of strategies that they can use during independent writing...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Writing a First Draft: Accessing Books Around the World Informative Paragraph

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Supervise the final drafting of a well-organized paragraph by following the steps outlined in this plan. Using the included sample paragraph as a model, class members brainstorm criteria for quality work and then compose their paragraphs...
Worksheet
Curated OER

School-Home Links: Revise Your Writing

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing revision worksheet, students read seven different ways in which they can revise their writing. Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Jessica Winston

Tacky and the Winter Games

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Helen Lester's wonderfully wacky, Tacky and the Winter Games, is the core text featured in a resource packet that includes a prediction exercise, an activity menu, vocabulary flash cards, and book review worksheet. A great way to cheer...
Unit Plan
Lerner Publishing

Teaching Folklore

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Wonderful worksheets and activities complementing six sequential lessons are what you'll find in this unit on folklore. Pupils create folktales using literary devices and included story starters, compare and contrast different...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

21st Century Book Club

For Teachers 1st - 5th
After reading a self-selected book, young reviewers plan, draft, revise, edit and polish a book review as their report on the book. Reviewers record and edit their report which is then placed in the digital library for others to enjoy.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Color as a Pre-Writing Tool

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
To better understand how to compose a clear and well-organized paper, learners read short passages, write summaries, and make colored graphic organizers. This is a fully developed three-day lesson with suggested assessments.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Basic Letter Response to a Writing Prompt

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students respond to a writing prompt using appropriate letter format. In this letter writing lesson, students discuss the format for letter writing and use the worksheet format to write the heading, inside address, and salutation....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Personal Narrative - Part Two

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Does your langauge arts class journal frequently? Extend one of your journaling activities by having your writers choose a journal entry and take it through the five stages of writing. They will use the attached graphic organizer to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Letter Writing Basics

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students write a business letter with information regarding specific writing mechanics. In this writing lesson, students learn to write a business letter and they focus on one area of concern. Students follow a business letter...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Once Upon A Math Story

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students write a math story.  In this math operations and writing lesson plan, students work in small groups to brainstorm ideas for a math story, write a rough draft, revise their story, edit their story and add clip art. ...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Learning to Organize Writing

For Students 2nd - 4th
Encourage focus and organization in the writing of your second, third, and fourth grade classes. Learners are asked to select a room in their house and narrow in on how it looks, smells, or feels. After writing a short paragraph...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fire Escape Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore fire safety. In this fire prevention and safety lesson, students discuss and brainstorm ideas about what to do if there is a fire. Students practice stating information that should be given when calling 911. Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Writing Process

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Show your young researchers how to find information, brainstorm a topic, map or outline their own stories, and create rough drafts. This lesson also shows learners how to peer edit, conference with the teacher, and write their final...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing Novelettes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice their writing techniques by creating a novelette.  In this creating writing lesson, students brainstorm and decide on a topic they would like to expand upon in order to create their own novelette.  Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hands on Essays

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders relate the concept of individuality of geometric shapes to the individuality of topic sentences. They write and revise a persuasive argument essay using an established rubric.
Printables
Curated OER

Classroom Learning Activity Rubric

For Teachers K - 12th
Are you effectively integrating technology into your classroom activities? Based on the SAMR model, here is a rubric that will help you consider important standards by which you can measure your instructional practice, such...
Worksheet
Incentive Publications

Building Proofreading Skills

For Students 3rd - 6th
Designed to build proofreading skills in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and language usage, as well as proofreading for clarity, transition, and order, this workbook is packed with activities for all kinds of writing.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Awesome Spelling

For Teachers K - 5th
Students are introduced to spelling words as a whole class by viewing a PowerPoint. They spell the word, repeat and spell the word again as a whole class. Pupils create a sentence orally using the list of words. Students work in small...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who's Who at Our School?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners recognize and use language appropriately for varied contexts and purposes. Students integrate listening, speaking, viewing, reading, and writing for multiple purposes. Learners develop and use a variety of strategies to plan,...

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