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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Riding a Train of States

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

Help students memorize the states and their capitals with this interactive train-car activity.

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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Alliteration All Around

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

This lesson introduces students to the concept of alliteration through the works of the author Pamela Duncan Edwards. Students interpret her illustrations and then create their own alliteration, sharing with the class.

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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Japanese Garden Vocabulary: Haiku [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

A mini-unit on haiku where young scholars learn about and write haiku inspired by Japanese gardens. This activity is intended to be done in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese garden, but this is not essential.

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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: There Once Was...

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

Part 2 of this tutorial on limerick writing demonstrates the importance of form (meter and rhyme) in limerick poetry using the exemplary and amusing work of Edward Lear.

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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Art to Zoo Kiting Up the Sky

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

This article provides a brief outline on the history of kites as well as information on the forces of kite flight. There are a couple lesson plans included. One lesson directs students in writing kite poems. The other includes...

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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Literature Unit: The House of Dies Drear

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

"The House of Dies Drear," is a powerful novel by Virginia Hamilton.

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A to Z Teacher Stuff

Atozteacherstuff: Season Fairies Get Sacked

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

In this lesson plan, students work in groups as "Season fairies," and write poems as to why their particular season is needed and valued. Groups then present to the class.

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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Teacher Resources: Air, Air, Everywhere Teacher's Activity Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

This teaching guide includes 10 hands-on activities to teach about air quality and the importance of keeping our air clean. Students will complete activities that include simple sensory experiments to discover the characteristics of air,...

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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Paul Revere in Action [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

For this lesson, students explore the life of Paul Revere through the lens of a painting of the Midnight Run. After viewing it, students write and enact a poem illustrating the event.

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