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I Nominate My Friend

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review letter writing skills and the use of descriptive language, and practice writing persuasive letters, with help from teacher and peers. Letters are then written to nominate friend for Friend of the Year.
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Letters from Lincoln

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the childhood of Lincoln and pioneer life in early Indiana. Students respond to literature and write a story using historical fiction. Students explore the writings of President Lincoln and the pioneer community...
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It's Time to Get Organ-Wised

For Teachers K - 5th
Students engage in a lesson which contains several ideas for a unit on the body and body organs. They solve riddles, color in shapes of organs, participate in games and read about the functions of the various organs. Worksheets are...
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Politics: Who Is in Control?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the article "Council Members Clash over Administrator's Job." They be asked to think about how they would feel being placed in the same situation. All students participate in role playing the news article.
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Just Write It!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use a planning sheet to complete a story focusing on details, good word choice, and transition words. They share their stories with the class.
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Email Around the World

For Teachers K - 12th
Students send and receive e-mail messages and find the location of each of the messages on a map. Students then write a description and trivia facts about their school to send to others.
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Counting in Espanol

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils identify the Spanish numbering system from 1-10 and create a mini-book of the numbers. Students compare the English numbers to the Spanish numbers.
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TE Activity: Write On!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a book, newspaper, or other chose published writing that explains the connection between engineering and the environment. They determine why engineers need to be good communicators.
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Using Oral History to Understand Immigrant History

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use oral history to comprehend how life chaned for men, women, and childern when they immigrated to the United States. Students conduct interviews with immigrants in an attempt to interpret hardships, lifestyles, careers, and...
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Dominant Impression

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore author's purpose, are introduced to dominant impression, make a list of descriptive words or phrases and write from personal experience.
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Grasping Geometry

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate geometric shapes in their environment, make a geometric design, and write paragraphs describing the design.
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The Use of Signal Words in Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils examine the use of transition or signal word to create good paragraph organization.
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Insects A-Z!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils use the Internet and other resources to find insect common names that begin with each letter of the alphabet. They write a brief description of each insect, focusing on what the insect eats and where the insect lives.
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Write All About It

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use research skills and the writing process to create a newspaper. Although students work in groups to complete the final draft of the newspaper, each student is responsible for doing his or her own research and writing...
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Color My World

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write poems using color to describe their feelings and environment. After viewing a sample student poem imbedded in this plan, 4th graders utilize The Student Writing Center educational software program to type their poem.
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Big Word

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students find small words in big words. Students then use letters to find 'big words'.
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All That Sparkles is Silver!

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students analyze photographs for information about life in Virginia City Nevada in the late 1800s. In this Nevada statehood lesson, students work in teams to analyze photographs from Virginia City. Students brainstorm adjectives to...

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