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Writing a Letter to Johnny Appleseed

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a letter to Johnny Appleseed describing how they use technology in their daily life and the advantages and disadvantages of using technology.
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Writing a Letter to the Editor

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars examine the structure and elements of a letter to the editor. They identify letter elements, read and discuss newspaper letters, and write and submit a letter to a local newspaper.
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Key Pals

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders analyze the proper form of friendly letters and write emails to a key pal. In this friendly letters and email activity, 2nd graders discuss sending friendly letters and view examples of the letter format. Students then...
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The 3 Little Pigs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create new endings to The Three Little Pigs. They read and discuss The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and compare it to the original version. After comparing the two versions, they write a friendly letter to the wolf...
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WRITING BUSINESS & PERSONAL LETTERS

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students write both a business letter and a personal letter to Jamie Bastedo at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center to request his presence at a drama presentation for a unit on Northern Studies: Europeans and Fur Traders, which...
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Writing a Friendly Letter

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students write a friendly letter using the four standard sentence. In this friendly letter lesson plan, students use correct sentence structure and punctuation in pairs.
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Folktale Unit: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners examine and discuss different perspectives of the Story of the Three Little Pigs. They write a friendly letter, from the wolf to any other character, using the proper letter format.
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Writing Thank-You Notes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Learners write thank-you notes using the writing process. They draft, revise, edit, and publish their thank-you notes and use a computer to view examples of thank-you notes and insert graphics into their own published thank-you notes.
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Writing a Letter of Inquiry!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine and discuss brevity of business letters, create focused and catchy letters, and publish a typed letter that is suitable for mailing.
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Who Rocks Your World?

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students develop their writing skills. For this business letter lesson, students write a letter of nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame regarding a music artist of their choice. Students read their finished letters to their peers.
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Our Own Postal System

For Teachers 1st
First graders address an envelope, write a letter, and perform the duties of the postal worker in a classroom post office.
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Alien Pen Pals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a friendly letter to an Alien Pen Pal including details about the planet Earth.
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If I Had A Million Dollars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write a persuasive letter. In this philanthropy lesson, students write about what they would do if they had a million dollars. They discuss worthwhile community causes they could donate money to. Students also research...
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The Relatives Came: A Family Read-Along

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the book, 'The Relatives Came' by Cynthia Rylant to revive memories about their own summer vacations and family customs. They write a friendly letter about a fantasy summer vacation--"What I Wish I Did on My Summer...
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Informational Writing: Business Letter

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write business letters. In this business letter lesson, 5th graders discuss the format and reasons for writing a business letter. They pick who they want to write to and create their own letter. 
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Write a Friendly Letter

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this friendly letter template instructional activity, learners compose a letter to someone they know. Students include the date, a greeting, a body, a closing, and their signature.
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Capital Letters

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this capital letters worksheet, students circle letters in sentences that should be capitalized and write their own sentences. Students complete 3 tasks.
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Working with Business Letters

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students practice with business letters. They identify main ideas and supporting details.
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Letters from the Road

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine and differentiate between rural, urban, and suburban communities. They describe their local areas, view and discuss the images on the West Virginia Quarter, and write a friendly letter describing a camping trip.
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Capital Letters

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this capital letters learning exercise, students rewrite the sentences putting the capital letters where they belong. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Why Thank You!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders listen to a read aloud of Patricia Polacco's, Thank You, Mr. Falker! students examine the use of voice in the book, discuss the writing and theme ideas. They write a thank you not to their hero.
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Flat Stanley

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils read Flat Stanley, and make a poster board Flat Stanley which they sent out to family members in different states. They create an adventure for their Flat Stanley based on his "travels" and map out his trip.
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Biomes of The World

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners research different biomes, using links from global pen pal letters.
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Friendly Letter: CLOZE

For Teachers 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students learn to write a friendly letter about where they live. The letter has a CLOZE format to guide the beginning writer.

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