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Reducing the Impact of Drought

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study the impact of drought and improve their writing skills. In this reducing the impact of drought lesson, students investigate various matters pertaining to drought. They share their findings and build knowledge about ways in...
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Commentary Across the States

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice letter writing by corresponding with students from another state.  In this communication instructional activity, students utilize a digital camera to document the neighborhood/school they live in and share them...
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Letter-writing

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students create stationary that wraps right up into its own envelope. They write and illustrate a message on the inside of the envelope and design the outside of the envelope using symbols that hint at the contents. They write the return...
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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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Alphabet Forwards and Backwards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The alphabet is largely displayed from beginning to end, then end to beginning in this bright PowerPoint. Each slide contains the upper and lower case letters from A to Z. This is a great tool to use when teaching the alphabet. Tip: You...
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Chinese American Women Lesson Plan

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The National Women's History Museum provides a plan designed to accompany their online CyberExhibit, Chinese American Women; a History of Resilience and Resistance. After examining a series of primary and secondary source documents,...
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Celebrity Letter Writing Assignment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create a biographical portfolio of the three important people. They write letters of request, asking for autographs of people in assorted fields. Students are explained that an autograph could be one of the following: A...
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Civil War Slang

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers inquire about slang language used during the Civil War. For this writing lesson, students recieve a handout of slang words used by soldiers. Middle schoolers view pictures of Civil War to get a visual idea of what it was...
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Royal Letter for Sale

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read an article about the sale of a letter written by a 16th century queen, Catherine of Aragon. They define vocabulary, complete comprehension worksheets, analyze the use of parallel form in the article and write a letter of...
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Putting it On Paper

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students locate and print samples of two different business letter formats. They write rough drafts of business letters inquiring when, where, and how math is used.
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Writing and Research with a Manatee Theme

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use Internet research methods to find information about manatees. They write a story about a manatee, told through the manatee's eyes, and also a letter to an environmental group, thanking them for what they do to protect the...
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Writing a Political Leader

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students investigate politics by writing a formal letter. In this U.S. Government lesson, students discuss political issues they would like to address and research their topic using the Internet. Students locate an appropriate political...
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Service Project Letter to the Principal

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners 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.  Learners brainstorm a list of...
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Letter to Santa

For Students K - 2nd
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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Writing Bug - Dear Veteran

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this writing activity worksheet, students write a letter to a veteran who served in a war. Students thank the veteran for his/her service. Students are reminded to include the different parts of the letter.
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Letters from Rifka

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read Letters from Rifka and discuss the feelings of people forced to leave their homes and countries.  In this migration instructional activity, 4th graders relate their feelings about moving from their home forever....
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Valentine City

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars construct a small city on a table in the classroom. Each student is given a lot to develop. They give directions from one location to another, and write letters with correct addresses to their classmates.
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Land as a Valuable Resource

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate why the soil is important to our lives. In this natural resources lesson, students have a farmer as a guest speaker. Students begin to understand how farmers use and protect our natural resource. Students write...
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Words in the News Smoking Ban- 15 February 2006

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete vocabulary building exercises before reading an online article. They complete worksheets and an online quiz. They focus on relaltive clauses on the final worksheet. They write a letter about second hand smoke in a...
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A note about Dinner

For Students 5th - 6th
In this note writing activity, students write a note to a friend explaining why they can't come to their house for dinner. An example of a note is provided for the students.
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Writing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a writing project and tutorial using word processing on a computer. They focus on voice, word choice, details, sentence variety, staying on topic, supporting details and connecting sentences. They edit, save and...
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Letter to Self: A Personal Time Capsule

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify the parts of a friendly letter and write a letter to themselves as a part of a time capsule. In this letter writing lesson, 7th graders identify the five parts of a letter and write a friendly letter to...
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Dear Abby- Colonial Style

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students review the Colonial period in American history and read literature from this era. They assume the roles of a colonial young person and an adult to compose letters from each and communicate their ideas through the letter writing...
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School-Home Links: Writing Letters

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this formal letter writing worksheet, students write a letter to their teacher to thank him or her for helping them learn. Students then have their family member reread the letter and make any necessary changes. Parents or guardians...

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