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Reintroduce /Q/

For Teachers K
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a letter identification activity. In this letter "Q" lesson, students identify the different sounds that can be made by the letter "Q" and words that begin with the letter. Students...
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Hello, Santa!

For Teachers K
Students dictate letter to Santa after a fun brainstorming session.
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Advocacy Through Letter Writing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students develop an advocacy plan to address a health-related need for a local, national or global health problem. Students write a detailed letter as part of their advocacy plan.
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You Are Uniquely You; Reflecting and Sharing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a letter as a culminating activity to a service project. In this reflection project, students draw something that occurred during the project and attach words to their drawings. Students pair share to edit their work.
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Writing a Letter

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing letters worksheet, students review the purpose and tone for writing a letter. Students brainstorm three goals to achieve when writing a letter of complaint. Students then circle the sentence examples that would be most...
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Writing a Political Leader

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Pupils peer edit a letter.  In this editing lesson, students peer edit a letter written to a political figure by another student. Pupils discuss edits and revisions needed for improvement. This is a continuation lesson that is part...
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You Flattened Me

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to a read aloud of Flat Stanley. They draw flat self-portraits, e-mail themselves, along with a letter to a buddy.
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Formal and Informal Letters

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this formal and informal letters worksheet, learners change eighteen informal words into formal words. Students then complete one informal and formal letter with fill in the blank answers.
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Letters Home

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read a short biography of Jacob Early, a member of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1862. In this Civil War lesson plan, students rewrite a letter written by him, editing for spelling, grammar and punctuation. Students further...
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Up Close With The Author

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students listen to the teacher read a book entitled, Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. In groups, students create KWL charts concerning the book, the author, and the author's writing style. In groups, students research topics about the book and its...
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Final Steps - From Cinderella Project

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students culminate a service project associated with a Cinderella study. In this service project lesson plan, students write letters to thank donors and sponsoring organizations for their donations of shoes. They practice their...
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The Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners listen two versions of the story of The Three Little Pigs in order to clarify the concept of point of view. They complete a Venn diagram and write a postcard to one of the book's characters using their point of view.
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Oral Language in Mathematics

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine fractions by descriptively writing about them. In this number sense lesson, 3rd graders read number sentences and compare fractions based on their size. Students explain fractions to a friend by writing a friendly...
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A Cowboy's Life

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students observe a photograph of a cowboy and brainstorm things a cowboy would do. They reveiw text about Wyoming and locate facts and information about a cowboys life then create a friendly letter containg key components found in a...
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Friendly Letter Form

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this "friendly letter form," students are given lines on which to compose a friendly letter on the lines which are provided. Indents are clearly marked.
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Thank you!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students type a personal business letter to their elementary principal, teacher or pastor to thank them.
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Georges Seurat

For Students K - 2nd
In this language arts activity, students write a friendly letter to Georges Seurat and tell him whether or not they like his paintings. It is unclear what story this pertains to; prior knowledge of the art of Georges Seurat is assumed.
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Postcard Writing

For Teachers 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students compose a greeting on a postcard. Students write on seven lines and include a salutation and closing. The postcard includes an illustration of a first class stamp to enrich the writing experience.
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Letter to Auntie Maria

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, students write a pretend letter to their Auntie Maria. Students imagine that they were given a fantastic pair of boots and would like to describe them.
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Writing the Letter "a"

For Students K - 2nd
In this handwriting worksheet, students practice writing the lowercase a. There is a short story to read and then 4 letters to trace.
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Trip to the Post Office

For Teachers Pre-K
Students explore the post office. In this writing lesson, students write a letter to a parent or themselves. Students take a field trip to the post office and mail their letter.
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Letters and Photos

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students practice using a new language by reading letters.  In this foreign language lesson, students read a fictional letter by a young person from the target language's country.  Students read the letters separately, but...
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Dealing With Tragedy in the Classroom

For Teachers 1st - Higher Ed
Students compose a letter, organize a group effort, discuss the idea of patriotic symbols and explain their importance, use visual representations to express feelings and explain the importance of sustained volunteerism.
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Proofreading Practice

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate proofreading marks. In this proofreading lesson, students evaluate a paragraph for editing mistakes. Students correct mistakes and return to the teacher.

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