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Cursive Creatures
Students practice their cursive writing skills in a large format. They create reversed prints of their names or initials, and then draw an imaginary animals incorporating the shapes of the prints. Students improve their confidence in...
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Reading and Writing Cursive
Learners dicsuss importance of neatness in cursive writing. They work with a partner practicing cursive writing. They write and answer questions using cursive writing skills.
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Making Polite Conversation
Students become familiar with the polite forms of conversation that are used in this country. They role play making requests using polite forms. Students write an appropriate thank you not to a host or hostess. This lesson plan is...
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Cursive Practice-- Sentence Writing
In this cursive practice worksheet, students advance their letter connection skills by copying 2 humorous sentences about a cartoon picture. This is Zaner-Bloser style.
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Cursive Practice-- Sentence Writing (Kangaroos)
In this cursive worksheet, learners improve letter connection and sentence writing skills by copying 2 sentences about kangaroos. This is DeNelian style.
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Cursive Practice-- Sentence Writing
In this cursive practice worksheet, students improve letter connection skills by copying 2 sentences on the lines provided. This is DeNelian style.
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We Write to Read
Students are introduced to cursive handwriting as a symbolic language system. For this cursive handwriting lesson, students apply the Peterson sequence approach and practice gross motor patterning and action word rhythm. Students...
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Writing a Business Letter to Compare and Contrast
Students compose business letters. For this writing skills lesson, students use the business letter format as they note cause and effect relationships between the weight epidemic in the United States and changing menus in American...
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Reading and Writing Arguments
Should schools continue to teach cursive writing? After reading and considering the merits of a series of arguments on both sides of this proposition, class members choose a side of the issue and craft their own argument, drawing support...
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Fountain Pen Makes a Comeback in Scotland
Students read and discuss a news article about a school in Scotland that is using fountain pens to write with. They answer article comprehension questions, participate in a discussion about the importance of handwriting, write their...
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Benjamin Franklin and Electricity
Second graders study Benjamin Franklin and participate in simple experiments in electricity.
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Why Celebrate Black History Month
Second graders study about the culture, heritage, family, church, and politics of the African-American and why we honor their accomplishments. Then they make class presentations. This is a very meaningful instructional activity on an...
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Welcome to our Classroom
Second graders create a classroom resource book for substitutes to help them feel more comfortable and familiar with faces and procedures in our classroom and school. They develop skill in using a digital camera and computer technology.
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Mystery Eggs
Students investigate the properties of plastic eggs filled with solids, liquids, and gases and use these observations to hypothesize whether a chicken egg is hard-boiled or raw.
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Writing: Narrative, Expository, Persuasive, and Descriptive
If you are interested in having a basic framework for teaching expository, narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing, this resource may help; however, you will have to find information on the different forms of writing to share with...
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Muggie Maggie - Lesson 6
Third graders read chapter 6 of Beverly Cleary's, Muggie Maggie, and complete associated activities. In this Muggie Maggie activity, 3rd graders complete vocabulary work. They examine punctuation marks used in the chapter, and make a...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 3--Obtaining Employment
Students, while identifying/examining/researching required requirements for particular jobs, prepare to seek employment in the United States. In addition, they practice writing paragraphs for further employment prospects.
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Geometry and Quilting
Students create a quilt square for a class quilt using at least three, two-dimensional geometric figures. They research and write a brief description of at least two different quilt patterns that they find. Pupils discuss that quilts are...
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Landforms Acrostic Poetry
Fourth graders apply scientific information about various landforms. They use the information to write and word process acrostic poems which they illustrate with clip art or pictures from magazines.
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Egyptian Mummification
Students explore Egyptian mummification and burial practices. They conduct research on gods, goddesses, afterlife, and mummification. Students dissect and mummify a frog "pharaoh and create a tomb wall for their frog "pharaoh."
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Luscious Language Boxes
Students experience a writing activity aimed at spicing up their writing. They use the classroom Luscious Language Box to add creative parts of speech to their writing.
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Cell Pizza
Students identify parts and functions of microscope. Students watch video, Cells and Life about cell parts with actual pictures and actual cells. Students discuss video and identify parts of the cells that animals and plants have in...
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Language Arts: What Makes an Individual
Third graders listen to the teacher read "The Sneetches" prior to creating charts about their individual characteristics. After numerous examples of individuality, they compile them on chart paper. As an extension, 3rd graders write...
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So What's New?
Students write a story telling the news to someone who has not been around for three years.