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Writing a Letter to a Friend

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice their letter writing skills by writing to a fictional character.  In this formal writing activity, 1st graders read the books The Jolly Postman and Frog and Toad are Friends to examine the different parts of a...
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Art in the Mail

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The "mail art" phenomena was started back in the 20's with the Dada and Fluxus art movements and revitalized in the 60's. The principle of mail art, is free exchange and artistic expression. Learners study these facts and then create...
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Drawing with Carl

For Students Pre-K - 6th
Who is Carl? Carl is a little monster that will help your learners draw and create in any way imaginable. Get those kids to activate creative and imaginative thinking skills with a really fun app. There are endless options that can...
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Letter Writing: An English Language Arts Lesson For Writing/Proofreading

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders write a letter to someone who is deserving of thanks. Peer and self-editing takes place. After the writing process is completed and a copy is made for the portfolio, envelopes are distributed, addressed, sealed, and mailed.
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The Whiningdingdilly

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read the book The Whiningdingdilly and complete a Venn Diagram, write a friendly letter, find misplaced animals, and morph animals and humans. In this The Whiningdingdilly lesson plan, students practice reading, writing, map...
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Getting Down With The Alphabet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars work together to produce an alphabet book. Individually, they have a specific amount of time to take digital pictures of objects but must include a letter from the alphabet in each one. They work together to compile all...
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Treasure Island Clues: Scales

For Students 2nd - 12th
Which Beatle received the most fan mail? To answer this music trivia question, young musicians must employ their knowledge of scales, key signatures, and leading notes to find the letters that spell out the name of one of the famous mop...
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Gary Allan

For Students 9th - 12th
Test pupils' knowledge of Gary Allan, a famous musician, in your classroom. There are 10 multiple-choice questions. This quiz can be taken online or printed out.
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9 for 10 - Julius Caesar

For Students 10th
Choose the missing word in several quotes from William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Most are multiple-choice, though a few are fill-in-the-blank. The last answer is made from the first letters of the previous answers.
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Route 66

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the Internet to locate information about the Route 66 Festival. They focus on the history of the route in Illinois and create a web page of information.
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Interior Design: Presentation Methods

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students practice lettering rules and picture mounting guidelines. They examine a presentation methods handout and follow along according to the overhead transparency. Students trace the seven lettering strokes and block letters. ...
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Greeting Card

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review a presentation to introduce them to correct presentation styles for this activity. Individually, they choose a colored card stock to create their greeting cards and use block lettering after a demonstration on how to...
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The Elf Project

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research elves and create their own elf description which they use to write back to the first graders Santa letters.
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'P' Is for Poetry

For Teachers K - 12th
Students write rhymes for each letter of the alphabet. In this rhyming lesson plan, students come up with various words that could rhyme for each letter. Once they come up with rhymes for each, they publish them in a book along with...
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The Artist As Entrepreneur: You Say Tomato, I See Tomato

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare phone negotiations with in person negotiations to identify the non-verbal communication that is produced in face-to-face meetings. They practice forms of non-verbal communication by reciting the alphabet and showing a...
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Storage Hunt

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students create visual examples of each type of storage that should be found incorporated throughout the home. They also visually identify the difference between built-in storage and furniture storage. Students then create two collages...
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ICT Activity 5 Modeling with Elmer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners are introduced to the 'Elmer' stories. They take Elmer to different places through their story writing and painting. Students are shown how to use some painting tools. They experience a 'virtual' visit from Elmer the Elephant....
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Alphabet Review Activities

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice the alphabet using a variety of songs, books and activities.
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Amber Pacific Lyrics

For Students 9th - 12th
Challenge the research skills of your High schoolers by utilizing the Internet to find the answers to the questions in this online resource. This focuses on the band, Amber Pacific. There are ten questions.
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Macbeth: The Basics

For Students 10th - 11th
Just as the title states, this quiz covers basic questions related to Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth. Test your learners' knowledge with 10 multiple-choice questions. Answers appear when you submit online.
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QUIZ 5A: Irregular Verbs (Group 1)

For Students 8th - 9th
In this irregular verb worksheet, students write the past tense of 12 irregular verbs. They complete 7 sentences using the past tense of the verbs they formed at the top of the page.
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Plant Detectives

For Teachers K - 2nd
Exploration of the school grounds and thought images are used to demonstrate the many uses of plants.
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Interactive Writing

For Teachers 1st
First graders write about vehicles that float using the interactive writing procedure.