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Let Me Give You a Little Advice
Learners use proper writing conventions to write two friendly letters. They use the steps of the writing process to draft, revise, and peer edit. Students publish their letters. They write the first letter to a person who is going to...
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Our Friends b and d
Students practice a variety of techniques and strategies to assess the differences between the lowercase letters b and d. They listen to and identify the letters b and d in the book, "Bud the Sub," and then play a game to master this skill.
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Capital Letters and Small Letters
Students identify capital and lowercase letters. In this writing lesson, students work independently to write lowercase letters and capital letters and practice writing the alphabet in order.
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Capital Letters
In this capital letters worksheet, learners write five names of their friends in the first box. Students then write down 5 names of places they have visited. Learners write the month they were born and the current day.
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The Birth of a Rocky Mountain City and Railroad: Georgetown and the Loop Railroad
Students explore the evolution of a town. For this social studies lesson, students discuss why Georgetown and the Georgetown Loop Railroad were developed and discuss life as a prospector. Students write a letter explaining what life is...
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Beginning letters
In this beginning letters worksheet, students write the beginning letters for 3 letter words by looking at their pictures. Students complete 5 words.
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Capital Letters and Punctuation
In this capital letters and punctuation worksheet, learners edit 8 sentences as they rewrite them using correct capitalization and punctuation.
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Telecommunications and the Whole Language Program
Young writers use technology and other media to research information on a chosen topic. They explore countries where keypals and e-mail friends are located. Using their writing skills, they correspond with their e-mail friend and...
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Fishing For F's
Students discriminate initial sounds of words and categorize words based on the initial sound. They generate ideas and topics for writing and use prewriting and drafting strategies to formulate text.
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Persuasive Elements
Investigate letters to the editor and their persuasive qualities. Break your class into reading groups and give each one a different article. As they read, they complete a graphic organizer to record their thoughts and opinions. There is...
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Pen Pal Party
Second graders write letters to students in other areas of the state, country or world focusing on using the correct friendly letter form. They describe their lives and ask questions to explore someone else's life.
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Dear Abby- Colonial Style
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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Mandala Portfolio Project
Here's a great idea for writing portfolios. Kids decorate all four sides of their portfolio, introducing themselves, their families, goals, dreams, and favorite things. Detailed directions for all four panels and a rubric are included in...
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Mirror, Mirror I
How do you see yourself? Young mathematicians consider whether it's possible to view their whole bodies in a mirror with a length that is half their height. They write a letter to a friend explaining their positions mathematically.
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Flat Stanley
The geography of the United States is the focus of this instructional activity, as well as writing friendly letters. Your second graders read, "Flat Stanley," by Jeff Brown. They create their own Flat Stanley out of poster board,...
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Alliteration Game
Practice alliteration with a fun game! Kids match names to a best friend's name, and add something they both like.
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My Book of Poems
Copy all pages to create a book of poems during a poetry study. From alliteration to cinquain to acrostic poem, your class won't run out of templates for writing poems! Each sheet serves as a template for an entire book of poems. Other...
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No Bullying Allowed
Through discussion, role play, read-alouds, writing, and more, scholars explore the concept of bullying and practice having courage while responsibly reporting unfriendly behavior. Friendship and respect are practiced and...
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Beginning Sounds
Kindergarteners recognize words that begin with the same sound. In this word study lesson, they identify initial consonant sounds in words written on the board and write another word with the same beginning sound. Also, there is a...
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The Canadian Expedition
Fifth graders research and write a pen pal letter about the geography of a Canadian town. Students create a script for a phone call with their pen pal and perform it with a friend for the class.
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Writing and Scholarship Planning For College-Bound Students: Overcome Writer's Block
Students examine methods for overcoming writer's block. They complete a worksheet, write personal statements, and participate in a class discussion.
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Moving Left to Right
To get scholars ready for the curves, twists, and turns of alphabet letters, give them this tracing exercise. Early writers follow dotted lines with their finger from left to right first, then trace it with a pencil. The images are...
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Friendly Letter Edit
In this letter editing learning exercise, students recopy a 2 paragraph letter to "Francis" from a friend, correcting all spelling, punctuation and capitalization errors.
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