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Letter Homework Xx
In this letter Xx activity, students complete several activities that help them learn how to read and write using the letter Xx.
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Learning to Give
Students design advertising posters for a snack sale. They study the concept of philanthropy and write friendly letters asking for volunteers.
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American Colonial Life in the Late 1700s: Distant Cousins
Students research how early colonists lived. They investigate late 17th century colonist's lives from Massachusetts and Delaware. Using their research, students write historical fiction in the form of friendly letters between the two...
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Fighting for Control
Engage your class in a class discussion examining and defend different sides of an argument about whether the Environmental Protection Agency should have the legal authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. They will have to...
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Veterans' Voyages
Introduce your middle and high schoolers to a different perspective on war: that of soldier's. Read Guisseppi Ungaretti's poem "Vigil" to kick-start this lesson. After discussing his perspective, read "The Screaming Eagles Fly to the...
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What Has Brown Done for You?
Learners review the facts of the court case Brown v. Board of Education. Next, they research recent court cases that uphold contrasting views on the landmark decision. They write opinions about these recent court cases from a 1954...
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Pig Products
How do you feel about cloning? This issue is highly debated, so educate your class before they participate in a similar debate! Read a New York Times article related to the use of cloned pig organs for human transplants. Groups develop...
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Creature Seekers
Does it actually exist? Consider the sighting of a giant squid, much like the one that appears in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Middle and high schoolers read the article One Legend Found, Many Still to Go, and research other mysterious...
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Look at What I Did at School!
Third graders use an outline to write a letter to their parents sharing their week at school.
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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
Young scholars 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...
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Letter of Memorial
Students practice reading and writing skills in a foreign language. They write a letter in memory of victims or asking that readers remember the lessons of the Holocaust.
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Buh, Buh, Buh B!!
Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter "B." As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter "B." Students identify the words in the poem that contain the /b/ sound and draw a picture of...
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A Soldier's Valentine
Students create Valentine's for soldiers in Iraq. They review how to write a friendly paragraph and discuss the military and duties of soldiers in Iraq. They create postcards and write reasons why they are rpoud of the military and how...
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Letters From The Diaspora
Students investigate the concept of mass migration and conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used in order to create letters written from the perspective of a person who may have migrated during the time period.
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Reintroduce /ea/
Students are reintroduced to the letter combination "ea" and its sound. In this letter combination "ea" students review the sound for "ea" by recalling words with this letter combination. Students then practice the pronunciation of the...
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Reintroduce /aw/
Students are reintroduced to the letter combination 'aw' and its sound. In this instructional activity on the 'aw' letter combination, students practice reciting a mix of 12 letter combinations on the board and take turns identifying...
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Introduce /V/
Students are introduced to the letter "V" and its sound. In this letter "V" lesson, students practice saying the sound made by the letter "V" and touch their throats to make sure their voice boxes are on track. Students then review 12...
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Reintroduce /W/
Pupils are reintroduced to the letter "W" and its sound. In this letter "W" lesson, students touch their throat to check their voice box when saying the sound of the letter "W." Pupils review words that begin with the letter "W" and...
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Introduce /Y/
Students are introduced to the letter "y" and practice its letter sound. In this letter "y" lesson, students review words that begin with the letter sound "y" and take turns reciting the sound of the letter "y."
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Reintroduce /Z/
Pupils are reintroduced to the letter "Z" and review its sound. In this letter "Z" instructional activity, students review words that begin with the letter "Z" then think of other words that begin with the letter "Z" while they practice...
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Reintroduce -oa-
Students are reintroduced to the letter combination "oa" and its letter sound. In this letter combination "oa" instructional activity, students review words with the letter combination "oa." Students then practice the pronunciation of...
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Reintroduce /ch/
Students are reintroduced to the letter combination "ch" and its sound. In this letter combination "ch" lesson, students review the sound that the letter combination "ch" makes. Students then practice their pronunciation of the letter...
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Introduce /or/
Students are introduced to the letter combination "or." For this letter combination "or" lesson, students explore a mix of 12 letter combinations on the board. Students then practice the pronunciation of the letter combination "or" out...