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Design - Lettering

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, using the concepts of radial design and balance, create a project that focuses on craftsmanship, lettering, promoting a positive self-image, and design elements.
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World War I: Letters from the Front

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students reesearch life on the home front and the front lines during World War I. They use primary and secondary sources to write letters. Students role-play as soldiers writing letters home and then assume the role of the person...
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Using Letters to Make Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders use the Internet to learn. In this word formation lesson, 1st graders use the Internet to complete an activity from their practice book and complete a worksheet where they use letter cutouts to make words.
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Civil War Letter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils put themselves in the shoes of American Civil War soldiers. In this Civil War lesson, students compose letters to their families from the the perspective of soldiers in the war. 
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Persuasive Letters and The Tell Tale Heart

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write persuasive letters based on "The Tell Tale Heart." They brainstorm topic sentences, main ideas, and details. They analyze the character and determine if he is innocent or guilty. They create a map listing their reasons to...
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Mama, Do You Love Me?

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners complete a variety of activities related to the /m/ sound. As a class, they recite a tongue twister, and play the "I Spy" game for the letter M. Students then listen to the book "Mama, Do You Love Me?" and identify words in...
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Interactive Approach To "the Scarlet Letter"

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study Puritan literature by studying daily life in a Puritan colony prior to beginning this unit of lessons. They read the Scarlett Letter and participate in literature activities while completing the unit.
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Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders read Hawthorne's, "The Scarlet Letter" prior to doing the project. They find a contemporary person who has been shunned by society, write an essay, and give an oral presentation about the person.
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Who Are My Local Representatives? Can I Influence Their Vote?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students find out who their national, state, and local representatives are and write and mail a letter to one of them. The letter should be persuasive and should attempt to influence their representative's vote on a given issue.
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X Marks the Spot

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice recognizing and identifying alphabetic letters with letter recognition to associate with certain pictorial references with the infrequently used letter X. They assess the book, "Now We Are Six," by A.A. Milne and an...
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Disney's Magical Letters

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners that are beginning readers distinguish between letters that are easily mixed up. Such as m and n, b and d. They work on reading fluency and letter recognition. The lesson is designed to help students who are struggling...
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Second letter Alphabetizing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a worksheet to help them alphabetize by first and second letter. In this alphabetizing lesson plan, 2nd graders use alphabetizing skills to locate books in the library.
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The Letter W

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this recognizing the letter W and pictures that begin with W worksheet, students trace the letter W, draw lines to connect the W with pictures that start with W, and color the pictures. Students complete 7 activities.
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Spelling with Vowels

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice spelling words with vowels.  In this letter sound and identification lesson plan, students learn all the vowels and their vowel sounds.  Students spell words with vowels and fill in missing letters.
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The Life of a Hoosier Soldier, based on the letters of Lt. John V. Hadley

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders take a closer look at the life of Union soldiers. In this American Civil War lesson, 8th graders read and analyze a series of letters from Lt. John Hadley to his fiancée. Students chart their findings from the letters on...
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Letters from Rifka

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners read Karen Hesse's book "Letters from Rifka" and explore how it presents the experiences of a Russian immigrant to America. They research and write reports on the experiences of various immigrants from different cultures, keep...
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Full Stops and Capital Letters

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discover that a sentence is one complete thought. Students read worksheets and add periods (full stops) and capital letters in the correct places. They organize their stories into paragraphs. Students read aloud their...
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Geography A to Z - The Letter T

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this geography worksheet, students answer clues about geographical place names that all begin with the letter T.
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Fill in the Alphabet Letters: Easter

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
For this alphabetical order worksheet, students fill in the 10 blank Easter eggs with the appropriate lowercase letters in order to practice their alphabet skills. Students also trace the letters in 16 of the Easter Eggs.
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Fuel from the farm

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research fuel made from corn and write a letter to the President about this fuel. In this corn fuel lesson plan, students try and write a persuasive letter as to why we should use the fuel.
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The Birth of a Rocky Mountain City and Railroad: Georgetown and the Loop Railroad

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the evolution of a town. In 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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Blends with R as the Second Letter

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to a text in class and determine which words the blend with an "r" as a second letter. They practice the blend.
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If You Were Katy: Let's Play a Game

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Young scholars simulate sound effects from Katy and the Big Snow. They read and discuss Katy and the Big Snow, create sound effects for the objects in the book and practice sounding out beginning sounds for words. After sounding out the...
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Hhhh, I'm Getting Sleepy!

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners complete a variety of activities related to the /h/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter H. Students then view pictures and identify the pictures that contain the /h/ sound, and...

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