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Letter Writing

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils improve their letter writing skills. When given instructions and a model for writing a letter students compose a letter with 90% accuracy in form and editing one out of two trials.
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Two Letters, One Sound

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders spell double-letter words.  In this spelling lesson, 8th graders practice pronouncing words that contain double consonants.  Students examine words with one or more sets of double letters, and discuss the proper...
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Words with Silent Letters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders recognize that some words have silent letters. In this spelling lesson, 3rd graders write words with silent letters dictated by the teacher. Students work in groups to arrange the words by their silent letters.
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Introduce Writing a Letter

For Teachers K
Students explore the process of writing by participating in an early writing activity. In this alphabet letter lesson, students utilize a pencil for the first time and identify the proper grip for writing. Students utilize their pencils...
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Spelling With Double Letters

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice spelling words with double letters. In this spelling instructional activity, students read a rhyme chorally and identify the words with double letters. Students complete a instant activity worksheet to practice spelling...
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I Spy The Letter M!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the grapheme and phoneme for M. They practice writing the letter M and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /m/. They associate the phoneme /m/ with its letter representation and identify it in various...
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Toothpick Fish

For Teachers 6th - 8th
With colored toothpicks representing genes, youngsters practice passing them through generations of fish and learn about heredity. Consider this as an introductory activity since it does not represent recessive genes with lowercase...
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Numbers and Letters

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this number and letter worksheet, students examine and study the uppercase and lowercase letters A-Z in cursive. Students also examine the numbers 0-9.
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Alphabet Letters Aa-Zz

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In these alphabet letter worksheets, students color in the uppercase and lowercase letters from Aa through Zz. Students color 26 worksheets.
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Miss Millie the Moose

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter M. As a class they recite a tongue twister with the assistance of a moose puppet, then trace and write the letter M. Students then listen to the book "If You Give a Moose...
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"Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students complete a variety of activities that revolve around the book "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen. They view and discuss stills from the move "Hoot" and compose original storylines, conduct Internet research about the life of Carl Hiaasen,...
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Spelling Instant Activity

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders understand the usage of capital letters for mapping skills. For this capitalization lesson, 6th graders correct sentences to insert appropriate capital letters. Students select cities from the sentences and make a word puzzle.
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Chompin' on Chewing Gum

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ consonant digraph. As a class they recite a Ch tongue twister, then trace and write the letters ch. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the words containing the...
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Words in the News Smoking Ban- 15 February 2006

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete vocabulary building exercises before reading an online article. They complete worksheets and an online quiz. They focus on relaltive clauses on the final worksheet. They write a letter about second hand smoke in a...
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Reducing the Impact of Drought

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study the impact of drought and improve their writing skills. In this reducing the impact of drought lesson plan, students investigate various matters pertaining to drought. They share their findings and build knowledge about...
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Word Sort ----at

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this rhyme worksheet, students see 16 full color cards and word labels for the rhyme pattern ---at. This is an independent center activity and there are directions for sorting, writing, and classifying.
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Capital Letters

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing capital letter usage worksheet, students read a paragraph and identify the words that should be capitalized. Students circle 50 answers.
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Writing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a writing project and tutorial using word processing on a computer. They focus on voice, word choice, details, sentence variety, staying on topic, supporting details and connecting sentences. They edit, save and...
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"my Dear Little Boys..." Using Wwii Primary Documents: a Letter Home From the War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read letters written by soldiers during World War II in order to analyze the soldier's feelings about the war. They explain how these primary sources teach appreciation for the World War II soldier's experiences.
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The Art of Making Letters

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore letter formation through art. They analyze and discuss Jasper Johns letter paintings, and create the letter strokes using various colors and torn paper.
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The Letter M

For Students Pre-K - K
For this word and letter recognition worksheet, students explore the letter m. Students follow directions, color all of the pictures, and practice writing the letter m.
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The Letter H

For Students K - 2nd
In this letter H worksheet, students color the word hat, a picture of a hat, upper and lower case H's, then trace and practice writing the letter on provided lines.
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Printing the Letter J

For Students 1st
In this printing letters worksheet, student first trace the uppercase and lowercase letter "J" and then print them on their own. Students practice printing both letters together.
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Printing the Letter L

For Students 1st
In this printing letters worksheet, 1st graders trace the upper and lower case letter Ll. Student then print the letters on the lines and print both letters together.