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Letter from Christopher Columbus to Luis de Sant Angel Announcing His Discovery (1493)
When Christopher Columbus landed, he found many things to comment on. Have your class read this letter that he wrote to Luis de Sant Angel in 1493. The text is split up into sections. Each section is paired with two to three...
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Lesson 3: Writing a News Story
Start a writing lesson by examining a news video that explains writing clearly, concisely, and correctly. Learners consider the importance of writing news properly to avoid breaking the law, then write their own weekend news stories.
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Jeffrey and Sloth: Six Traits of Writing
Use drawings as inspiration. Have learners doodle for 10 minutes before beginning the lesson. Then, have them use their doodles to inspire a story. Several writing activities are included here to play with writing. One of my favorites...
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Practice Writing Numbers 0-7
Learners practice their handwriting with this tracing numbers worksheet, focusing on numbers 0-7. They examine an example number with arrows to guide their pencil. Next, they trace the same number, following the arrows. Finally, there is...
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Writing Prompt: The Purpose of Punishment
When punishment is given in a society when a member breaks its rules, what is it meant to accomplish? After summarizing the significant categories of punishment (rehabilitation, restitution, incapacitation, deterrence, and retribution),...
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Bookends - How to Close Your Letter
In this reading and writing worksheet, students practice the skill of writing a concise document that includes a "bookended" beginning, middle, and concluding piece of writing. The students read national winning letters and compare the...
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Adjectives in Letter Writing
Looking for ways for your young writers to practice using adjectives and composing letters? For this activity, learners use the adjectives in a word bank to fill in the 15 gaps in a business letter about Japanese cars. Scholars must...
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Beginning Reading: The Letter J
In this letter recognition and printing practice instructional activity, students circle all the letters J and j they can find in a letter jumble. They then practice writing both the upper and lowercase letter J three times.
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Beginning Reading: The Letter F
In this letter recognition and printing practice worksheet, students circle all letters F and f that they can find in a letter jumble. They then practice writing the upper and lowercase letters F three times each.
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Tracing the Letter n
Young writers get plenty of practice with lowercase letter n as they watch the magic pencil. Consider creating a "magic pencil" for your class, and inviting willing participants up to demonstrate proper handwriting skills. They...
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Practice Writing Lowercase Letters
Valuable printing practice is gained through this worksheet. Young writers trace 12 lowercase letters p through x. Numbers and arrows are provided to provide scaffolding.
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Tracing the Letter U
In this tracing the letter U worksheet, learners trace over the dotted lines to practice writing upper and lowercase letter U.
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Beginning Reading: The Letter B
In this printing practice learning exercise, students read that "B is for butterfly" and practice writing both the upper and lowercase letter B four times. There is one example available for them to trace.
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Letters From the Front Lines
Students read a variety of letters from soliders who were on the front lines during World War II. After viewing an excerpt from "The War", they answer discussion and comprehension questions based on the letters and video. To end the...
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Weather Words - Missing Letters
In this science/phonics/spelling instructional activity, students write in the missing letter to complete the weather word. Students write in letters for beginning, middle and ending letters.
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Writing Letters S-X
In this handwriting worksheet, students trace and write the letters of the alphabet, "S" though "X."
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Cover Letter/Letter of Introduction Writing
Students compose cover letters. For this writing skills lesson, students follow the provided steps to write cover letters that introduce them to potential employers.
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Letter S
In this letter s worksheet, students practice writing the letter s. Students write the letter s to fill up 6 lines and write the word 'sad' to fill up 1 line.
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Letter H
In this letter h activity, students color the picture of a monkey holding the letter h and trace and write the letter h. Students color, trace, and write the letter one time each.
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Letter K
In this letter k worksheet, learners color a picture of a monkey holding the letter k and trace and write the letter k. Students color, trace, and write 1 time each.
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Letter W picture
In this letter w worksheet, students color a picture of a monkey holding a W and they trace and write the letter W. Students color, trace, and write the letter 1 time each.
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Rockin' Round Letter a
In this alphabet letter a worksheet, students trace the cursive alphabet letter a 40 times and write the letter a 28 times on their own on the lines provided.
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Test Your Writing Skills
In this letter writing skills worksheet, middle schoolers examine 15 phrases from letters and determine whether each phrase is from a formal or informal letter. Good, solid writing practice!
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Tyrone, the Horrible
Read a Hans Wilhelm story and complete creative writing activities. Start by reading Tyrone, the Horrible and discuss the behavior in the book. Then split your class into groups to create a "bully" situation and discuss possible...
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