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Get in the Newspaper Habit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Dive into journalism with your high schoolers! The resources provided here will help your learners write unbiased, clear, and succinct newspaper articles. First they spend time sifting through stacks of articles, filling out a graphic...
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Family Life

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What is family? Challenge your scholars to write an encompassing definition of what this word means to them. After reading "It May Be a Family Matter, But Just Try to Define Family," class members discuss the emotional issues surrounding...
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Rave Reviews

For Teachers 6th - 12th
A fun lesson that utilizes toys and persuasion! After reading the article, which was written in 2005, pull some advertisements for toys currently being sold. These will be more relevant to your middle and high schoolers. What toy is a...
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Letter Writing

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students 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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Write a Letter to Jesse Owens

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine the accomplishments of Jesse Owens and the views of the Nazi Party in 1936. They read and discuss two handouts, conduct research on the Nazi Party's views and the Civil Rights Movement in American in 1936, and write a...
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The Letter S

For Teachers K - 1st
In this Letter S worksheet, students write the letter S in upper and lower case. They also write the words "scream", "scare", and "spider". Students can also color in a picture of a scared girl screaming from a spider.
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Alphabet Worksheet: Letter Recognition

For Students K - 2nd
In this alphabet worksheet, students write the letter Z in the blanks of the 3 sentences. They then color the pictures that go along with the sentences.
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Writing Bug: Dear Veteran

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this writing a letter to a veteran worksheet, students experience writing a letter to a veteran who has served in a war. Students look for veterans in their families and communities to write a letter to.
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Planning for A Letter to the Editor

For Students 5th - 12th
In this letter to the editor worksheet, students brainstorm and fill in the blanks to a graphic organizer that would help them write a letter to an editor. Students complete 12 spaces in the graphic organizer.
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Writing the Letter "a"

For Students K - 2nd
In this handwriting worksheet, learners practice writing the lowercase a. There is a short story to read and then 4 letters to trace.
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Alphabet Worksheet: Letter Recognition

For Students K - 2nd
In this alphabet worksheet, students write the letter I in the blank of the 3 sentences to complete them. They then color the 3 pictures of objects that start with the letter I.
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Letter Recognition: Letter Z

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this letter recognition worksheet, students examine 2 groups of letters and identify the Z's. Students also trace and write uppercase Z and lowercase z independently.
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Handwriting Capital Letters G to L

For Students K - 1st
In this handwriting capital letters G to L worksheet, students follow the example given, trace over the dotted lines, then write the letters G to L on the lines provided.
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Beginning Letter Sounds

For Teachers K
Students practice working with beginning letter sounds.  In this phonics lesson plan, students state the letter sound that their name starts with, read a book about beginning letter sounds and complete a worksheet.
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Initial Sounds with Word Families

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word sound worksheet, students practice different word and letter sounds. They repeat rhymes, name letters, review letter sounds, review similar word sounds and complete an activity where they use a word bank to fill in the...
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Letter G

For Students Pre-K - K
In this printing worksheet, students write 2 lines of lower and uppercase G's. Students also form the words glasses, goldfish, and goat and color in a related illustration.
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Letter M

For Students Pre-K - K
In this printing worksheet, students write 2 lines of lower and uppercase M's. Students also form the words march, mice, and music and color in a related illustration.
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Letter t

For Students Pre-K - K
For this handwriting practice worksheet, students trace the lowercase letter t, the print it on their own, and write two words containing this letter.
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Printing Practice Letter F

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this printing worksheet, students trace 10 uppercase F's and print more within the lines provided. In the example, students are given arrows that guide them in writing the letter.
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Phonics: Decode and Write Words with the “Silent e”

For Teachers 1st
What happens when I add an 'e' to the word mad? It becomes made! Decoding and writing words with the silent e is the lesson for today. The class discusses what the e can do to a cvc word, then they practice adding e's to various words in...
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A Letter to the Reviewer: Reflective Writing

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Folded into a writing portfolio unit, this set of instructions for a Letter to the Reviewer guides learners through a written reflection of their work so far. Several slides clarify what a letter to the reviewer is, and what it is not,...
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Unsent Letter: Canyons

For Students 6th - 8th
As your class reads Gary Paulsen's Canyons, challenge them to assume the perspective of a character to write a letter. The plan suggests learners pair off, one person assuming the voice of Coyote Runs, and the other assuming the voice of...
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Captain Keller's Business Letter

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write a business letter similar to one Captain Keller might have written asking the Perkins Institution to recommend a teacher for his daughter in The Miracle Worker.
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Writing letters to Abraham Lincoln

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners examine a sample letter written by Abraham Lincoln. They review the different parts of a letter and participate in writing their own letter while reflecting on feelings of Abraham Lincoln during a trip he had taken.

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