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Let Me Give You a Little Advice

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use proper writing conventions to write two friendly letters. They use the steps of the writing process to draft, revise, and peer edit. Students publish their letters. They write the first letter to a person who is going to...
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Letters of Compliment and Complaint

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice writing letters of compliments and complaints about products they use. They use standard business format for the letters and are expected to have them reviewed by a peer. They mail the letters in and wait for responses.
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Bee and Dee

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice discerning between the letters D and B. Through listening and writing activities, they recognize the difference between the commonly confused letters B and D. They practice writing both letters and correcting common...
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A Sample of What?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students are introduced to the connection between women and the textile industry. Using primary source documents, they complete a handout on how gender roles have changed over the years. They examine a sampler which is connected to the...
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Under the Umbrella

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the letter-sound recognition of the /u/ by reciting a tongue twister, writing the letter in both upper and lower case, and identify words with the letter 'u' in them. Next, they sing a song, and listen to a story while...
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1,000 Cranes with a Pal

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students write a letter to a pen pal about the book they read 1,000 Cranes in Hiroshima. In this writing lesson plan, students write about the conflicts and events that occurred in the book.
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Editorial Writing: What's On Your Mind

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students write an editorial column for a newspaper. For this journalism lesson, students discuss and analyze editorials in print and broadcast media. Students will compare the differences in these two formats of editorial...
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A Response to Chaim Rumkowski's, "Give Me Your Children" Speech

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the history of the ghettos and read Rumkowski's letter. Using journal and diary entries, they identify types of resistance used during the Holocaust. Writing a letter, they use references to Rumkowski's original letter...
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Big, Bad, "B" and "D"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice discerning between the letters D and B. Through hands on and listening activities, they recognize the difference between the commonly confused letters B and D. They practice writing both letters and correcting common...
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Quirky Pink Pigs

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the letters 'p' and 'q' and recognize the difference between them. They practice listening for the /p/ and /kw/ sounds and engaging in activities that deal with the letters 'p' and 'q'. They also have the opportunity to...
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Silly Sally

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the grapheme and phoneme for S. They practice writing the letter S and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /s/. They associate the phoneme /s/ with its letter representation and identify it as...
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Got the Giggles

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils identify the grapheme and phoneme for G. They practice writing the letter G and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /g/. They associate the phoneme /g/ with its letter representation and identify it in various...
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Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice discerning between the letters D and B. Through hands on activities, they recognize the difference between the commonly confused letters B and D. Students practice writing both letters and correcting common mistakes and...
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Modern Advocates for Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners make a list of "modern day prophets" and explain how they have made considerable contributions toward the common good. They write a letter to a community leader in which they advocate the solution to a problem or issue in their...
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Letter Recognition

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students develop skills in letter recognition. They trace leaves on paper cut outs. Students write upper case letters on oak leafs and lower case letters on acorns. They match leaves to appropriate acorns.
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Upper Case Printed Alphabet Tracing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students trace upper case letters of the alphabet. Letters are pre-printed in a grey dashed line format.
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Dear FCAT Checker

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice writing business letters by writing a letter to the person who grade their FCAT test.
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Pen Pal Project

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write letters to a pen pal in proper letter form. In this writing lesson, 2nd graders discuss why they would write to a pen pal, brainstorm the elements that should appear in their letters, then write the letters. To close...
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I Nominate My Friend

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review letter writing skills and the use of descriptive language, and practice writing persuasive letters, with help from teacher and peers. Letters are then written to nominate friend for Friend of the Year.
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Letter of Introduction to Training Sites

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners brainstorm ways in which to properly introduce themselves to their supervisor. Using a word processing program, they use a business letter format to write their letter and have a classmate review it. They share their letter to...
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Look at What I Did at School!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use an outline to write a letter to their parents sharing their week at school.
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Adopt a Highway

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a letter to a community company asking for a donation to their adopt a highway project. In the letter, they include the reasons they want to adopt the highway and thank they store for their time. They word process the...
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Telephone Fun!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /f/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and identify the words containing the /f/ sound. Students trace and write the letter "F," and in pairs identify picture flash...
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Roger That!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the letter R, r in order to recognize it, say its sound, and write it. They watch a partner's mouth as they make the "r" sound before repeating a tongue twister that contains many "r" sounds. Next, they practice writing...

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