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Trace the Letter d
Delight your developing docents with this tracing worksheet focused on the lower-case d. After exploring how the "magic pencil" writes, young writers try a few on their own. Young scholars trace letters to complete four CVC words. At the...
Kelly's Kindergarten
Kelly's Kindergarten: Q Word Sentences
Q words don't have to be quizzical! Young learners identify words that begin with the letter Q using this literacy worksheet by cutting and pasting Q word images, and then writing the word by the image.
Digital Commons
Convince Me! A Persuasive Writing Unit for 2nd Grade
Elementary learners are not often shy about expressing what they want, but they could use a little help organizing their arguments. Help young writers work through a series of persuasive writing exercises that emphasize the importance of...
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The Outsiders Project Guide
Hand out these project ideas when working with The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Pupils can choose from six different options or propose their own. The idea is that they will complete more than one project to meet the point requirement. The...
K12 Reader
The Spy Will Try Not to Cry
Learn all about the exploits of a sly spy from the short poem included on this resource. The poem, intended to provide practice with long /i/ words that use the letter y, is paired with three reading comprehension questions for pupils to...
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The Letter S
In this Letter S worksheet, young scholars 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.
McGraw Hill
Phonics Teachers Resource Book
Looking to improve your classes literacy program? Then look no further. This comprehensive collection of resources includes worksheets and activities covering everything from r-controlled vowels and consonant digraphs, to the...
National Endowment for the Humanities
John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath": The Inner Chapters
Here’s a must-have resource for anyone using The Grapes of Wrath. Everything from guiding questions to background information, from photographs to documentary films, from activities to assessments is included in a richly detailed packet...
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
The Boston Massacre: You Be the Judge!
The importance of considering multiple perspectives of the same event is the big idea in this exercise that focuses on the Boston Massacre. Class groups examine photos of four depictions of the massacre, an English and an American...
Hump Software
The Writing Machine
Introduce your learners to the letters of the alphabet. They will tap to hear the name of each letter and see a word beginning with that letter appear on the screen. The highly repetitive nature of this app could be a good way to...
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A is for Athlete
In this letter A instructional activity, students trace both capital and lowercase A, 8 times each. Next, students print capital and lowercase letter a on blanks provided, then trace and write the word athlete. A computer animated...
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The Letter Qq
In this Letter Qq worksheet, learners write the letter Q in upper and lowercase. Students also write the words queen, quilt, and quiet. Learners may color in a picture of a quiet queen under a quilt.
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The Letter V
In this Letter V worksheet, learners trace and then write the letter V in upper and lowercase. They also trace and then write the words "vest" and "violin." Students may also color in a picture of a fox wearing a vest and playing the...
British Council
Letters Home
When you're writing historical fiction, the past really can become the present — especially if you're writing in the present continuous tense! Cover World War I, verb tenses, censorship, and letter writing with one informative lesson and...
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Flat Stanley, a Literature Lesson Plan Transformed into a Multiculturalized and ESOL Strategy-Infused Lesson Plan
Third graders complete a variety of reading and writing activities related to the book "Flat Stanley." They create an illustration and write a short summary for each chapter, and write a letter and send a "Flat Stanley" to a friend or...
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Parrot in the Oven: Letter to a Character
Readers of Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida place themselves in the story and craft a persuasive letter to a character in Victor Martinez's National Book Award-winning novel.
Freeology
Upper and Lowercase Jj
Practice writing the upper and lowercase letter J with a instructional activity that challenges young scholars to trace and write independently.
Freeology
Upper and Lowercase Hh
Enhance handwriting abilities with a worksheet that challenges young scholars to trace and write the upper and lowercase letter H.
Freeology
Upper and Lowercase Oo
The letter O is the focus of a activity that challenges scholars to trace and write independently both upper and lowercase styles.
Freeology
Upper and Lowercase Rr
Give young writers a boost in tracing and writing upper and lowercase letters with a worksheet featuring the letter R.
Starfall
A Is For...
Fun from A to Z! Use a collection of alphabet worksheets to help kids practice their letters. Kids can color and trace each letter, and draw items from a word list to indicate each letter.
K20 LEARN
Going on a Paper Hunt: Nouns, Adjectives, Letter Writing and Science - Properties of Paper
A instructional activity introduces scholars to nouns and adjectives. After listening to a short story and practicing creating adjectives with a card sort, pupils go on a paper hunt to locate different types of paper, complete a chart...
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Sentence Writing
Here's a great, blank template to help introduce your young learners to new vocabulary words. There's space for them to glue (or write) their five new vocabulary words and a sentence for each. If your learners aren't at that level yet,...
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Connecting Letters and Memory
Elementary students with mild to moderate mental disabilities use a variety of tools to connect letter sounds to images. They use flash cards, posters, and writing while saying to connect letter image to phonemic equivalent. Then, they...