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In the Olden Days: Senior Reading Buddies
Students, in pre-selected groups, read and visit with senior citizen "buddies." They write letters to their buddies and discuss "the olden days."
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Feelings From A to Z
Third graders express and interpret information and ideas. They identify a variety of feelings and their effect on people. They explain how someone's actions can cause someone else to have a specific feeling.
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Feelings From A to Z
Third graders create a class A to Z Feelings book to explore emotions, discover new words, pose for a "feeling" icture, and write about the feeling.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Skills Necessary to Listen, Speak, Read and Write Effectively
Students, referring to the alphabet and numbers, practice stating, reading and writing letters and numbers. As they write each letter and number they say each one as well. They find examples of each one in a newspaper or magazine ad.
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Testing Initial Sounds: R, Z, G, Y, Q
In this initial sounds test worksheet, students look at a set of pictures, then choose the correct initial sound from a choice of R, Z, G, Y or Q and write it beneath each picture, 8 pictures total.
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The Alphabet
In this language arts worksheet, students sort all the letters of the alphabet into a pile. Then they select all of the capital letters and write the lowercase letters next to each. Students also fill in the missing letters of a chart.
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Letter V Recognition
In this alphabet letter V worksheet, learners look at 14 words and circle each word that begins with the letter T. Students view 4 pictures, circle each picture that begins with the letter V and then color each picture circled.
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Flat Stanley
The geography of the United States is the focus of this lesson, as well as writing friendly letters. Your second graders read, "Flat Stanley," by Jeff Brown. They create their own Flat Stanley out of poster board, markers, crayons and...
Global Oneness Project
Then and Now
The devastating changes happening to the Native American inhabitants of an island off the coast of Louisiana are the topic of an informational lesson. After scholars break into groups to explore particular topics, they come back together...
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Upper and Lower Case Zz- Printing Practice and Initial Sound Recognition
In this upper and lower case Zz printing practice and initial sound recognition activity, students write 1 row of each letter. They follow the directional arrows and dotted lines to form the letters. They print a z next to 7 pictures...
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Beginning Consonants
In this consonant learning exercise, students say and trace letters. They also color pictures that begin with the letter. All consonant letters of the alphabet are represented in five pages, with an answer sheet for each page. There are...
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Letters of Compliment and Complaint
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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Introduce -s = /s/, -s = /z/ Words
First graders study language. For this plural words lesson, 1st graders discover how words that end in -s are either pronounced with a /s/ sound or a /z/ sound. They work as a group to determine how various words are pronounced. This...
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Learning Letters in Your Name: Group Time Activity
Students examine teacher written name cards to name the first letter of their own names and those of their classmates. They do this daily with variations as they are able to identify the letters on a consistent basis.
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The Wolf's Chicken Stew 100th Day Celebration
Students celebrate 100 by reading Keiko Kasha's, The Wolf's Chicken Stew, graphing, and making 100 pancakes.
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Reduce Reuse Recycle
Students discover methods that can save the planet by recycling. In this sustainable planet instructional activity, students read The Berenstein Bears Don't Pollute Anymore, and practice memorizing the 3 R's. Students...
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Match Uppercase to Lowercase-- Letters F, G, H, I and J
In this matching letters worksheet, students draw lines to match upper and lower case examples of letters F, G, H, I and J.
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D'Nealian Cursive Writing Practice- A-Z
In these D'Nealian cursive practice worksheets, students follow the arrows to write a row of each letter of the alphabet. They write both the upper and lower case letter from A through Z.
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NYC From A to Z
Second graders create an ABC book about New York City. For this ABC book lesson, 2nd graders find places of interest in New York City from A-Z. Students will research their place of interest. Students create maps and write an...
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Making words
For this making words worksheet, students color all the consonants yellow, cut out the letters, and make words out of the letters. Students make 2 -7 letter words and fill them into the chart.
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Alphabet and Phonics Mazes: Alphabet 2
In this alphabet and phonics worksheet, students draw a continuous line following the alphabet from the letters A to Z avoiding obstacles that lead to dead ends and write the letters of the alphabet to complete the maze.
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Alphabet and Phonics Mazes
In this phonics activity, 1st graders draw a continuous line sequencing the alphabet from A to Z and write the letters along the way to complete the maze.
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Perfect Postcards: Illinois
Connect the geography and history of Illinois using an art-centered lesson on the railroads. The railroad connected once-distant places, particularly in the Midwest. Using research, class members create postcards of fictional cross-state...
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Rules of Thumb for Diction
What is the difference between accept and except? Affect and effect? Brilliantly advise your class with the advice in these slides. Definitions of commonly misused words from A-Z help clarify meaning and usage.