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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Giving Thanks for Food and Farms

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Sarah Stewart’s The Gardener and Food from Farms by Nancy Dickmann display the importance of community farms. After reading these short picture books, class members draw connections between farms and the food we eat each day. As a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Celebrate Wheat

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students compose a thank you letter and a time line about the history of wheat. For this wheat lesson plan, students learn and discuss the origin of wheat, and the differences between einkorn, emmer, and wheat.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

George Says Thanks

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this writing prompt instructional activity, students, after reading Revolutionary War on Wednesday, fill in five blanks to a thank-you note that George Washington may have written to thank a soldier for his war efforts.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Thank You Card

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this craft worksheet, learners express their appreciation to another person by creating a pop up thank you card. Students cut, color, fold and glue the pattern pieces which have words of appreciation printed on them.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Letters Concerning Employment

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from Purdue University details various types of letters to be sent to prospective or potential employers. Includes links to other letter types as well as samples of each.
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Handout
Letter Writing Guide

Sample Interview Thank You Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
This informational site provides a well-written thank you letter exemplar. This example of a thank you letter is intended as a follow-up to an interview.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Suggestions for Memoirs: A Letter & Memoir About a Teacher

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
After reading the book, Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Palacco, which is about a teacher helping a student overcome a long struggle to learn to read, young scholars write a personal thank you letter to a teacher who helped them. Then...
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Handout
Letter Writing Guide

How to Write a Thank You Letter After an Interview

For Students 9th - 10th
This student and teacher-friendly site contains the rationales for writing thank-you letters after job interviews. In addition, the article discusses the elements to include in a thank-you letter.