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Dear Congressperson...
Young scholars identify their local, state, and national officials. They create a short blurb about each official and their function in office. Students choose an issue of concern they would like to write to their local official about,...
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Sally the Silly Snake
Students practice identifying letters and their corresponding phonemes to become solid fluent readers. They focus on the grapheme and phoneme associated with the upper and lowercase letter of S. Each student makes the sound that the...
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Pen Pal Project
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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Build Fluency /A/
Students are introduced to the letter "A" and play a game to reinforce the printed and sound recognition of the letter "A." In this letter "A" lesson, students observe the teacher model the letter card game. Students participate in the...
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A-Okay
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound and the a_e vowel correspondence. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and spell words containing the /ae/ correspondence using letter manipulatives. Students...
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Mmm Mmm Good!
Students examine the letter 'm'. Through instruction and modeling they complete a variety of fun and hands-on activities as they explore the sound the letter makes, how to make the sound with their mouths, how the letter is written, etc.
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Sneaky Slimy Snake
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /s/ phoneme. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter S. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word in each pair containing the /s/...
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Lick Your Icky Sticky Fingers
Learners complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing the short /i/ sound using letter manipulatives. Students listen to the book "Liz...
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To Whom It May Concern
Fourth graders produce and peer edit typed rough drafts of the business letters following the guidelines illustrated in the Eight Essential Parts of a business letter and save to disks. They complete the Where's the Math? scavenger hunt...
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The Doctor Sound
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students then listen to the teacher read "The Ox Book," identify the words in the story...
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Bee and Dee
Young scholars 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...
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Introduce /aw/
Students investigate letter combinations focusing on /aw/. In this letter combination lesson, students examine /aw/ as letters that go together and make a sound. They look at images and sort items by whether they contain the /aw/ sound...
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Word Formation Page 1
In this word formation worksheet, students focus on six letters used for initial blending. Using these letters, students have the opportunity to make letter cards to move and manipulate the letters for beginning word formation.
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First Class Mail
Students read The Witch of Blackbird Pond, and write a friendly letter to Elizabeth George Speare, the author, discussing their points of interest in the novel with her.
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Focus on Food Chains
Third graders collect and analyze data about food chains. They conduct Internet research about the habitat of a selected organism, write a narrative, and create a computer slideshow using Kid Pix computer software that illustrates the...
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“Wild Readers” Decoding Skills Lesson Plan
Set young readers on the path toward fluency with this phonemic awareness resource. Based on the award-winning children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, this lesson allows beginning readers to practice isolating phonemes and...
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D'Nealian Cursive Handwriting Practice Worksheet: Lower Case Letter T
In this cursive letter T worksheet, students learn to form lower case cursive D'Nealian letter T. Students analyze the examples before practicing on the primary lines. There is no tracing.
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D'Nealian Cursive: Letter j
In this cursive practice worksheet, students practice writing the lower case letter j multiple times on lines provided. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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D'Nealian Cursive Practice: Letter O
In this cursive practice instructional activity, students write lower case letter o's on provided lines multiple times. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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D'Nealian Cursive Practice: The Letter H
In this cursive practice activity, students practice writing the lower case cursive letter h multiple times on provided lines. Worksheet includes a link to additional activities.
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O is for Octopus
In this letter o worksheet, students focus on printing the letter. Students trace a lower case and capital o, and then complete their own letters four more times in the boxes provided.
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G is for Ghost
In this letter g worksheet, students focus on printing the letter. Students trace a lower case and capital g, and then complete their own letters four more times in the boxes provided.
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Focused Learning Lesson: American History
Eleventh graders compare and contrast the type of immigrant that came to America during the 19th and 20th centuries. They write letters as if they were immigrants coming to America and what they faced and their hopes for the future.
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Tracing Practice
In this tracing activity, students will focus on tracing words that begin with the lower case letter a. Students will trace 4 different words, completing each word eight times.