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Curated OER

Writing a Letter to the Editor

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify the main elements/structure of a letter to the editor. They brainstorm for thoughts and opinions on a specific topic and write a first draft of a letter to an editor of a newspaper. They give each other preliminary...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Letter B: Alphabet Fun!

For Students K - 2nd
In this letter B activity, students trace the upper and lower case letter B and draw a picture of something that starts with that letter. Students trace each letter 1 time.
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Curated OER

Letter C: Alphabet Fun!

For Students K - 2nd
In this letter C worksheet, students trace the upper and lower case letter C and draw a picture that starts with N. Students trace each letter 1 time.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Letter D: Alphabet Fun!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this letter D worksheet, students trace the upper and lower case letter D and draw a picture of something beginning with the letter D. Students trace the letters 1 time each.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Letter E: Alphabet Fun!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this letter E worksheet, learners trace the upper and lower case letter E and draw a picture of something starting with E. Students trace each letter 1 time.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Letter F: Alphabet Fun!

For Students K - 2nd
In this letter F worksheet, students trace the upper and lower case letter F and draw a picture that starts with N. Students trace each letter 1 time.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Letter G: Alphabet Fun!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this Letter G worksheet, students trace the upper and lower case letter G and draw a picture of something that starts with G. Students trace each G 1 time each.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Initial Sound Accuracy, Same Sound!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study words. In this phonemic awareness instructional activity, students play a game in which they identify if two words have the same initial sound. They play the game in pairs using a stack of word cards prepared by the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing a V-Mail Letter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the challenges of delivering vast amounts of servicemen mail during World War II. In this historical perspectives lesson, students determine how to solve the problem that the postal service faced during the war and...
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Curated OER

Letters and Photos

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students practice using a new language by reading letters.  In this foreign language lesson, students read a fictional letter by a young person from the target language's country.  Students read the letters separately, but collaborate in...
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Curated OER

Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers

For Teachers K - 6th
Students compose a letter to a family member. In this writing lesson, students listen to the book, Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers and identify the parts of a letter.
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Curated OER

Convey Ideas in Writing

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Write an unsent letter about a consumer scam, paying attention to the writing conventions of punctuation and spelling. This lesson could be adapted to fit a variety of social issues in which letter writing is appropriate. 4
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Curated OER

Phonics: Segmenting Sounds in Short Words

For Teachers K
F-u-n spells fun. It is a simple word that little learners can sound out as they build phonemic awareness and those early reading skills. This short scripted instructional activity provides teachers with the basics for teaching how to...
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Curated OER

First Sound Segmenting Accuracy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What's the sound, Mico? Use your class' favorite puppet (in this example, Mico) to teach them about initial sounds in single-syllable words. Using the picture cards provided, choose three and lay them out in front of learners. When Mico...
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Curated OER

Zoo Phonics Preschool Lesson

For Teachers Pre-K
Have your class discuss the letter /l/ sound. Using a variety of entertaining books, preschoolers identify the sound of this letter. This is a terrific way to review the letter L.
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McGraw Hill

Phonics Teachers Resource Book

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
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 different...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

How to Make Homework Meaningful

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Enrich classroom experiences and engage young learners by assigning purposeful, student-centered homework activities.
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Activity
Novelinks

Walk Two Moons: Unsent Letter

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Take a journey with your class as they explore the different settings from Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. Middle schoolers write postcards in first person as if they were the characters of the story.  
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Lesson Plan
National Gallery of Canada

To Canada with Love

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Focus on line and color with a postcard project. Learners view various works of art and discuss line and color before moving on to creating their own work. Using nature as inspiration, pupils decorate postcards and mail them after...
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EngageNY

Author’s Read: Final Performance Task

For Teachers 5th Standards
Scholars submit their final performance task, a letter to a publisher about an athlete's legacy. As a culminating activity, they share their work with classmates in small groups. 
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Unit Plan
American Institute of Architects

Architecture: It's Elementary!—First Grade

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Build an interest and appreciation for architecture in your young learners with this fun 10-lesson art unit. Engaging children in using their five senses, the class first observes the environment around them, paying special attention to...
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Lakeshore Learning

Winter Bear Warm-Up

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Don't be left out in the cold, ensure young learners are prepared for the winter weather with this clothing activity. After introducing them to different clothing items using the provided picture cards, young scholars sing a song before...
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Unit Plan
Texas Center for Learning Disabilities

Second-Grade Explicit Intervention

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Unfortunately, not all students learn to read at the same pace, but with the help of this resource, you can ensure that they all receive the support they need to reach this important goal. Comprised of short literacy activities, these...
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Scholastic

Wrapping Up the School Year

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars complete a variety of writing and yearbook activities to complete the school year. They write a letter to the student that will sit in their desk the next school year, and a letter to their next year's teacher. As a...