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Modern Day Pen Pals, Connecting Our Art Room to the Rest of the World!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Initiate an international pen pal program! After establishing communication with an art class in another country, groups share pod casts and video streams of their work. The scripted resource details how to prepare for the pod casts, but...
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World War I: Letters from the Front

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students reesearch life on the home front and the front lines during World War I. They use primary and secondary sources to write letters. Students role-play as soldiers writing letters home and then assume the role of the person...
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Letter Writing

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write to themselves or to known audiences, share news, explore new ideas, and record notes. They identify that holidays are days that people set aside to recognize a person or event that has made a great impression....
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Promoting Knowledge of Letters and Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this literacy worksheet, students benefit from the research displayed in this activity. Teachers read the information concerning the instruction of the alphabet.
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Chrysanthemum and Letter Tiles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen as the teacher reads Chrysanthemum. They discuss the story, focusing on the length of Chrysanthemum's name. They compare the lengths of their own names using letter tiles, grid paper, and a class graph.
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Using Letters to Make Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders use the Internet to learn. In this word formation lesson, 1st graders use the Internet to complete an activity from their practice book and complete a worksheet where they use letter cutouts to make words.
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Writing with Beans

For Teachers Pre-K
Students become familiar with the letters in a word by pasting beans on it.  In this Bean writing instructional activity, students make words using navy beans. Students color or paint the beans.
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Writing With Dolch

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students increase their skills in word attack, fluency, and spelling of words and research and find information on topics from the Internet. They then use the Quick Cam with the computer and will increase cooperative skills in small...
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Inside Information

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research and write reports about inventions and inventors. They develop graphic organizers to organize their information, and create reports on the impact of inventors and inventions.
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A Letter Home

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders brainstorm a list of jobs that a crew member of the HMS Victory would perform. They participate in a guided reading of the "Sea and Learn" notes about working at sea by writing notes as the listen to text. Next, they write...
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Letters from Rifka

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read Karen Hesse's book "Letters from Rifka" and explore how it presents the experiences of a Russian immigrant to America. They research and write reports on the experiences of various immigrants from different cultures, keep...
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Write a Myth

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore myths in ancient times.  In this mythology lesson, students read or view a video production of a myth to determine specific characteristics of myths. Students work in groups to write a myth that explains an occurrence...
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October Writing Journal

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students work on Sustained Silent Writing which encourages them to develop their writing skills. Students are encouraged to share their writing with a partner, the class, a small group, or in a "donut". Lesson describes ways to journal...
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Autobiographical Writing

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this unique instructional activity on autobiographical writing, students compare and contrast three types of writing: narrative, poetry and newspaper. Students prepare to produce a short autobiographical writing based on the framework...
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Business Writing Lesson Plan: Common Misused Words

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars learn the importance of business writing, including content and presentation. They avoid using commonly misused words and phrases.
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Life Comparisons Through Letters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review the concept of letter writing and investigate the country of South Africa by communicating to another class there. The questions covered in the letters is finding information about the community, environment, schools, and...
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The Write Thing to Do

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners examine the proper way to write formal business letters. Students apply the skill to write letters to appropriate environmental protection agencies.
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Persuasion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the characteristics of a persuasive letter. They label each characteristic and they create a persuasive letter using the correct business letter format. Students recommend a school rule or change of a rule and justify...
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Merge Letter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice creating a database of addresses and a form letter and eventually merge that information into a letter. They create a from letter that incorporates the data sheet information in response to customers complaints...
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Merge Letter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars create a database of addresses and a form letter, and merge that information into a letter.
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Write My Name With Shaving Cream

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners write their names using shaving cream. In this write my name lesson, students practice forming letters using shaving cream. Learners follow appropriate conventions of print to convey a message and use spacing and letters correctly.
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"my Dear Little Boys..." Using Wwii Primary Documents: a Letter Home From the War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read letters written by soldiers during World War II in order to analyze the soldier's feelings about the war. They explain how these primary sources teach appreciation for the World War II soldier's experiences.
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ESOL Letters and Numbers

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students review alphabet and numbers using flash cards. They make their own flash cards by finding letters and numbers in magazines or newspapers then they practice and play "Concentration".
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A Statistical Study on the Letters of the Alphabet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use a book or magazine to research the use of letters. They complete a worksheet and compare their results.