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You Are Uniquely You; Reflecting and Sharing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a letter as a culminating activity to a service project. In this reflection project, students draw something that occurred during the project and attach words to their drawings. Students pair share to edit their work.
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Writing Thank You Notes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write to a veteran. In this letter writing lesson, 6th graders identify the five parts of a letter and discuss the importance of sending thank you notes. Students write a thank you note to a veteran.
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Formal Letter Writing

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar learning exercise, students read thirteen sentences/questions and circle whether each sentence/question is true or false.
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Friendly Letter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work with partner to look at and read pen pal letters. Students identify, highlight, and discuss five parts of friendly letter, including heading, salutation, body, closing, and signature, and write their own friendly letters.
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Up Close With The Author

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students listen to the teacher read a book entitled, Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. In groups, students create KWL charts concerning the book, the author, and the author's writing style. In groups, students research topics about the book and its...
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A Cowboy's Life

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students observe a photograph of a cowboy and brainstorm things a cowboy would do. They reveiw text about Wyoming and locate facts and information about a cowboys life then create a friendly letter containg key components found in a...
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Business Letters: Writing a Letter of Complaint

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the language features and layout of a letter and discuss the language used to describe the features. They write a letter of complaint, requesting that the problem be fixed, using the appropriate language and layout.
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Dealing With Tragedy in the Classroom

For Teachers 1st - Higher Ed
Students compose a letter, organize a group effort, discuss the idea of patriotic symbols and explain their importance, use visual representations to express feelings and explain the importance of sustained volunteerism.
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Democracy: Understanding the Canadian Parliamentary System

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study democracy, levels of Canadian government and the responsibilities of elected officials. They write letter's to the Prime Minister about their pride in Canada.
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Letters from the Road

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine and differentiate between rural, urban, and suburban communities. They describe their local areas, view and discuss the images on the West Virginia Quarter, and write a friendly letter describing a camping trip.
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Writing Thank-You Notes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Students write thank-you notes using the writing process. They draft, revise, edit, and publish their thank-you notes and use a computer to view examples of thank-you notes and insert graphics into their own published thank-you notes.
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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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Thank you!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers type a personal business letter to their elementary principal, teacher or pastor to thank them.
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Pen Pal Letters to Soldiers Overseas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write letters to soldiers overseas with correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. They learn three facts about the geography of the area where the pen pal is located and about the pen pal.
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Our Own Postal System

For Teachers 1st
First graders address an envelope, write a letter, and perform the duties of the postal worker in a classroom post office.
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Critical Literacy in the 21st Century: Sitti's Secrets

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write persuasive letters. In this letter writing lesson, 4th graders read Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye and discuss their areas or topics of concern. Students select a person to write a letter to and how they...
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Letter to Self: A Personal Time Capsule

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify the parts of a friendly letter and write a letter to themselves as a part of a time capsule. In this letter writing lesson, 7th graders identify the five parts of a letter and write a friendly letter to...
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Focus on Writing a Persuasive Letter

For Students 5th - 6th
In this persuasive writing worksheet, learners combine sentences to help them write a persuasive letter. Students complete three activities for sentence combining.
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School-Home Links: Writing Letters

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this formal letter writing worksheet, students write a letter to their teacher to thank him or her for helping them learn. Students then have their family member reread the letter and make any necessary changes. Parents or guardians...
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Letters to Parents and Caregivers

For Students 8th - 9th
In this sample letter worksheet, teachers are provided with a sample letter to parents/caregivers that describes an upcoming assignment and requires a signature of acknowledgment.
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Color

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners locate something in the classroom that is the same color that is written on the card they were given and go stand by it. They share what they found and place their card on a color posted next to the correct color. Finally,...
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From Ground to Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore groundwater and issues relating to groundwater. They discus the problems involving groundwater. Students write a newspaper story addressing groundwater problems. They create a comic strip addressing groundwater...
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Computer Pals

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students have a pal from a different part of the country or world. They create introduction letters to send to their pals. They write a story about activities occurring at school and then current events in the community to inform their...
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Photo Pen Pals

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students learn to write a descriptive friendly letter to a pen pal.