Through this activity pupils learn about King Kamehameha I, and letter writing. It begins with an overview of Hawaiian history, with an emphasis on King Kamehameha I, and then goes on to a letter writing activity. Each person writes a...

After reading a brief excerpt from a letter written by Abigail Adams to her husband and future president of the United States, John Adams, your young historians will practice their reading comprehension skills and identify what Abigail...

Students identify capital and lowercase letters. For this writing lesson, students work independently to write lowercase letters and capital letters and practice writing the alphabet in order.

In this alphabet worksheet, students will cut out the letter A. Students will then cut out 16 pictures and glue those that begin with the letter A onto the large letter.

In this beginning letters worksheet, students write the beginning letters for 3 letter words by looking at their pictures. Students complete 5 words.

Students discriminate initial sounds of words and categorize words based on the initial sound. They generate ideas and topics for writing and use prewriting and drafting strategies to formulate text.

Students learn to write a descriptive friendly letter to a pen pal.

Practice alliteration with a fun game! Kids match names to a best friend's name, and add something they both like. 

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...

Kindergarteners recognize words that begin with the same sound. For this word study lesson, they identify initial consonant sounds in words written on the board and write another word with the same beginning sound. Also, there is a...

In this letter editing worksheet, students recopy a 2 paragraph letter to "Francis" from a friend, correcting all spelling, punctuation and capitalization errors. 

Pupils create stationary that wraps right up into its own envelope. They write and illustrate a message on the inside of the envelope and design the outside of the envelope using symbols that hint at the contents. They write the return...

In this letter editing worksheet, students read a letter to "mom," then recopy it on another sheet of paper and correct all errors found. 

First graders study the postal system and letter writing. They exchange class letters with another class in a different area and become pen pals with residents in a local nursing home.

Students 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 culminating...

In this ESL verbs worksheet, students read a friendly letter and fill in 24 spaces with a present simple, past simple or present continuous verb.

In this language arts activity, students read a letter that is missing commas and capital letters. They write in the missing commas, and circle all of the letters that should be capitalized. They see graphics on the page that illustrate...

In this getting to know you activity, students follow the directions to create bubble letters for their names and then fill each letter with information about themselves.

Strengthen the bonds of friendship within your class with a reading of E.B. White's award-winning novel, Charlotte's Web. Focusing on the unique characters in the story and the relationships they develop, young readers draw...

In this teacher friendly worksheet, teachers write a word list, short statement, or question and the children use those with the letter "Aa" and pictures of an alligator, ant, and apples as prompts for creative writing. Students write 1...

In this persuasive writing worksheet, learners combine sentences to help them write a persuasive letter. Students complete three activities for sentence combining.

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.

Fifth graders research and write a pen pal letter about the geography of a Canadian town. Students create a script for a phone call with their pen pal and perform it with a friend for the class.