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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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Letters to Local and State Legislators

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students locate their local or state legislator's address. They write and send letters to their local and state legislators critiquing their voting record on environmental issues and sharing their own views on these issues.
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Error Correction in a Letter

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL friendly letter correction worksheet, students read a letter and look for the 20 mistakes. Students correct the errors in the friendly letter.
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Liza and the Lost Letter

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create and develop a play for "Liza and the Lost Letter". They discuss the setting and assign roles. They answer comprehension questions to end the lesson.
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Creative Writing - I AM A FISH

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders write a letter to the editor about the impact of people on marine life from the point of view of a fish.
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Civil War Letter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students develop a question they are interested in researching about the Civil War. After completing a webquest on the war, they write a letter to their partner using the information they gathered. They use peer editing to check for...
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Snake Talk

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners identify the grapheme and phoneme for S. They practice writing the letter S and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /s/. They associate the phoneme /s/ with its letter representation and identify it in various...
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Bb

For Students K - 1st
In this writing worksheet, students practice printing capital B and lower case b. Students trace words and sentences beginning with Bb. Students copy sentences.
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Squigly's Hidden Word Search-- 29 Three Letter Words Beginning with Letter P

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students examine a word search grid with no word bank. Students look for 29 three letter words which all begin with letter P and circle them and write them down.
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C is for Cat

For Students K - 1st
In this letter c learning exercise, students trace the word cat, then practice writing it on lines provided and color a picture of a cat. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
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Letters from Lincoln

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the childhood of Lincoln and pioneer life in early Indiana. Students respond to literature and write a story using historical fiction. Students explore the writings of President Lincoln and the pioneer community...
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John Lawson's Emigration Impact: Review Writing and Answer Questions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the writings of John Lawson. Using his writings, they read comments about them to determine how his writings might have affected emigration to America. They answer discussion questions and share their answers with the...
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Revision Checklist

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this language arts worksheet, students go through the checklist in order to make revisions to writing samples before constructing a final draft.
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Uhhh, I don't know

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to the different sounds that the letter U can make. They practice finding the letter u in written words. They write the letter u. They say a tongue twister about the letter u and its sounds. They write different words...
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Excellent Ehhhh

For Teachers K - 1st
Students make the different e sounds and practice a chant about the e sounds. They use a letterbox to write different words utilizing the e sounds. They listen to a story about a dog named Red that emphasizes the e sound. They write a...
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Business Writing Genres

For Students 8th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students, working with a partner, read eighteen sentences to each other filling in an adjective in each blank.
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Colonial America Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students explore colonial America. Students write an acrostic poem about colonial America using the six letters in the word colony.
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Migration - An African-American Adventure During WWI

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the push/pull factors that influenced the South to North migration.  In this African-American migration lesson, 6th graders read an article and answer comprehension questions. Students write a letter to the...
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Vocabulary Building Activity

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this vocabulary worksheet, learners learn 6 four letter vocabulary words. They practice writing the words, do a word scramble and then write sentences using the words. There is a "review word" on this page as well.
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Make a Word _ip

For Students K - 2nd
In this printing practice worksheet, students trace, then write four words that end with the rhyming pattern "--ip." Students use two of the words in a sentence, printing them correctly on the primary lines. Students illustrate one of...
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Buddy the Bee Bats Balls with the Letter B

For Teachers K
Students recognize the /b/ sound in written and spoken words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister which contains words emphasizing the /b/ sound. They then listen to the story "ABC" by Dr. Suess (specifically the B page) and...
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Civil War Letter Web

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use the internet to gather information on a specific Civil War battle of interest to them. Using the information they gather, they organize it into a web to be used later when writing a letter. They use the web to write their...
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E-Pal Adventure

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders develop online writing relationships with students from another area in their state. They write weekly regarding assigned topics, including researching information about the area in which they live.
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Cursive Practice-- Sentence Writing (Kangaroos)

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this cursive worksheet, students improve letter connection and sentence writing skills by copying 2 sentences about kangaroos. This is DeNelian style.