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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHave Journal...Will Travel: Promoting Family Involvement in Literacy
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Literature, Writing StrategiesThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, is designed to engage families in shared literacy activities. The students take turns taking h...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLaunching Family Message Journals
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, introduces Family Message Journals, a tool for encouraging family involvement and supporting w...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFamily Message Journals Teach Many Purposes for Writing
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, describes the use of Family Message Journals. Family Message Journals are tools for learning, ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWho's Got Mail? Using Literature to Promote Authentic Letter Writing
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Literature, Writing StrategiesThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, uses literature and shared writing to teach letter-writing format and promote authentic letter...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPersuasive Writing: What Can Writing in Family Message Journals Do for Students?
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesThis ReadWriteThink lesson shows children how they can use daily journal communication with families to serve their needs. By in...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkReading and Writing About Whales Using Fiction and Nonfiction Texts
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: Life Sciences, English-Language Arts, Science, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, teaches students how to formulate research questions and write letters. The lesson uses the no...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeaching Audience Through Interactive Writing
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, supports young writers in learning about audience. Through interactive writing, students work ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLiving the Dream: 100 Acts of Kindness
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, United States HistoryIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students study about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and what he believed in; then, they apply ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat's the Difference? Beginning Writers Compare E-mail with Letter Writing
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students explore the differences between e-mail and letter writing by contrasting and ident...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMail Time! An Integrated Postcard and Geography Study
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, Geography and 2 additional..In this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students write to friends and family asking them to send picture postcards. This activity p...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWrite Letters That Make Things Happen!
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: World History, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..This ReadWriteThink resource focuses on the letter that U.S. schoolgirl Samantha Smith wrote to Russian premier Yuri Andropov in...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDear Librarian: Writing a Persuasive Letter
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Literature, Writing StrategiesIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students write to their school librarian, requesting that a specific text be added to the school ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden
Grades: TK/K to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on Beverly Cleary, author of award-winning children's books including "Dear Mr. Henshaw" an...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWho’s Got Mail? Using Literature to Promote Authentic Letter Writing
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Literary Analysis, Writing StrategiesThis activity uses literature and shared writing to teach letter-writing format and promote authentic letter writing. Students l...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkArthur's Letter Writer Helper
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 2Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesThis resource, from the PBS Kids Arthur Web site, features simple instructions for letter writing and an opportunity to write,...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat’s the Difference? Beginning Writers Compare E-mail with Letter Writing
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, United States HistoryStudents compare e-mails to traditional letters, identifying style and intended audience for each. They then write both an e-mai...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0