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41. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Student Interactive  |  Writing Poetry
    Theme Poems
    Formerly known as Shape Poems, this online tool allows elementary students to write poems in various shapes.
42. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 10
    The Smithsonian Institution was founded in 1846.
    After exploring an exhibit online, students use the information they learned to write "A Day in the Life" narratives that tell about a person, animal, or object they saw in the exhibit.
43. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 3  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Two Thumbs Up! Get Students Writing and Publishing Book Reviews
    Students evaluate book reviews written by other children, discussing their components and effectiveness, and write reviews of favorite books to record on video or post online.
44. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Using Greeting Cards to Motivate Students and Enhance Literacy Skills
    Imagination and illustration are the key in this lesson in which students read and create their own greeting cards.
45. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    What's the Difference? Beginning Writers Compare E-mail with Letter Writing
    Students compare e-mails to traditional letters, identifying style and intended audience for each. They then write both an e-mail and a letter about the same topic.
46. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 20
    Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein was published in 1974.
    Students are introduced to a Silverstein verse and asked for their impressions. They then draw that they imagine when they read one of his lines and then write a line or two to continue the passage.
47. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Write Right Back: Recognizing Readers' Needs and Expectations for E-mail Replies
    Students who know how to compose and send simple e-mail messages learn to use the reply function with audience needs and expectations in mind.
48. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Writing Poetry with Rebus and Rhyme
    This lesson encourages students to use rhyming words to write rebus poetry modeled on rebus books, which substitute pictures for the words that young students cannot yet identify or decode.

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