Contains lessons that guide chldren through the writing of numerous types of letters-- friendly and business letters, request letters, letters of concern, invitations, thank-you notes, greeting cards, e-mail messages, and postcards.

This is an utterly original and completely beguiling prose novel about a boy who has to write a poem, and then another, and then even more. Soon the little boy is writing about all sorts of things he has not really come to terms with, and astounding things start to happen.

Lightning Lessons Instant Units: Poetry This self-contained, standards-based unit teaches important poetic strategies while introducing fun facts and exciting classroom activities. Your class will study and explore short and long vowel sounds, rhyming words, word families, poetic forms, meter, and syllables.Teach poetry in a flash using these unit features: • A phonics poster with related activities • Connections to literature and technology • Cross-curricular poetry activities for small and whole group instruction • Vocabulary list and pronunciation guide • Reproducible student and teacher pages that explore vowels sounds, rhyming words, poetic forms syllables, and meter • Student assessment page

Teaching students to make connections across related texts promotes engagement and improves reading comprehension and content learning. This practical guide explains how to select and teach a wide range of picture books as paired text--two books related by topic, theme, or genre--in grades K-8. The author provides mini-lessons across the content areas, along with hundreds of recommendations for paired text, each linked to specific Common Core standards for reading literature and informational texts. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 22 reproducible graphic organizers and other useful tools. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.