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Family Message Journals Teach Many Purposes for Writing
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| Grades | K – 2 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Three 40-minute sessions |
| Lesson Author |
Worcester, Massachusetts |
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CALENDAR ACTIVITIES
Grades K – 12 | Calendar Activity |  October 20
Celebrate the National Day on Writing!
Students examine the different ways that they write and view all kinds of writing at the National Gallery of Writing.
PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY
Grades K – 5 | Professional Library | Book
Family Message Journals: Teaching Writing through Family Involvement
This book follows the development of emergent and beginning writers as they explore the power and joy of written communication.

