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Grades 1–12
Educator
The First Weeks: Building Relationships Through Writing

by 826 National

This Educator Tool provides writing resources to use during the first week of school and beyond.

Grades 2–12
Educator
Writing to Discover Yourself

by 826 National

Memoir
Narrative
Poetry

This Educator Tool is designed to help you support students along their journeys in positive identity development.

Grades 1–12
Educator
Writing to Build Social Awareness

by 826 National

Narrative
Poetry

This Educator Tool provides you with resources to help students build their awareness of the diverse perspectives around them.

Grades 4–12
Sparks
Character-O-Matic: Who I Am

by 826 National

Narrative

The Character-O-Matic is a writing tool that helps students to create new characters. In this lesson, students will use it to create a character profile that reflects their own identies.

Grades 3–5
Lessons
All About Me Zines

by Emily Lam, 826 Valencia

Narrative

In this lesson, students will go through the steps in the writing process (pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing) to produce a zine that highlights what makes them special.

Grades 1–12
Educator
Building Community Through Writing

by 826 National

This Educator Tool supports you in building a classroom community through writing.

Grades 7–12
Lessons
Where I’m From Poems

by 826 National

Poetry

Inspired by George Ella Lyon’s original poem, this lesson guides students through naming the people, places, and things that have shaped them.

Grades 7–9
Lessons
Choosing My Name

by Karla Brundage, 826 Valencia

Poetry

In this Lesson, students will further their understanding of how language can impact identity through the process of naming.

Grades 6–9
Lessons
Our Values

by Rebecca Darugar, 826NYC

Informational

Students will work in a collaborative, constructive setting to create a vision for your classroom as a safe space for students and teachers.

Grades 6–12
Sparks
Letters, Undelivered

by Maria Villareal, 826CHI

Informational
Narrative

This activity prompts students to write words unspoken, in letters undelivered.

Grades 1–6
Sparks
Creative Recipes

by Jillian Wasick, 826 Valencia

Narrative
Poetry

What are students made of? This activity prompts students to reimagine recipes and write about their life experiences.

Grade 5
Writing
Me, Myself, and I

by Salma, Grade 5, 826 Boston

Poetry

A student reminds herself of the many ways she shines