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Letters take many forms and serve a variety of purposes. Give your students practice with the fine art of letter writing using one or more of the following activities. You'll find formatting tips and strategies for teaching your students the basics of different types of letter-writing (like persuasive, business, and friendly), and also plenty of lesson plans to put their newfound knowledge into practice. Letter Writing Week is celebrated in January.
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Discussion questions and cross-curricular letter-writing activities in this printable packet will extend students' learning after reading First Year L... read more
Discussion questions and cross-curricular letter-writing activities in this... read more
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In this printable activity, children will write a letter to a company president explaining why electric lighting is good for the company. read more
In this printable activity, children will write a letter to a company presi... read more
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Use this printable to have children write a cover letter to sell a fake movie script they have written. read more
Use this printable to have children write a cover letter to sell a fake mov... read more
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In this printable computer lesson, students learn the basic format for letter writing. They get practice in word processing while typing their own bus... read more
In this printable computer lesson, students learn the basic format for lett... read more
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Explore an activity that invites students to look seriously at their future by composing questions for themselves. Students will then write a letter t... read more
Explore an activity that invites students to look seriously at their future... read more
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Write a friendly letter with the date, salutation, body, closing, and signature. This is a great activity for introducing friendly letters and talking... read more
Write a friendly letter with the date, salutation, body, closing, and signa... read more
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Use this template to create a correctly formatted letter. Celebrate Write to a Friend Month (December) or Letter Writing Week (January) with these act... read more
Use this template to create a correctly formatted letter. Celebrate Write t... read more
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Learn the basic format of a typical letter. Letter Writing Week is celebrated in January. read more
Learn the basic format of a typical letter. Letter Writing Week is celebrat... read more
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In this letter-writing activity, students compose letters to their favorite characters from the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo books. read more
In this letter-writing activity, students compose letters to their favorite... read more
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After reading a realistic fiction story, the student will write a letter to the author. Use this activity to celebrate Letter Writing Week in your cla... read more
After reading a realistic fiction story, the student will write a letter to... read more
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This organizer will help students write a letter to a favorite author. Use this printable to develop students' composition skills during Letter Writin... read more
This organizer will help students write a letter to a favorite author. Use ... read more
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In this letter-writing activity, students pretend they are alive during World War II and compose a formal letter to the president. Use this activity d... read more
In this letter-writing activity, students pretend they are alive during Wor... read more
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Use this graphic organizer to help your students write persuasive letters. They will use a persuasion chart to plan their letter, focusing on importan... read more
Use this graphic organizer to help your students write persuasive letters. ... read more
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Use this printable writing activity to focus on correctly indenting a letter. read more
Use this printable writing activity to focus on correctly indenting a lette... read more
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Use this packet to teach students how to write a persuasive letter. A model persuasion chart, a blank persuasion chart, and a persuasive letter at fou... read more
Use this packet to teach students how to write a persuasive letter. A model... read more
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Graphic Organizer
Use this packet to teach students how to write a persuasive letter. Model and blank graphic organizers are provided, as is a revision checklist. Stude... read more
Use this packet to teach students how to write a persuasive letter. Model a... read more
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Graphic Organizer
Use this packet to teach your students how to write a persuasive letter. An idea web model, a blank idea web, and a revising checklist are provided. read more
Use this packet to teach your students how to write a persuasive letter. An... read more
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Use a School Readiness Activity to provide early literacy thinking experiences for preschool children that will prepare them to do well in the early g... read more
Use a School Readiness Activity to provide early literacy thinking experien... read more
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The organization, elements of resume and cover letter writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece are scored in this rubric. read more
The organization, elements of resume and cover letter writing, grammar, usa... read more
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The organization, elements of a business letter/memo writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece are scored in this rubric. read more
The organization, elements of a business letter/memo writing, grammar, usag... read more
Students will write a letter to the president with details of their ideas for goals to be met during his/her administration. This is a great activity ... read more
Students will write a letter to the president with details of their ideas f... read more
Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write a letter to Jesse Owens describing their political view... read more
Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, ... read more
Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race. read more
Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Gr... read more
