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Teach Your Students How to Write a Friendly Letter with This Free Kit

Teach your students how to write a friendly letter with this free kit

Teaching students how to write a friendly letter is one of those timeless lessons with so many benefits. It's a great way to get students to use the writing process in an authentic way, and it can help them build empathy as they connect with those they're writing to. Inspire your students with this free resource pack on how to write a friendly letter in real correspondence.

What's included:

  • A colorful poster with all the elements of a friendly letter.
  • A step-by-step Writing a Friendly Letter Lesson Plan.
  • A "My First Draft" brainstorming worksheet
  • A student page “Create your own stamp design”.
  • An interactive "A Letter for You" template
  • An envelope template
  • A fun, illustrated card template
  • This great video:

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=effwcyMDVWA[/embed]

How to use the kit in your classroom:

  1. Download and print the kit!
  2. Show your students the above video about the journey of a letter.
  3. Use the poster to teach the Writing a Friendly Letter lesson.
  4. Decide who your students will be writing letters to (eg, nursing home residents, enlisted soldiers, family members).
  5. Ask students to use the My First Draft worksheet to brainstorm their ideas.
  6. Print and photocopy the illustrated cards or the A Letter for You template for students to write their final designs on.
  7. Print and photocopy the envelopes and have the students address them.
  8. Send your letters. (Don't forget the stamp!)
  9. Try one of our expansion activities in the lesson plan.

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