Letter Writing

Letter writing is rarely touched upon at any grade level but Valentine’s Day opens up a great time to talk briefly on the subject and structure of a letter.

I found this great resource on Teachers Pay Teachers by Babbling Abby. What I liked about this letter is that it is very simple, fun if printed on a colored piece of paper, and can be used for literally any grade level. Let’s face it, when you ask a 5th grader to write a letter they tend to have forgotten the proper parts that you need from the heading to the signature.

I found a great anchor chart example from FirstieLand that looks like this:

I am excited to try this fun idea out for all of my students from K-5th and use this to let their creativity flow.

This would fit under the following standards for each level:

Kinder: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.6With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

1st: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.6With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

2nd:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.6With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

3rd:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.4With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)

4th: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.4 With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)

5th:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)

Happy Teaching!