Lesson Plan
Read Write Think

Mail Time! An Integrated Postcard and Geography Study

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students write postcards and letters to family members. Students map and graph the locations from which they send the postcards.
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Read Write Think

Write Right Back: Recognizing Readers' Needs and Expectations for E-mail Replies

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners compare and experiment with writing e-mail messages and letters. Students learn proper e-mail format and functions as they analyze messages and replies.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing a Letter to Johnny Appleseed

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a letter to Johnny Appleseed describing how they use technology in their daily life and the advantages and disadvantages of using technology.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Letter to Self: A Personal Time Capsule

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify the parts of a friendly letter and write a letter to themselves as a part of a time capsule. In this letter writing lesson, 7th graders identify the five parts of a letter and write a friendly letter to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Soldier's Valentine

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners create Valentine's for soldiers in Iraq. They review how to write a friendly paragraph and discuss the military and duties of soldiers in Iraq. They create postcards and write reasons why they are rpoud of the military and how...
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Curated OER

Photo Pen Pals

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students learn to write a descriptive friendly letter to a pen pal.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Letter from the Chateau

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a friendly letter based on their observations of a painting by Poussin.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: E Pals Around the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for three lessons that teach about writing friendly letters and parts of e-mails by asking students to write to pen-pals around the world. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...
Interactive
Courseware Solutions

Wordville: Commas: A Fun Way for Kids to Practice Using Commas

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
In this activity, students add commas as needed to friendly letters. As they click where the commas belong a dragonfly or a butterfly inserts the commas.
Handout
Letter Writing Guide

How to Write a Friendly Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the purpose of friendly letter writing. In addition, the article discusses the elements of good friendly letter writing.
Handout
Letter Writing Guide

Friendly Letter Format

For Students 9th - 10th
This user-friendly site for teachers and students provides a friendly letter format.
Handout
Letter Writing Guide

Sample Friendly Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
This student-friendly site provides a well-written friendly letter exemplar.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Friendly Letter Writing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains the different parts of a friendly letter. It contains an example of a friendly letter and provides an opportunity to model friendly letter writing.
Activity
BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: A Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
Short tutorial about letter writing from a Scottish Standard Grade examination preparation site. Contains a page of information about personal letters and another about formal letters. This is followed by a five question interactive true...