Writing Types Resources for &#x27;letter formation&#x27;

This writing exercise integrates both the construction of a friendly letter and the labeling of standard letter components.

This writing exercise integrates both the construction of a friendly letter and the labeling of standard letter components.

Help Santa out by making him a wish list. Have your child fill-in the blanks with this Santa letter template, and send the letter off to the North Pole!

Help Santa out by making him a wish list. Have your child fill-in the blanks with this Santa letter template, and send the letter off to the North Pole!

Using this great template to help with letter writing for kids, encourage your child to flex his imagination as he writes a letter to a friend.

Using this great template to help with letter writing for kids, encourage your child to flex his imagination as he writes a letter to a friend.

Learners practice finding and editing specific punctuation errors in this letter-editing exercise.

Learners practice finding and editing specific punctuation errors in this letter-editing exercise.

Help your students plan a well-supported persuasive letter with this planning document.

Help your students plan a well-supported persuasive letter with this planning document.

Although most people communicate through the internet these days, writing a letter is an important skill to know!

Although most people communicate through the internet these days, writing a letter is an important skill to know!

Kindergarten

Who doesn't love a good checklist? This handy worksheet can help budding letter writers make sure they include all the parts of a friendly letter.

Second Grade

Handwriting

Who doesn't love a good checklist? This handy worksheet can help budding letter writers make sure they include all the parts of a friendly letter.

Second Grade

Handwriting

Practice your letter-writing skills with this creative worksheet!

Practice your letter-writing skills with this creative worksheet!

Send your congratulations to a friend with this letter-writing template for first and second graders!

Send your congratulations to a friend with this letter-writing template for first and second graders!

Introduce friendly letter writing to first and second graders with this labeling worksheet!

Introduce friendly letter writing to first and second graders with this labeling worksheet!

Young writers will write a persuasive letter in response to a formal letter.

Young writers will write a persuasive letter in response to a formal letter.

Pre-K

Children will use this simple template to write a friendly letter to Santa Claus.

Children will use this simple template to write a friendly letter to Santa Claus.

Pre-K

Invite a friend to do something fun with the help of this letter-writing worksheet for first and second graders!

Invite a friend to do something fun with the help of this letter-writing worksheet for first and second graders!

Help your students write letters to a pen pal, faraway relative, and others! This letter template gives students practice writing formal letters — like persuasive or business correspondence — and friendly, informal letters.

Help your students write letters to a pen pal, faraway relative, and others! This letter template gives students practice writing formal letters — like persuasive or business correspondence — and friendly, informal letters.

Say “I’m sorry” to a friend with this thoughtful letter-writing worksheet for first and second graders.

Say “I’m sorry” to a friend with this thoughtful letter-writing worksheet for first and second graders.

Knowing how to write an effective persuasive letter is a powerful tool. Students will learn how to advocate for their ideas by planning and drafting a well-supported persuasive letter on an issue of their choice.

Knowing how to write an effective persuasive letter is a powerful tool. Students will learn how to advocate for their ideas by planning and drafting a well-supported persuasive letter on an issue of their choice.

Describe a wintertime adventure with this first- and second-grade letter-writing worksheet!

Describe a wintertime adventure with this first- and second-grade letter-writing worksheet!

Wish someone a happy birthday with this friendly letter template for first and second graders!

Wish someone a happy birthday with this friendly letter template for first and second graders!

Recount an exciting springtime experience with this letter-writing worksheet, created for first and second graders!

Recount an exciting springtime experience with this letter-writing worksheet, created for first and second graders!

Once your students have drafted a persuasive letter, use this lesson to help them polish their writing. Students will use a checklist to ensure that all of the most important parts of their letter are included and the argument is solid.

Once your students have drafted a persuasive letter, use this lesson to help them polish their writing. Students will use a checklist to ensure that all of the most important parts of their letter are included and the argument is solid.

Welcome visitors to one of the 50 states with this fun research and letter-writing activity!

Welcome visitors to one of the 50 states with this fun research and letter-writing activity!

Students will look over a sample reading response letter and identify important elements in the text.

Students will look over a sample reading response letter and identify important elements in the text.

Use this activity to teach students the structure and content of a reading response letter.

Use this activity to teach students the structure and content of a reading response letter.

Tell your loved ones you care about them this Valentine’s Day with a handwritten personal letter!

Tell your loved ones you care about them this Valentine’s Day with a handwritten personal letter!

Second Grade

Write a letter to the president of the United States with this fill-in-the-blanks worksheet!

Write a letter to the president of the United States with this fill-in-the-blanks worksheet!

Letter writing is a very engaging and authentic way to learn formatting, punctuation, and grammar. Students should learn the activities in this unit alongside writing letters to a friend or family member. That way, students can learn and practice the letter-writing skills and then apply them in their own letters. It would be especially rich to include their thoughts about books they are reading.

Letter writing is a very engaging and authentic way to learn formatting, punctuation, and grammar. Students should learn the activities in this unit alongside writing letters to a friend or family member. That way, students can learn and practice the letter-writing skills and then apply them in their own letters. It would be especially rich to include their thoughts about books they are reading.