2. We write friendly letters to people we know well. We might write a friendly letter to our parents, grandparents, or our friends.

3.  Date  Greeting  Body  Closing  Signature

4. The Date The date is located at the top of the page in the right-hand corner. Date

5. The Greeting The greeting is located on the far left of the paper. It is on the line below the date. Date Greeting

6. The Body The body of the letter includes the message that you are sharing with the person. Date Greeting Body __________________ ______________________

7. The Closing The closing is located on the right hand side of the page below the body. It usually includes words such as Sincerely or Your friend. Date Greeting Body __________________ ______________________ Closing,

8. The Signature The signature is your signed name under the closing. Date Greeting Body __________________ ______________________ Closing, Signature

9. Date Greeting, Body _______________________________ _______________________________________ Closing, Signature

10. December 1, 2009 Dear Grandma, I lost my first tooth yesterday! I bit into my apple at lunch time and it came right out! I put the tooth under my pillow and the Tooth Fairy left me two dollars. I can’t wait for my next loose tooth! Love, Matt

11. A letter that you write to someone you know is called a _________ letter.

12. A Friendly Letter!

13. I should always write the _______ on my paper in the top right-hand corner so the person knows when I wrote to them!

14. The Date!

16. The message you are sharing with the person!

17. This part of the letter is below the body, but above the signature. Can you guess what part of the friendly letter this is?

18. The Closing!

21. September 8, 2011 Dear Mom and Dad, Today I learned how to write a friendly letter. Did you know that it has five parts? Those parts are: the date, the greeting, the body or message, the closing, and lastly, the signature! Love, Your name

22. This part of the friendly letter contains words such as Dear_____,

25.  Date  Greeting  Body  Closing  Signature

26. Date Greeting, Body _______________________________ _______________________________________ Closing, Signature

28. 3 sentences about yourself 1 or 2 things you look forward to learning 1 closing sentence Date Greeting Body Closing Signature

29. May 14 th, 2014 Dear Mrs. Baker, My name is Anna. I am eight years old and I have two younger brothers. I really love to read for fun. My favorite author is Roald Dahl. I am really excited to learn division next year. It is something that I think will be really fun. I can’t wait to meet you! Sincerely, Anna