1. How To Write a Friendly Letter

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

3. What are the parts of a friendly letter?
Date
Greeting
Body
Closing
Signature

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

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

9. Body_______________________________
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,
Gabe

11. Now let’s see if you’ve got it!
A letter that you write to someone you know is called a _________ letter.

12. A Friendly Letter!

13. Let’s try another one!
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!

15. What does a person write in the body of the friendly letter?

16. The message you are sharing with the person!

17. Maybe I can stump you here!
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!

19. Okay Smarties… This part of the letter is the last thing you write and can be referred to as your “John Hancock!”

20. Your Signature!

21. Dear Mom and Dad, September 8, 2011 Love, Your name
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_____,
This is the last one!
This part of the friendly letter contains words such as Dear_____,

23. The Greeting!

24. Wow!! Did you catch all of that? Now let’s review one last time!

25. What are the parts of a friendly letter?
Date
Greeting
Body
Closing
Signature

26. Body_______________________________
Date
Greeting,
Body_______________________________
_______________________________________
Closing,
Signature