1. Language Arts 2nd and 3rd Grade
Writing a Letter
Language Arts
2nd and 3rd Grade

2. What are the parts of a letter?
What is the very first thing you put on a letter? Clue : It goes in the upper right corner.
Date
What do you call the line that starts
“Dear ____,”?
Greeting
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3. What are the parts of a letter?
What do you call the main part of your letter?
Body
What do you call the line that starts “Sincerely”?
Closing
What do you call the line that contains your name?
Signature
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4. Where does the date go? 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 July 4, 2002 Map Tap 02-03
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5. Where does the greeting go?1
July 4, 2002 2 2
Dear Mom, 3 3 4 5
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6. Where does the body go? 1 3 4 5 2 3 July 4, 2002 Dear Mom,
Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I had a great time finding new school clothes. I can’t wait for school to start so everyone can see my new clothes. 3 3 4 5
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7. Where does the closing go?1
July 4, 2002 2
Dear Mom,
Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I had a great time finding new school clothes. I can’t wait for school to start so everyone can see my new clothes. 3
Love, 4 5
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8. Where does the signature go?1
July 4, 2002
Dear Mom, 2
Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I had a great time finding new school clothes. I can’t wait for school to start so everyone can see my new clothes.
Love, 5
Fred
Love,
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9. This is what your letter will look like.1
July 4, 2002
Dear Mom, 2
Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I had a great time finding new school clothes. I can’t wait for school to start so everyone can see my new clothes. 3
Love, Fred
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10. Journal Activity
Write a friendly letter to a family member. Include the date, heading, body and closing in your letter.
Write a thank you note to a friend. Make sure to include the date, heading, body and closing.
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11. Teacher Page Content: Language Arts Grade Level: 2nd and 3rd
Creator: Erin Stork
Content Standard: speaking and writing standard English
Content Standard: writing formally and informally
The correct answer will highlight when you click the mouse.
Give the students a blank page to label the different parts of the letter.
There is a two other power points that you can do with this Charlotte’s Web and Lindberg.
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