1. Mrs. Ransey’s Second Grade Class Parts of a Friendly Letter

2. 5 Parts of a Friendly Letter  Heading  Greeting  Body  Closing  Signature

3. Heading  The heading of a letter should contain the return address, which includes the street address on one line, followed by the city, state and zip code on the next line. The third line is the date.

4. Heading 100 Spruce Street  Heading Murray, KY 42071 June 25, 2006 Dear Students, I am so excited to teach you about letters. I cannot wait to read all of your letters. I know they will be very interesting. Your Teacher, Mrs. Ransey

5. Greeting  The greeting means “hello”. Usually, all of the words, which are part of the greeting are capitalized. A comma follows the greeting.

6. Greeting 100 Spruce Street Murray, KY 42071 June 25, 2006 Dear Students,  Greeting I am so excited to teach you about letters. I cannot wait to read all of your letters. I know they will be very interesting. Your Teacher, Mrs. Ransey

7. Body The body contains the main text or message. Each paragraph should be indented.

8. Body 100 Spruce Street Murray, KY 42071 June 25, 2006 Dear Students, I am so excited to teach you about letters. I cannot wait to read all of your letters. I know they will be very interesting.  Body Your Teacher, Mrs. Ransey

9. Closing The closing means “good-bye”. The first word of a closing begins with a capital letter. A comma follows the closing.

10. Closing 100 Spruce Street Murray, KY 42071 June 25, 2006 Dear Students, I am so excited to teach you about letters. I cannot wait to read all of your letters. I know they will be very interesting. Your Teacher,  Closing Mrs. Ransey

11. Signature The signature tells who wrote the letter.

12. Signature 100 Spruce Street Murray, KY 42071 June 25, 2006 Dear Students, I am so excited to teach you about letters. I cannot wait to read all of your letters. I know they will be very interesting. Your Teacher, Mrs. Ransey  Signature

13. Friendly Letter 100 Spruce Street Murray, KY 42071 June 25, 2006 Dear Students, I am so excited to teach you about letters. I cannot wait to read all of your letters. I know they will be very interesting. Your Teacher, Mrs. Ransey

14. Parts of a Letter Teacher will model parts of a letter with corresponding body parts. Heading is the head Greeting is the mouth Body is the stomach Closing is the knee Signature is the toes

15. Letter Song It is sung to the tune of “The Farmer and the Dale.” Heading The heading is the date, The heading is the date, High, Ho, the letter parts, The heading is the date.

16. Greeting The greeting is the name, The greeting is the name, High, Ho, the letter parts, The greeting is the name.

17. Body The body is the letter, The body is the letter, High, ho, the letter parts, The body is the letter.

18. Closing The closing is sincerely, The closing is sincerely, High, ho, the letter parts, The closing is sincerely,

19. Signature The signature is MY name, The signature is MY name, High, ho, the letter parts, The signature is MY name.

20. Label the Letter Parts 100 Spruce Street Murray, KY 42071 June 25, 2006 Dear Students, I am so excited to teach you about letters. I cannot wait to read all of your letters. I know they will be very interesting. Your Teacher, Mrs. Ransey

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