Teaching letter writing

I love teaching letter writing in the classroom. Students love writing friendly letters to each other. I've got 6 ideas for making teaching letter writing easier for you including sample anchor charts, picture book ideas and extension activities.

Are you teaching letter writing to your 1st & 2nd grade students? Check out these prompts and activities to help introduce the 5 parts of the friendly letter! This packet includes a writing checklist, teacher/student response activities, writing papers, and a rubric for easy marking! Great for your primary writing center!

Will Technology Take Over? They say that writing letters will eventually be a lost art and soon everything will be done with technology. I don't know about you, but this makes me sad. I think that letter writing is both important and valuable, and who doesn't love receiving a handwritten note in the mail. But

I hope you have recovered after Thanksgiving and are settling back in to your routine at school! My husband, Josh, and I had a wonderful visit to Indianapolis to spend time with his family. Since they live 500 miles away, our visits only happen a couple of times a year, but we had no trouble packing in a lot! We saw our youngest nephew play basketball and then Josh's brother coached a high school game later that same night. Trips to three, yes - three, different malls and a stop to Lakeshore…

Do your students reverse their letters? Learn why students struggle with mirror writing and how to help them.

Handwriting without Tears Letter Order is an efficient and effective method to teaching writing skills using a developmental approach

Learn how to teach letter writing to kids with these practice templates. It is 6 pages perfect to help you teach this essential skill.

This Free Printable Pen Pal Letter is a fun way for your little ones to keep in touch with friends and family over the summer break. Hop ove to grab it now.

Here are some fun, playful and friendly letter writing ideas for kids. In a digital world, writing is a great tool for kids.

I am on an anchor chart kick lately... last year I did some, especially toward the end of the year with reading... but now I'm branching out from reading into math and writing. More on that in a minute... Today was a typical Monday... rainy, Fall chill in the air. I actually woke up early... that never happens. I am not a morning person. Not by a long shot. I set my alarm for 6 am but hit the snooze button numerous times... it's usually after 7 when I finally jolt awake and run around like a…