This Grade 1 Friendly Letter Writing Unit has EVERYTHING you need - worksheets, slides, and an engaging culminating task - to get your students excited about friendly letter writing. The unit includes a 20-day unit plan to help you fit all the useful teaching content included altogether.
This resource is completely aligned with the NEW 2023 Grade 1 Ontario Language Curriculum. Each page is linked to a specific expectation in the Ontario curriculum, which is indicated at the bottom of each page for easy teacher reference.
Worksheets: Students will enjoy completing a scaffolded workbook that teaches important letter writing skills, including the parts of a letter (greeting, body, closing, signature), writing friendly letters, writing thank you letters, postcards, stamps, envelopes, and emails. It is followed by a culminating task that guides students through brainstorming, planning, writing and proofreading letters written to community helpers.
Slides: Slides are included to help you introduce each concept to students. Slides also include interactive components where students type or drag-and-drop their answers directly on the slide.
This UNIT includes:
- 4-page Lesson Plan for the teacher (With 20 days of lessons, expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies)
- 52-page All About Letter Writing Workbook
- 58 Slides for Google Slides™
Grade 1 Ontario Curriculum Expectations
1. generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience;
2. draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience;
3. use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively;
4. reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful at different stages in the writing process.
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