A letter to Santa is many children’s first real letter: it has someone to write to, something to say and a reason to write neatly. These pages teach the parts of a friendly letter at three sizes, so a whole class can write the same letter at its own level. Two pages turn to giving: the kind things a child did this year and a gift they would give someone else.
Seven pages. Page 1 is for Kindergarten: draw your wish, then trace and finish "Dear Santa, I would like" and "Love," on large lines. Page 2 is a 1st grade letter on large lines, each part named at the side and three body starters traced. Page 3 is a 2nd grade letter on medium lines with a date, a box of ideas and a reminder to use commas. Page 4 lists three kind things you did this year, page 5 is a gift you would give someone, with "because", and page 6 is an envelope to cut, fold and glue. Page 7 is a reply from Santa for a grown-up to write.
Give each child the letter page at their level, so everyone writes at once. Model a letter on the board first: point to the greeting, the comma, the body and the closing. Children who do not write to Santa can write page 4 and page 5, or a letter to someone they love. Fold the letters into the envelopes for a class mailbox.
Help your child write their letter, then fold it into the envelope. Keep the letter as a memory of how they wrote this year, and write Santa’s reply on page 7 for them to find.
Letters to Santa at three sizes, from a drawn wish to a whole letter, with an envelope to fold. Children write to Santa, tell the kind things they did this year, plan a gift for someone else and get a reply from Santa that a grown-up writes.
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