Parts of & Writing a Friendly Letter

Parts of a Friendly Letter

The students will learn about the parts of a friendly letter.​

The Heading of a

friendly letter includes
the address and/or the
date. It is to be placed in

the upper right-hand
corner of the page.

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Multiple Choice

Which is a correct way to write a Heading?

• 1990 May 2

• May 2, 1990

• may 2, 1990

• ,may 2, 1990,

The Greeting usually

starts with “Dear”

followed by a comma.
Other greetings could
be ‘Hi” or ‘Hello.” The
greeting is located left

of the heading.

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Multiple Choice

Where does the COMMA go in a greeting?

• After the first letter

• Before the first word

• After the name

• nowhere

The Body of the letter is
the main message that is
being written. It is good to
start with a finger space
indention before beginning
the message. Continue to

indent as each new
paragraph is started.

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Multiple Choice

What do I write in the BODY of my letter?

• my number and address

• a picture of my favorite unicorn

• nothing

• my message

The

of the letter brings

the letter to a close. Some

closings could be:

Closings start with a capital letter

and are followed by a comma.
If the closing has more than one

word, only the first word is

capitalized.

Love,

Your friend,
Best wishes,

Sincerely,

Yours truly,

Truly,

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Multiple Choice

The CLOSING starts with a capital letter and ends with a comma.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The person writing the
letter will sign it directly
below the closing. This is

called the signature.

Sometimes, signatures are

written in cursive. Your
signature should only be
written in cursive when
you have been instructed

to do so.

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Multiple Choice

Where is the signature of a letter located?

• at the top

• the middle

• the end

• NEVER ADD A SIGNATURE

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Writing a Friendly Letter

The students will learn how to write a friendly letter.​

Parts of a Letter

• Date

• Greeting

• Body

• Closing

• Signature

Multiple Select

Look at my example letter and click to make sure it has all the parts!

• Date

• Greeting

• Body

• Closing

• Signature

Open Ended

Write today's date here:

August 26, 2024

Open Ended

Write your Greeting here:

Dear Mom,

Dear Dad,

Dear Friend,

Open Ended

Now, write the body of your letter.

I have a new puppy. It is the cutest little thing! Then, he ate up all of my underwear.

I was so mad! I decided to keep him anyway.

Open Ended

Write your closing and signature.

Example:

Love, Jasmine

Draw

Draw a picture of anything that you want.