Letter-Writing Printables & Activities Slideshow

Develop students' composition skills and celebrate Letter Writing Week with these printables and activities. Students will learn about basic letter formats and practice writing formal, persuasive, and friendly letters. Check out our Letter-Writing Lessons & Tips to discover even more great resources.
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World War II: Letter to the President

World War II: Letter to the President

In this letter-writing activity, students pretend they are alive during World War II and compose a formal letter to the president. Use this activity during Letter Writing Week or anytime of year to teach students about the Holocaust.
Let's Write the Author

Let's Write the Author

This organizer will help students write a letter to a favorite author. Use this printable to develop students' composition skills during Letter Writing Week (January).
Katie Kazoo Classroom Crew Letters

Katie Kazoo Classroom Crew Letters

In this letter-writing activity, students compose letters to their favorite characters from the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo books.

The Parts of a Letter

The Parts of a Letter

Learn the basic format of a typical letter. Letter Writing Week is celebrated in January.
Independent Letter-Writing Activities

Independent Letter-Writing Activities

Use this template to create a correctly formatted letter. Celebrate Write to a Friend Month (December) or Letter Writing Week (January) with these activities.
A Letter to a Friendly Monster

A Letter to a Friendly Monster

Write a friendly letter with the date, salutation, body, closing, and signature. This is a great activity for introducing friendly letters and talking about friends. You can even use this printable activity to celebrate Letter Writing Week in January or Halloween.
Questions About Your Future: Writing a Personal Letter

Questions About Your Future: Writing a Personal Letter

Explore an activity that invites students to look seriously at their future by composing questions for themselves. Students will then write a letter to themselves with predictions about how their life will look in 20 years. Use this printable to celebrate Letter Writing Week with your students.
Letter Writing

Letter Writing

In this printable computer lesson, students learn the basic format for letter writing. They get practice in word processing while typing their own business or friendly letter. This is a great activity for Letter Writing Week, celebrated in January.
Write a Cover Letter That Sells

Write a Cover Letter That Sells

Use this printable to have children write a cover letter to sell a fake movie script they have written.
Write a Persuasive Letter

Write a Persuasive Letter

In this printable activity, children will write a letter to a company president explaining why electric lighting is good for the company.
First Year Letters Stationery

First Year Letters Stationery

Encourage your students to practice formal letter writing with this printable First Year Letters stationery. Use this lined paper as a template during Letter Writing Week (January) and throughout the year.
The Letter

The Letter

Use this printable writing activity to focus on correctly indenting a letter.

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