Pupils compose a letter to a family member. In this writing lesson, students listen to the book, Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers and identify the parts of a letter.

To demonstrate their understanding of the relationships in Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo, readers are asked to assume the voice of one of the characters and draft a letter addressing another individual in the story.

An informal/formal letters learning exercise asks pupils to label the 15 greetings, salutations, and wording of passages from sample letters as being examples of either informal or formal writing. 

Elementary learners use this letter puzzle to review the alphabet! Five letters are missing (one from each row), and learners have to write which one belongs there. When your class is finished, have the whole group read through the...

Letter writing may be outdated but it's a great way to practice English conventions, grammar, and spelling. The class researches consumer scams, then writes a letter about them. They each choose a scam to write about paying close...

Students create a cover letter that they can use. They discuss the type of employment they are seeking. Students discuss the parts of a cover letter, body, and closure. They use a template to make their own cover letters. Students go...

In this capital letters worksheet, students write the capital letters and lowercase letters of the alphabet in the boxes provided and capitalize the first word correctly in three sentences.

In this vowel recognition memory worksheet, students look at 20 pictures and circle the letter or letters from each column that spells out the word seen in the picture correctly. Students write the word in the space below the letters.

Young scholars write friendly letters. In this friendly letter writing lesson, students write a friendly letter to a leprechaun. Young scholars review the parts of a friendly letter then watch the teacher model how to write a...

Students research information about Terry Fox on the Internet. They write a personal letter to Terry Fox.

In this recognizing letters of the alphabet worksheet, students read mixed letters and circle the lowercase letters. Students identify seven lowercase letters.

In this beginning sounds learning exercise, students write the letter that each picture begins with on the line. The students are provided a letter bank at the bottom of the page.

For this matching upper case and their lower case letters worksheet, students draw lines to connect matching letters on children to the letters on ice-cream cones. Students connect four letters.

In this letter pronunciation- "h" sound worksheet, students use pictures to identity "h" words and write the words in complete sentences. Students complete seven activities.

Emergent readers use a letter cube to identify, blend, and make words. They roll each of the three-letter cubes, mark down the letters they rolled, then blend the letter sounds together to make a word. They record each word on a...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" serves as an exemplar for a mini-lesson on semicolons. Working alone or in small groups, class members first circle all the semicolons in the letter, and then consider how this...

Analyze the significance of George Washington's letter to his cabinet in which he sets forth a tradition of neutrality in wartime for the United States.

Analyze the federal government's direct response to the Whiskey Rebellion through this fantastic primary source analysis activity worksheet.

Get every letter of the alphabet just right with plenty of practice. Learners practice writing each lowercase letter of the alphabet multiple times following a scaffolded page. They also write a couple of words for each letter of the...

Practice matching letters to pictures of items that match those letters with activity cards. Each card features the upper- and lower-case letter, as well as matching items for additional practice.

Readers of Tunes for Bears to Dance to are asked to write a personal letter to Henry, the main character in Robert Cormier's young adult novel, offering Henry advice about whether he should do as Mr. Hairston wants.

Young writers assume the voice of a person living in the US in the 1850's with an engaging historical lesson. They craft a letter to the editor of their local paper that details why they believe slavery should be abolished.

To demonstrate their understand of the characters in Wuthering Heights and their motivations, readers assume the identity of one of the characters and write a letter to another character in the Bronte's novel.

Discover what influenced president George Washington's decision in his early career to command the United States army by analyzing his formal acceptance with this primary source analysis worksheet.