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Friendly Letter to a Leprechaun

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Students write friendly letters. In this friendly letter writing lesson, students write a friendly letter to a leprechaun. Students review the parts of a friendly letter then watch the teacher model how to write a friendly letter, then try one themelves.

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friendly letters, letter writing, run-on sentences, sentence structure, proofreading, st. patrick's day, Holidays

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friendly letter, Modeling, proofreading, run on sentences, st. patrick's day, english language arts
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Grade
2nd - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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