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Week 3 – Literacy
KS1 – Letter Writing
Letter Writing
Day 1
Talk to your adult –what changes do you think you would make
to the school playground?
Draw a picture of what you wish the
school playground to look like.
Task 1 :
Label your picture so that your
teachers can see your amazing ideas!
Task 2 :
Football pitch
Swings.
Focus on 3 main
changes!
Letter Writing
Day 2
Letters.....
• What is the purpose of a letter?
• Why do we use them?
Starting off…..
• Correct addresses: YOUR address (right) Their address (left)
• Date
• Dear Sir or Madam ( or their actual name…Jim, Anne,Mr.Jones, Miss.Peters, etc..
1st paragraph….
• Why are you writing to them...”I am writing to you to because…..”
• Explain who YOU are….
• Be polite! “I hope you don’t mind me writing to you but I had tell you about..”
2nd paragraph
• You can have more than one paragraph
• Don’t make one enormous paragraph
• Use connectives
Signing off…..
• If you know them personally - Yours sincerely
• If you don’t know them - Yours faithfully
• RE-READ YOUR WHOLE LETTER!!!!
Today you are going to plan a letter to Mr Dickson and Ms
Raymond to tell them what you would change about the school
playground.
You can use this template or draw your ideas.
Letter Writing
Day 3
Letters.....
• What is the purpose of a letter?
• Why do we use them?
Starting off…..
• Correct addresses: YOUR address (right) Their address (left)
• Date
• Dear Sir or Madam ( or their actual name…Jim, Anne,Mr.Jones, Miss.Peters, etc..
1st paragraph….
• Why are you writing to them...”I am writing to you to because…..”
• Explain who YOU are….
• Be polite! “I hope you don’t mind me writing to you but I had tell you about..”
2nd paragraph
• You can have more than one paragraph
• Don’t make one enormous paragraph
• Use connectives
Signing off…..
• If you know them personally - Yours sincerely
• If you don’t know them - Yours faithfully
• RE-READ YOUR WHOLE LETTER!!!!
Today you are going to write a letter to Mr Dickson and Ms
Raymond to tell them what you would change about the school
playground.
You can use this template or write it straight onto lined paper.
Letter/Postcard Writing
Day 4
Your teachers all miss you. If you could write them a postcard to tell
them what you have been up to what would
you include?
What do you think needs to be included in a postcard?
postcard
Space for a picture (on the front)
Space to write
about your holiday.
The name and address
of who you’re
sending it to.
Space in the top right
corner for a
stamp.
Some writing to say what you’ve been
doing on your holiday.
Blank lines for
an address.
What might you write about in a postcard?
Maybe what you have done so far and what you are going to do?
Yesterday we went made boats using cardboard boxes.
Dear Tom,
We are having lots of fun on holiday. Yesterday, we went to the beach. I made a huge sandcastle and ate lots of ice cream.Today we went to a theme park. We went on lots of scary rides but it was lots of fun!Tomorrow we are going to go on a boat trip. I hope we see dolphins!
From Anna x
Tom Hill
123 High Street
Clifftop Town
HT13 4TW
Space to write about your holiday – what you have done and what you will be doing.
The name and address for who you are sending the postcard
to.
Lines for writing the
address.
A stamp in the top right corner.
Dear Tom,
We are having lots of fun on holiday. Yesterday, we went to the beach. I made a huge sandcastle and ate lots of ice cream.Today we went to a theme park. We went on lots of scary rides but it was lots of fun!Tomorrow we are going to go on a boat trip. I hope we see dolphins!
From Anna x
Tom Hill
123 High Street
Clifftop Town
HT13 4TW
A picture on the front of your
postcard showing where you are on
holiday.
Plenary
What are the six things that need to go on a postcard?
Give two suggestions of what you might write about in a post card.
Draw a picture to show your teachers
what you have been up too!
Task 1 :
Task 2 :
Think of two things you really want
your teachers to know and write them
down.
Letter/Postcard Writing
Day 5
What do you think needs to be included in a postcard?
postcard
Space for a picture (on the front)
Space to write
about your holiday.
The name and address
of who you’re
sending it to.
Space in the top right
corner for a
stamp.
Some writing to say what you’ve been
doing on your holiday.
Blank lines for
an address.
What might you write about in a postcard?
Maybe what you have done so far and what you are going to do?
Yesterday we went made boats using cardboard boxes.
Dear Tom,
We are having lots of fun on holiday. Yesterday, we went to the beach. I made a huge sandcastle and ate lots of ice cream.Today we went to a theme park. We went on lots of scary rides but it was lots of fun!Tomorrow we are going to go on a boat trip. I hope we see dolphins!
From Anna x
Tom Hill
123 High Street
Clifftop Town
HT13 4TW
Space to write about your holiday – what you have done and what you will be doing.
The name and address for who you are sending the postcard
to.
Lines for writing the
address.
A stamp in the top right corner.
Dear Tom,
We are having lots of fun on holiday. Yesterday, we went to the beach. I made a huge sandcastle and ate lots of ice cream.Today we went to a theme park. We went on lots of scary rides but it was lots of fun!Tomorrow we are going to go on a boat trip. I hope we see dolphins!
From Anna x
Tom Hill
123 High Street
Clifftop Town
HT13 4TW
A picture on the front of your
postcard showing where you are on
holiday.
Plenary
What are the six things that need to go on a postcard?
Give two suggestions of what you might write about in a post card.
Task 1 :You are going to make your teachers a postcard
There is a template on the next slide or you can create your own from scratch.
If you make a mistake you can edit it in purple pen.
If you can upload your story onto Class Dojo so your teacher can see it.
Well done Year 1 and Year 2 !
