Writing About Friendship and Valentine's Day

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This mini unit is ideal for supporting your friendly letter writing instruction. The unit includes opportunities to write about Valentine's Day with a friendship focus. Guide your students as they identify qualities of a good friend by creating T charts, labeling, making lists and interpreting quotes about friendship.

LANGUAGE: 

• English

GRADES:

•  1st Grade
• 2nd Grade

SKILLS:

• Writing
• Parts of a Friendly Letter
• Responding to a Prompt

THIS UNIT INCLUDES:

• Friendly Letter Checklist (color and b/w)
• Friendly Letter Poster (color and b/w)
• Greetings and Closing Poster
• Practice Pages for Parts of a Friendly Letter
• Friendly Letter Writing Templates
• Friendship Quotes for Discussion and Interpretation
• Qualities of a Good Friend
• Writing Prompts (16 prompt cards 4 related to Valentine's Day and the rest about friendship)

PAGES:

• 25

PREVIEW:

Click here to download the preview to read complete instructions, suggested ways to use the these materials and to view a few of the pages included in the unit.