Lesson Plan: Writing a Thank You Letter

Enduring understanding:
Students learn how to write at thank you letter.

Content Standards that are the target of Student Learning
(list the complete text of the relevant parts of each standard)
Language Arts
1.2 Create readable documents with legible handwriting.
2.2 Write a friendly letter complete with the date, salutation, body, closing, and signature.

Learning Objectives (both content and language)
By the end of this lesson, students will be able reflect on the efforts of their Teacher to ensure that they receive the good education in second grade.

Procedure
Gather the students to the carpet.
Tell the students that we are going to write a thank you letter to Your Classroom Teacher.
(Mrs._____ is currently on Maternity Leave)
Ask students, “What are the things that Mrs. ____ taught us”?
Gather up their ideas on the white board.
After 5-7 ideas, explain to them that they will have to write a letter to Mrs. ____
Provide an example letter on butcher paper.
Explain to the students that we will write this letter first as a draft, then after I edit with them they will write this letter in a stationary or letter writing paper.

Refresh the students’ memory about letter writing by writing own thank you letter to Mrs.____. Ask the students if they remember the parts of a letter and call on those who raise their hands. Emphasize the parts of the letters: Date, Greeting, Body, Closing and Signature.

Remind the students about capitalization and abbreviation refer to the chart they have created a few weeks ago.

Formal and Informal Assessments:
As the students are writing, walk around and guide them as they write the letters.

Instructional Strategies and learning tasks to support Student learning (what you and the students will be doing)
The students will be working on their drafts in their writing journals. Then I will walk around the classroom conferencing with them.

Assessment:
3 – Student was able to recall specific lessons they learned. They will also recall past events in the classroom that were particularly enjoyable for them.
Remembered the parts of a thank you letter. Used appropriate opening and closing remarks, used the proper capitalization and abbreviation rules.
2 – Able to recall details from their year with Mrs. ____. Used incorrect capitalization and did not use the proper capitalization rules.
1- Did not attempt tasks. Details recalled were inappropriate.