Everyone loves getting letters! Am I right?!?!
Kids love getting letters too.
Many moons ago, I bought some letters written by ocean animals.
They were a total hit.
Then I bought some letters for each letter of the alphabet.
This calls for more and more letters!!!!
Each time we have a new unit, the students get a new letter introducing the unit.
Our letters usually come from our mascot.
Sometimes they come from a tour guide like in the zoo pack.
They start off with a broad overview of theme words that I display in our writing center.
For example in our space unit we have an intro letter:
Then each day we get a letter from a different planet or piece of equipment.
Sometimes, it's just one letter like our weather letter:
Sometimes I give out badges for the kids to wear.
Here's our friendship/love letter
During our rain forest unit,
we start with an overview. Then each day we get a letter from a different creature or plant.
During our insect unit, we of course start with an overview of all insects.
I add word cards for those, however, I don't add the word cards that will send letters during our study.
For example, say I have eight days for our insect unit. I pick seven bugs that write letters. They send us that word card for that insect.
I address the envelopes more so for myself lol
This is part of the series of letters. Here are others available:
- School
- Friendship
- Fall
- Teeth
- Monsters
- Seuss
- Transportation
- Leprechaun
- Thanksgiving
- Vet/Pet
- Nutrition*
- Rain Forest*
- Gingerbread
- Community Helpers
- Christmas
- Spring
- Snow
- Insects*
- Space
- Zoo*
- Weather
- Ocean*
- Dinos
The * means this a series of letters. For example, your students will get a general overview of the theme followed by themed letters in the unit.
What am I missing? What themes do you teach that you need a letter for?
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