Master the Components of a Friendly Letter with a Sorting Worksheet

This sorting worksheet has been designed by our expert team to introduce your primary-grade students to the essential parts of a friendly letter. Students are required to cut out the example parts to a friendly letter and glue them in the correct columns. By engaging in a hands-on activity, students can reinforce their understanding of letter structure in an interactive way. 

The parts of a friendly letter included on this worksheet are:

• Heading
• Date
• Greeting
• Body
• Closing
• Signature
• Postscript

This components of a friendly letter worksheet downloads as an easy-print PDF or an editable Google Slides digital document. It contains an answer sheet to make marking fast and easy.

Teach the Five Parts to a Friendly Letter

This components of a friendly letter worksheet can be used in various ways to support letter-writing instruction in the classroom:

1. Letter-Writing Pre-Assessment – Before teaching letter writing, have students complete the worksheet to assess their prior knowledge of letter structure.
2. Literacy Rotations – Use the worksheet as a self-paced center activity where students complete the task individually or in small groups
3. Exit Ticket or Review Task – Use the worksheet as a quick review or exit ticket after a lesson on friendly letter writing to check students’ understanding.
4. Homework or Extra Practice – Assign the worksheet for homework or as an additional practice resource for students who need reinforcement.

Download to Teach the Parts to a Friendly Letter

As mentioned above, this worksheet downloads as either an easy-print PDF or an editable Google Slides version. Use the Download button to access your preferred file format. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides template on your personal drive before accessing it.)

As the download contains an answer sheet, we suggest printing one copy of the entire resource, then removing the answer sheet before making copies for your students.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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