Having your students write letters to Santa can be a daunting task. I use this activity to teach letter writing skills, as well as the writing process. Creating large anchor charts has been a life saver for me because I find that not all students start and finish at the same time. I do have a SMARTboard version, but the wall chart version is by far my favorite method to use. Take a peek at two versions of anchor charts (2009 and 2010):
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Thank you Jessica for posting your Santa Claus letter writing anchor charts! Next week we’re doing a unit on the Polar Express, and are going to write letters to Santa. I’m introducing what letters are and why/how we send them this week so they’re a little more prepared for next week’s writing. This may be a few too many steps for my kindergarteners, but with some simplifying I think it’ll turn out great! Thanks for sharing!
Glad to help in some way! =) Have a blast writing to Santa!!
These are great! When I was teaching first grade, we used to partner with a middle school class to write back as elves and answer those tough questions the little ones came up with. So much fun!
Our school used to do the EXACT same thing. The elf reply letters were so much fun to receive!! Have fun!!