Dear Santa
This English teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to explain and record how to write a reply to a letter to persuade Santa Claus to deliver presents on Christmas Eve.
The class can explain how to layout a letter correctly and how to use special language to persuade somebody to support their point of view about why they should receive presents at Christmas.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to explain and record how to write a reply to a letter to persuade Santa Claus to deliver presents on Christmas Eve
Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to explain how to format and structure a letter written by Santa, a set of cards to select the most effective phrase that can be used to persuade Santa to deliver presents at Christmas and a template to layout a letter when writing a reply to persuade Santa to deliver presents at Christmas.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to write a reply to a letter to persuade Santa to deliver presents on Christmas Eve.
This lesson is part of an English scheme of work to get the children to identify and model how to format and structure letters correctly to and from different characters living at the North Pole. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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