This English teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to devise and compose sets of letters that might be written and sent by Santa Claus for a range of different purposes to other characters.

The class can explain how to layout a letter correctly and how to use special language to match the function of a specific letter such as requesting help with the reindeer or a repair to the sleigh.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to devise and compose sets of letters that might be written and sent by Santa Claus for a range of different purposes to other characters

Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to explain how to format and structure a letter written by Santa and a template to compose a range of different letters that might have been sent by Santa Claus for a range of different purposes and functions.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to compose letters that might be sent by Santa Claus for a range of different purposes.

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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