How to Write a Thank How to Write a Thank You NoteYou Note

How to Write a Thank How to Write a Thank You NoteYou Note

A Second Grade Technology Integrated A Second Grade Technology Integrated Lesson Created By:Lesson Created By:

Megan HillMegan Hill

State Objectives• (14) Writing/purposes. The student writes for a

variety of audiences and purposes, and in various forms. The student is expected to:

• (c) write to communicate with a variety of audiences (1-3)

• (d) write in different forms for different purposes such as lists to record, letters to invite or thank, and stories or poems to entertain (1-3).

• (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, 2006)

State Objectives (cont.)• (18) Writing/writing processes. The

student selects and uses writing processes for self-initiated and assigned writing. The student is expected to:

• (E) use available technology for aspects of writing, including word processing, spell checking, and printing (2-3)

• (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, 2006)

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Length of Lesson This lesson would take place over

a 2 day period of time during the second six weeks of school.

Each day between 30 and 45 minutes would be dedicated to the lesson.

Prior to LessonPrior to this lesson the students

would listen to a guest reader in the class. The reader can be anyone who is interested in reading a story to the class. The story, if possible, should relate to something in the curriculum.

Focus In order to fully engage the

students in learning about writing a thank you note, the teacher will present a lesson using PowerPoint explaining the parts of and uses for a thank you note.

Guided Practice After viewing the PowerPoint

Presentation the students will work in Kidspiration. Each student will sit at an individual laptop computer and open the lesson in Kidspiration through the school’s webpage.

Guided Practice (cont.) In Kidspiration the students will

put the parts of a letter in the correct place on a page and then color code the part of the letter with it’s name.

Example of Completed Guided Practice

September 18, 2006Dear Mom,

Thank you for the new shirt. I really like it. I will wear it often.

Love,Sam

Closing Greeting Body Date Signature

Independent Practice For independent practice the

students will open Microsoft Word on the laptop and write their own thank you letter to a guest reader that came to class earlier in the week. They will practice using spell check with their letter.

Rubric for Student Letter

Name:__________ Received Possible

• Correct letter format 35• Punctuation 10• Content 45• Use of spell check 10

• Total 100

ExtraThe teacher can then print or e-mail

the letters to the guest reader so that a response can be written to the class.

Second graders are not permitted to use e-mail on the campus.

Reference• Texas Essential Knowledge and

Skills, 2006. Grade 2, Reading/Language Arts. Retrieved on 9/30/2006 at: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/ch110a.html