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Write a Letter to Santa InteractiveWrite a Letter to Santa Interactive
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ABCya
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K - 3rd
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English Language Arts
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Write a Letter to Santa

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Here comes a writing assignment, here comes a writing assignment, right in time for Christmas. Young letter writers respond to a series of questions posed by the interactive that then formats their responses into a letter to Santa.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

santa claus, letter writing, christmas, christmas traditions

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Print the letters and send them home with class members with instructions to share their letters with their families

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires computers with Internet access
  • Writers should have experience using interactives
  • Not all families celebrate Christmas just as not all children believe in Santa Claus; therefore, have a plan in place for how you will introduce the assignment (as an introduction to letter writing, for example)

Pros

  • Letters can be saved and printed

Cons

  • The audio consists of only one track; consider turning off the sound

Common Core

RF.K.1.a RF.K.1.b RF.K.1.c RF.K.2.a RF.K.3.a RF.K.3.c RF.K.4 RF.2.3.a RF.2.3.f RF.2.4.a RF.2.4.b RF.2.4.c W.K.1 W.K.2 W.K.3 W.K.6 W.K.7 W.K.8 W.1.2 W.1.5 W.1.6 W.1.7 W.1.8 W.2.2 W.2.5 W.2.6 W.2.7 SL.K.1.a SL.K.2 SL.K.3 SL.K.4 SL.K.5 SL.K.6 SL.1.1.a SL.1.1.b SL.1.1.c SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.4 SL.1.5 SL.2.1.a SL.2.1.b SL.2.1.c SL.2.2 SL.2.3 SL.2.6 L.K.1.a L.K.1.b L.K.1.d L.1.1.a L.1.2.a L.1.2.c L.1.5.a L.1.5.c L.1.6 L.2.1.a L.2.2.a L.2.2.b L.2.3.a L.2.5.a

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