505 Review
Convention: Commas in Friendly Letters
👩🏫 Teacher’s Guide
Objective
Students will review Voice skills from Unit 5 and practice using commas correctly in friendly letters.
Teaching Notes
- Review Unit 5 skills: telling feelings, writing letters, creating mood, and using rhyme.
- Explain that commas are used in friendly letters after greetings and closings.
- Model correct comma placement in a simple letter.
- Read letters aloud to show pauses.
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🧒 Student Worksheet
Helping Material
Friendly letters have special punctuation rules.
Commas help separate parts of a letter.
Use commas:
- After the greeting (Dear Mom,)
- After the closing (Love,)
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Modeled Improvement (Before → After)
1. Before: Dear Mom
After:
Why it’s better:
2. Before: Love
After:
Why it’s better:
3. Before: Dear Sam
After:
Why it’s better:
4. Before: From Ben
After:
Why it’s better:
5. Before: Dear Grandma
After:
Why it’s better:
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Writing Choices Q&A
1. What is a friendly letter?
2. Where does a comma go in a greeting?
3. Where does a comma go in a closing?
4. Are commas punctuation?
5. Do friendly letters need commas?
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Mini Activities
1. Fix the Greeting
Dear Dad
2. Fix the Closing
Love
3. Choose the Correct One
(Dear Mom / Dear Mom,)
4. Finish the Letter
Write a closing line.
5. Draw and Write
Draw someone you write to.
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Writing Samples
(5 samples · 3–5 sentences · review of voice + commas in friendly letters)
Letter to Mom
Letter to Dad
Letter to Grandma
Letter to a Friend
Letter to Teacher
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Reflection
- Where do you put a comma in a friendly letter?