Year 2 · Letter · WAGOLL
A Letter to Grandma
A short personal letter to a grandparent. Models the structure of a letter (address, greeting, body, sign-off), past tense, and a question. Meets Year 2 expected standard.
- 12 Bluebell LaneSender's address goes in the top right of a letter.
- Brighton
- BN1 4AA
- SaturdayCapital letter for the day of the week. 14th JuneCapital letter for the month.
Dear Grandma,A letter starts with 'Dear' and the person's name. Comma after the name.
Thank youLetters often start with a thank-you or a question. for the lovelyAdjective — describes the present. birthday present. The book is brilliant!Exclamation mark shows excitement. I have readPresent perfect — shows it has happened more than once. it twiceAdverb — tells how many times. already and I love the pictures. My favouriteY2 common exception word. part is the talking fox.
Last weekendTime phrase — opens the sentence.,Comma after the opening time phrase. we went to the seaside. We ateIrregular past tense (not 'eated'). ice cream, built a sandcastle, and lookedCommas separate items in a list. for crabs. I didn'tApostrophe shows missing letter — short for 'did not'. find any but Tom did! It was the best day.
How are you?Question mark — a question to the reader. I hope your gardenY2 common word. is growing well. Mum says we will visitFuture tense — talks about what is going to happen. you next month. I cannotWritten as one word in formal writing. wait!
- Love from,Sign-off for a letter to family or friends.
- LilySender's name on the last line.
All teaching points
- 12 Bluebell Lane Sender's address goes in the top right of a letter.
- Saturday Capital letter for the day of the week.
- June Capital letter for the month.
- Dear Grandma, A letter starts with 'Dear' and the person's name. Comma after the name.
- Grandma Capital letter — Grandma is being used as her name.
- Thank you Letters often start with a thank-you or a question.
- lovely Adjective — describes the present.
- brilliant! Exclamation mark shows excitement.
- have read Present perfect — shows it has happened more than once.
- twice Adverb — tells how many times.
- favourite Y2 common exception word.
- Last weekend Time phrase — opens the sentence.
- , Comma after the opening time phrase.
- ate Irregular past tense (not 'eated').
- ice cream, built a sandcastle, and looked Commas separate items in a list.
- didn't Apostrophe shows missing letter — short for 'did not'.
- How are you? Question mark — a question to the reader.
- garden Y2 common word.
- we will visit Future tense — talks about what is going to happen.
- cannot Written as one word in formal writing.
- Love from, Sign-off for a letter to family or friends.
- Lily Sender's name on the last line.
- Write about real events, recording these simply and clearly
- Use sentences with different forms (statement, question, exclamation, command)
- Use the past tense correctly and consistently
- Use commas to separate items in a list
- Use apostrophes for contracted forms (e.g. didn't)
Show the clean version first — read it together as a class. Then toggle Show annotations to reveal the teaching points. Discuss what makes the text work. Children can attempt their own version of the same text type, then return to this annotated model when they revise.