Friendly Letter Template
This friendly letter template shows young writers the five parts of a letter to family or a friend. It has large lined boxes for the name and date, the greeting, the body, the closing and the signature, in the order a letter is written.
- Grade Level
- K to Grade 5
- Pages
- 1
- Formats
- PDF, Google Docs, Word
- Paper Size
- US Letter and A4
- Checked By
- Milo, Classroom Teacher
- Last Updated
- October 2026
Friendly Letter Template Example
Lily's thank-you letter to her grandpa, with all five parts of a friendly letter.
What's in the Friendly Letter Template
Name and Date
Two side-by-side boxes at the top. The date is the heading of the letter.
Greeting and Body
A box for Dear and the person's name, then a large box for what to tell them.
Closing and Signature
Two boxes at the bottom: one for Love or Your Friend, one for the writer's name.
Editable Versions
Type into the Word, Google Docs or PDF file, or print it to fill in by hand. US Letter or A4.
How to Use the Friendly Letter Template
Pick Someone to Write To
Ask each student to name one person to write to, such as a grandparent, a cousin or a friend far away.
Write the Date
Students write their name and today's date in the two boxes at the top of the page.
Start with the Greeting
In the Greeting box, students write Dear and the name of the person, then add a comma.
Write the Body
Students tell the person something in a few sentences, such as a thank you, news or a question.
Close and Sign
Students write a closing such as Love or Your friend with a comma, then sign their own name below it.
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