Letters to Santa Project Overview Project Procedures Writing Prompts Samples of Student Writing

Writing Prompts

Writing Prompts for Primary Students

"What should I write to Santa?"

• Tell Santa what you do for fun.
• Tell Santa what you would do if you had a reindeer.
• Tell Santa what you do to help your mom.
• Tell Santa about where you live.
• Tell him about your favorite snacks.
• Tell Santa what you might leave out for him.
• Tell Santa how you wrote and sent this letter.
• Tell why you would like to visit Santa.
• Tell Santa what you might do during vacation.
• Tell Santa about your family.
• Tell Santa about your teacher.
• Tell Santa about your pet or best friend.
• Tell Santa about your favorite thing to do.

Writing Prompts for Secondary Students

Duplicate and pass out this guide to your "Santa" team.

Thinking Like Santa:

The letters you will be receiving were written by elementary school students who live in _____________, which is located about ______ miles due ______________ of here. These students think they are writing to the real Santa Claus. Your task is to write back to the students, as Santa might.

They will be thrilled to get a personalized letter from Santa. So, be sure to answer all their questions and tell them things about how you think Santa lives. Some things you might want to mention in your letter are:

• What the North Pole looks like.
• How you get along with the reindeer.
• How you named your reindeer.
• Why you use reindeer, instead of horses.
• How you go about hiring elves to work for you.
• Do the elves ever misbehave?
• What Mrs. Claus does on Christmas eve, while you're out delivering toys.
• Where you like to vacation, after the Christmas season.
• What type cookies you like the best.
• How you know who has been good and who has been bad.
• What you do when a house does not have a chimney.
• How you find people when they move.
• What it feels like to fly through the sky.
• What happens if someone were to wait up all night to try and catch
• you in the act.

Do not promise your children that they will definitely get any particular present that they are asking for, as we do not want them to be disappointed on Christmas morning. You might say that you need to check with their mom or dad, first.

Your letters will be sent back to the children via the computer. This method of communicating is called telecomputing.