Addressing and Envelope

1. Addressing and Envelope Grade level: 2nd Content Area: Addressing an Envelope Description: Students will work their way through the PowerPoint at their own pace in order to discover how to address and envelope. By: Amy Friend

2. Sender’s Name Sender’s Address Recipient’s Name Address EnvelopeMap Stamp Sender’s Address (continued) Directions Click on one of the links to learn more about that part of an envelope. From that slide click on the button in the bottom right hand corner to get back to the Envelope Map (this slide). • Other Links • Abbreviations chart • Pick your own stamp • Directions for PracticeEnvelope 1Envelope 2Envelope 3Envelope 4 Address (continued)

3. Abbreviations Abbreviations are used by the United States Postal Service to make it easier to figure out where the mail need to go.

4. Sender’s Name • also know as “return address” • If you send the letter, your name goes here. • Ex.) Cassie Davis • If you receive the letter, the person who sent it to you puts their name here.

5. Sender’s Address • also known as the “return address” • the sender’s street address goes on this line • Ex.) 123 Easy Street

6. Sender’s Address (continued) • the sender’s city, state and zip code • Ex.) Fairmont, WV 26554

7. Recipient’s Name • This is where the person’s name who the letter is being sent to goes. • Ex.) Angie Smith

8. Recipient’s Address • This is where the person’s address who you are sending the letter to goes. Ex.) 2468 Even Avenue

9. Recipient’s Address (continued) • This is where the city, state and zip code go for the person you are sending the letter to goes. • Don’t forget that a comma goes between the city and the state.

10. Stamp • This indicates the payment of postage. It lets the mail worker know you paid to send the letter or package. • Sometimes it takes more than one stamp to send something depending on the size.

11. Stamp Instructions • The following slide will look like this: • Look at the stamps on the sides on the white box that says “Stamp”. • Chose the one you like best. • Click on it. • If you decide it is not the one you want click on it again. Then try another one. • Remember what number stamp you chose.

12. Click on the stamp you would like tohave on your letter. #7 #1 Stamp #2 #8 #3 #9 #4 #10 #5 #11 #6 #12

13. Directions • Use the information provided to fill in the blanks on the envelope. • In order to fill in the blanks you will use the pen tool. • The pen tool will appear when you move the arrow to the lower left hand corner. It is the second box from the left. • When you click on the box it will give you a list of options. Here you will click on the “Ballpoint Pen” tool. • If you need help click on the home link that will guide you back to the envelopes.

14. Envelope #1 To Angie Apple Rhode Island 38099 2387 Lime Circle Province From Michigan 2947 Lemon Road Detroit 89458 Tony Tangerine Write what number stamp you chose in the box.

15. Envelope #2 To 43247 Virginia 246 Square Avenue Paula Pentagon Richmond From New Mexico 68103 Ray Rectangle 624 Triangle Street Santa Fe Write what number stamp you chose in the box.

16. Envelope #3 To Katy Kangaroo 135 Penguin Place Pennslvania Pittsburgh 7891 From 127 Armadillo Avenue Zach Zebra 8974 Texas Ausitn Write what number stamp you chose in the box.

17. Envelope #4 To Tom Tomato 121 Bean Circle 26554 West Virginia Fairmont From Florida Penny Pea Orlando 262 Carrot Street 32523 Write what number stamp you chose in the box.

18. Good Job! • Once you are done press “Esc” on the upper left hand corner of the keyboard. You may need to press it twice. Read these instructions first. • A box will pop up. Click “Keep” not “Discard”. This will keep all of the marks you made with your pen. • Then click “File” on the menu. • Next click “Save As…” • Where it says file name type YOURNAMEenvelope. Ex.) AngieDavisenvelope