Cover Letter for a Teacher: Sample and How to Write Yours | CareerGenius

Cover Letter for a Teacher: Sample and How to Write Yours

A sample cover letter for a teacher job, what makes it work, and how to write your own from your real experience.

Sample teacher cover letter

Sample letter written by CareerGenius. The person, the employers and every detail in it are fictional. Use it for structure and tone, and write yours from your own experience.

Dear Principal Rivera,

I'm writing to apply for the Grade 3 teaching position at Fabrikam Elementary. I've taught Grade 4 at Northwind Elementary for four years, in a classroom of 24 students with a wide range of reading levels.

Your posting mentions differentiated instruction and parent communication. In my class I plan reading groups by level each week, use short formative checks to adjust the next lesson, and work with our special education teacher to support students with IEPs. I send families a weekly update and hold conferences twice a year, with an interpreter when a family asks for one.

I'd like to join Fabrikam because of your school's focus on early literacy, which is where I spend most of my planning time. I hold a current state teaching license for grades K-6.

Thank you for your time. I would be glad to share sample lesson plans or talk about my classroom.

Sincerely, Sam Sample

Why this letter works

  • It says which grade and how many years in the first lines.
  • It shows two things the posting asks for with routines the teacher really runs.
  • It offers lesson plans, something the reader can check.

How to write your teacher cover letter

  1. Name the grade levels and subjects you have taught, and your license.
  2. Describe one routine for each of two requirements in the posting: planning, assessment, family communication, classroom management.
  3. Say why this school, using something true from its own website or the posting.
  4. Keep it under a page, and read it against the posting once more before you send it.

Write yours from your own resume

CareerGenius writes a cover letter from your resume and the job posting, and checks every sentence against your resume before you see it. You edit it and send it.

Use the cover letter generator

More cover letter examples