June 13, 2008, Newsletter Issue #66: Using Greeting Cards in the Classroom

Tip of the Week

Greeting cards can be used in the classroom to help teach children about the importance of staying connected with others and the importance of our postal system. Here are a few tips and ideas to get you started!

Start off by asking the children several questions. For example: What are greeting cards? Why do we send greeting cards? On what occasions are cards sent? Who sends you greeting cards?Buy a box of any occasion greeting cards or if you are doing this project during a holiday month, buy a themed box of greeting cards. Pass these out to the children and have them sign the card, write a sentiment inside the card, and decorate the envelope. Help the children address the envelope when finished. Be sure to have enough stamps on hand for each child's card. You can even contact your local post office and set up a tour so the children can mail their cards while there.Partner with another teacher and their classroom to create pen pals. Assign a pen pal to each child and have them create a card and address an envelope to that child. The children can even create mailboxes to receive their cards and letters in. This is a great way to reinforce grammar and what they've learned about greeting cards and the postal system!You can expand upon these ideas, modify them to suit your classroom needs or come up with more ideas of your own. 

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