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Memories from the National Sites

For Teachers K - 1st
Students write a virtual postcard. In this logo lesson students are introduced to the concept of postcard writing. Students research the national sites and states highlighted on quarters for that year. Students take a virtual trip to the...
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Earths Waters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research Everglades National Park, Three Gorges Dam, Hoover Dam, Roaring 40s, and Mariana Trench. After reviewing the sites, they choose one to illustrate a postcard with an image on one side and a description of the site on...
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"Postcard From Bear"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete various activities related to the book "Postcard From Bear." They participate in a shared reading activity, identify the locations in the book on a map, and write a postcard to the bear in the story.
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Community

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use computer software to make a postcard. In this community resource instructional activity, students make a postcard for a place in their community using multimedia software on the computer. Students write a few sentences...
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Worksheet for Analysis of a Postcard

For Students 8th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 11 short answer questions that require them to analyze the pictured postcard.
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Postcards

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use photography to make postcards. In this photography lesson, students create postcards using a photograph. They add additional drawings to the postcard. Students address the postcard and include a note on the back detailing:...
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Geography Postcard Podcasting

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students complete a geography postcard activity using Podcasting. In this geography instructional activity, students research landforms and climates of various U.S. and Canadian regions. Students write a description of their travles in...
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Send Me A Postcard From The Rainforest

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students research the different regions of the rainforest by using the Internet. They create their own postcards from each region they examine showing the plants and animals of that region. They share their postcards with the class.
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Postcards in Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write and send postcards to and from famous historical figures.
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Living on the Edge - "Illegal Art"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how copyright and trademark laws impact art. After researching cases on the topic, students use and existing postcard as the basis for a new piece of art.
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Loyalist Postcards Research

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the story of a Canadian Loyalist and complete an organizer using the research. They create a Loyalist postcard using historical imagination.
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The Postcard

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students listen to the book "Kate on the Coast" and plot her journey on a map. Then they decorate, address, and write a message on a postcard. They discuss where the postcards are being sent and plot the destinations on map.
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Where In the World Are We?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read postcards and find their locations on maps. They use the pictures and text on the postcards to write about imaginary vacations. They compute the mileage and compare it to TripMaker data.
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Awesome Adjectives Postcards!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create a postcard by illustrating a place they would like to visit and using ten adjectives in a short message describing the pictures.
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Writing Postcards

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing skills worksheet, students imagine they are visiting Antarctica and write a postcard home about their experiences. Students use the picture for help.
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Postcards to the Troops

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write postcards to the troops in Iraq. After listening to letters written by troops in Iraq, students discuss ways the troops are helping America and how they should show their support. Students use a postcard template and...
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A Soldier's Valentine

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create Valentine's for soldiers in Iraq. They review how to write a friendly paragraph and discuss the military and duties of soldiers in Iraq. They create postcards and write reasons why they are rpoud of the military and how...
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Sailing Vessel Postcards

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students research a sailing vessel. They create sailing vessel postcards which include research information they located. Students also include any experiences they may have had on a sailing vessel.
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Postcards from the Past

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create postcards from the past by summarizing a historical event. Then they design illustrations for their postcards and send them off to another teacher at their school.
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Postcards From The Wilderness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine and discuss various landscapes from the Getty Museum. They create postcards featuring landscapes that incorporate rubbings to create texture. They write letters on the backs of their postcards describing their landscapes.