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E-Mail Pen Pals

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Students write an e-mail message about what they have been doing in their physical education class. They break in to groups of 3 or 4 students and use the teacher's e-mail account to send an e-mail to their Pen Pal. They then read posted e-mail replies from around the country.

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3rd - 4th
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English Language Arts
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