Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi all! I wanted to share with you all how our project has been going the last few weeks.

My children are so excited every time we get a postcard in the mail. During Circle Time we read and discuss the postcard and then 1 student is chosen to be the one to find it on our map.

Once it is found, we color in that state on our poster.

Here is what our map looks like as of Friday 11/18. We made our state rainbow colored so we could learn what it looks like.

Later, I take the postcard and put it on the wall around our quilt map connecting it to the state it came from.

I hope this finds you doing well and ready to celebrate a wonderful Thanksgiving. Many of your students might be traveling to other states this holiday season. This would be a good time to send out your postcards if you haven't done so already.

Happy Thanksgiving!

~Rebecca

Hello! Today we received our second postcard in the mail from Skyline Elementary School in Stillwater, Oklahoma. :) :) :) We learned that their state flower is the Indian Blanket and their state rock is the Rose Rock. We also found it interesting that the first Sonic Drive -In was in your hometown. We dont have Sonics where we live. We do see the yummy commericals on the televsion though. Happy Monday everybody!

Hello! Today we were so excited to have received our very first postcard in the mail all the way from Montana, Winans School. :) :) :) We were surpised to hear that they already had their first snow storm of the season already. Thank you so much for our first postcard. We are looking forward to receiving many more. :) :) :) Have a great rest of your day everybody!

Postcards From #1

1st Photo Finalist - Detroit, MichiganDetroit (a.k.a. Motor City or Motown) was founded in 1701 byFrench fur traders, who named it after the river, "Riviere duDetroit" (pronounced Dehtwa) meaning "River of the Strait,"where the river connects Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie.

http://www.postcardsfrom.com/h/finalist.html

Coming Soon!

Hi guys!

Registration closes on Saturday the 30th.

Addresses should be in your email on Sunday.

I'm so excited about beginning this project!

~Mrs. Little

Addresses

Hi to all,
I'm looking forward to this project!
I was wondering if you are going to be sending us addresses soon, so we can prepare for the mailing.
It will be very fun for my class to learn about other states.
Thanks for the opportunity, Rebecca!
Lanise Jacoby

Peirce School
Arlington, MA
Birthplace of Uncle Sam

Introduction

Hi my name is Nicole. I am the librarian at Boyle Road Elementary School in Port Jefferson Station, New York. I will be working on this project with Mrs. Hanham and her very enthusiastic 4th graders. We are also very excited to be taking part in this project and are looking forward to all the postcards that we will be sending and receiving!

PS: Good luck with your football game. :) We are also very excited that our New York Mets have taken their division title and are hopefully heading to the World Series. :)

Introductions

Hello everyone!

I thought it might be nice to get to know each other a little bit before we get started.

My name is Rebecca Little. I teach a Self-Contained Special Ed class that is filled to the brim with awesome students. We are at East Alexander Middle School in Hiddenite, NC - Home of the Falcons! Next week our football team will be participating in the Apple Bowl - a yearly event where we play our arch rivals, West Alexander. Wish us luck!

We are very excited to be taking part in this project and are looking forward to all the postcards we will be sending and receiving!

I look forward to getting to know you all.

~Mrs. Little

PS. Please send me an email if you are not a member of the blog and would like to post. Also, there is still room for other states in our project. Please send an email to one of the addresses in the post below to register!

Welcome Back to School!

We're still accepting states for the project. Look to the left to see what states are already in the project. If your state isn't listed in one (or both) of the groups, send me an email right away!

verystillwater@hotmail.com

or

rebecca_little@alexander.k12.nc.us

For those of you who are already a part of this project. Thank You! Feel free to begin posting fun facts about your state.

~Mrs. Little

US Postcard Exchange Begins!

What a fun way to learn about the United States incorporating geography, map skills, language arts and history!

Project Coordinator: Mrs. Rebecca Little, Exceptional Children's Teacher East Alexander Middle School 1285 White Plains Road Hiddenite, NC 28636 rebecca_little@alexander.k12.nc.us or verystillwater@hotmail.com

Goal: Participants receive a postcard from a classroom in all fifty states. As each postcard arrives, the class can discuss each state's major industry, fascinating historical events, and unique facts.

I will list all participants on this blog as they sign up.

This project is open to only one Elementary or Middle School classroom per state.

Committment: Each teacher should plan to purchase 50 postcards that represent your state (or create your own postcard using thick tagboard or watercolour paper!) and 50 postcard stamps. Postcards should be mailed during the month of October.

*Plan for classroom time to decide what you will put on your postcards and time for the students to print the information on your cards. This could take up to 2 class periods.

My committments to you:
1. I will send out a mailing label page to each of the participating schools at the end of September. You can use the Microsoft Word document to divide among your class so that they can print the addresses themselves; or you can print the information on Avery Laser Labels (5160).
2. Post weekly to this blog showing information from each of the 50 states.

Postcard Information: Share major facts about your state. Please include your state's major industry, a fascinating historical fact and anything else your class wants to include!

Registration:
Please send the following information to rebecca_little@alexander.k12.nc.us or verystillwater@hotmail.com (I will check both addresses often)

Teacher's Name

Grade Level

School Name

School Mailing Address

Register Today!