Postcard

Lesson Name: Postcards

 * Dates ** : anytime - we made Thanksgiving postcards


 * Description: ** In the interest of time (as we were also finishing up something else today) we put a postcard template in each child's folder.
 * Do a Google Image search for your picture.
 * Add a text box and write a greeting over the picture.
 * Type in your note to your person.
 * Add their address.
 * Print, fold and glue so it looks like a real postcard.
 * Give to your special person.


 * Classroom/Teacher Prep ** - __ IMPORTANT __ - For this lesson to go most smoothly, the children should write a draft of their letter (see above) and write down the address of someone they will pretend to send the postcard to...ANY address will do as long as it is in proper form. Without preparation some kids have a difficult time making up their letters and/or don't know an address or even how to set one up properly.


 * Curriculum ** : Language Arts --> letter writing
 * Application ** : Pages
 * Major Concepts: **
 * writing a friendly letter message in a postcard
 * addressing nan envelope or postcard
 * capitalizaton/punctuation


 * Skills: **
 * adding text objects
 * formatting text
 * adding graphics
 * selecting objects in order to arrange/layer them
 * arranging/layering graphics & text - move to back/move to front
 * writing postcard message
 * keyboard awareness

**Example**: