Kindergarten Postcard Exchange Lesson Plan (Science)

Topic: Postcard Exchange

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to write a postcard to a student in a different country.

Materials

• Postcards
• Pencils
• Writing paper

Warm-up

• Ask students if they have ever written a letter to someone who lives far away.
• Have them share their experiences and discuss the differences between writing a letter and writing a postcard.

Direct Instruction

• Explain that today the students are going to be writing postcards to students in a different country.
• Show the students examples of different countries and ask them to guess which country each postcard is from.
• Discuss the different ways that people in different countries live and what they might have in common.

Guided Practice

• Have the students work in pairs to start and help them brainstorm ideas for what to write in their postcards.
• Provide support as needed as the students begin to write their postcards.

Independent Practice

• Encourage the students to finish writing their postcards and to consider including a picture as well.
• Have the students exchange their postcards with a partner and read each other's postcards.
• Encourage the students to discuss the similarities and differences between what they each wrote in their postcards.

Closure

• Have the students share what they learned about another country through writing their postcards.
• Ask the students to reflect on what they learned about writing postcards and how they can use this skill in the future.

Assessment

• Observe the students as they work on their postcards and provide feedback on their writing skills and understanding of the country they are writing about.
• Collect the completed postcards and use them to assess the students' understanding of the concept of writing postcards and their ability to communicate with a student in a different country.