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Postcrossing as a school project
Since an early age, postcrossing has been a own postcards, we would refer to the syllabus and
hobby of mine. I started with penpals when I was a put into practice the contents we were learning.
teen and later I moved on to postcards when I
came across postcrossing.com.
In the end, my class has not only learned about
their world, they have learned that different
Postcrossing.com is a website developed to allow cultures, languages, thoughts, and ideas are what
anyone to send and receive postcards from all make our world more fun!
over the world! The idea is simple: for each
postcard you send, you will receive one back from
a random postcrosser from somewhere in the
world. You end up turning your mailbox into a box
of surprises almost everyday.
This project was also a very unexpected lesson
in History because other Postcrossers who sent
us cards did an excellent job of providing
information about where they live. Because of
it, my pupils know a wealth of fun facts from all
over the world. It also helped sharpen their
problem solving and research skills.
For the last day of school, my students took home
a few cards from different countries. They started
to pick out their favourites and shared their
knowledge with their family.
Image credit: Postcrossing.com
Being an English teacher, I think that Postcrossing
is
a
great
and
interactive
way
to
teach
the language but also Geography and History.
Usually, I Postcross with my students most of
our school year.
Each student and myself prepared reports about
an assigned country from which we received a
postcard.
powerpoint
Projects
from
presentations,
my
class included
dioramas, posters,
travel guides, fact books, and more. Each student
took turns sharing and teaching the other students
about their assigned country. When writing our
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