Our class recently started an investigation of mail and letters. The children have been spending a lot of time in the Writing Area during Projects & Play. While working there, they have been writing on various materials including sticky notes, index cards, and scrap paper. They have been delivering these writings to their classmates by placing them in each other’s cubbies. This week, we also added envelopes of various sizes to the Writing Area for their exploration.

Using our letter links to address envelopes for mailing

We will be documenting our project on mail on the panel on the back wall of our classroom. I welcome you to come in and see our panel so that you can follow along as our project progresses! I have also posted a “Project Forecast” outside of our door outlining some of the potential directions we may go as the children explore this topic. As always, we will be encouraging the children to pursue the investigation and help direct our study.

In addition to our project work today, several children also created “notebooks” for journaling. One of our friends brought a notebook in to share with the class during Morning Meeting. After seeing it, some of the children wanted a notebook of their own to write in. Together, we created notebooks using greeting cards and lined paper. The children bound them together by either stapling or by punching holes for rings.

We used a hole puncher to create holes in the paper. In the corner, you can see Matthew’s Ninja Turtles notebook that inspired us!

Some of our finished notebooks

The children enjoyed a morning walk to the courthouse and back today. This is a new route for us, as we typically walk around the rear of the school to the Landings for our morning walk. The children were delighted at the sights and sounds of the town on a busy morning!