| Time needed for the activity: | approx 60 minutes |
| Students profile/age of the student: | 8-12 years old… |
| Climate change topic | Migration of people |
| Connected subject in the curriculum | Environment, school, teaching, activities, games |
| Skills and competencies to be developed | critical thinking, content knowledge, teamwork, listening skills, decision making… |
| Terminology, keywords | Environment, environmental, Climate Change, Migration People |
| Teaching techniques and tools: | storytelling, warm-up activities, brainstorming, role games, case study… |
| Methodological recommendations for the implementation | First, explain the project to your students. Why immigrants? Make your students ready for information by giving homework and presentations. Then show movies and presentations. Then explain that you will make friends with them and the rules for this. Contact teachers working with immigrants. Try to create a pen pal. |
| Materials needed: | – Letter, – Pen, |
| Materials offered | Neeto find immigrant friends for your students. Also maybe you can find their teachers. |
Activity description, instructions for teachers
What is a Pen Pal?
Pen pals are long-distance friendships you maintain by writing letters to each other.
The best pen pals are usually those who have an interest in learning about different people, cultures and languages. They want to connect with the world outside their borders, but on a more personal level.
Traditionally these pen pal opportunities would have been advertised in a newspaper or magazine. There would be a short profile about the person who was looking for a pen pal, and you could decide to send them a letter based how well your interests matched up.
Different Types of Pen Pal
Technology has created lots of options for pen pals to connect with each other. So you can customise the type of pen pal you want to be based on how you like to write to people:
Snail Mail: This is the traditional type of pen pal you’ve read about in this article so far. You send proper letters to fixed addresses in different countries. If you like the way receiving a handwritten letter makes you feel, this type is for you.
Email: Many people prefer email to snail mail these days because it’s free, quick and easy.
Digital: These are pen pals you connect with via instant messaging or services like HelloTalk. Here you can have daily or ongoing conversations with a pen pal through your mobile phone. If you prefer a fast-paced digital world, there are lots of options here.
I find the most personal connections come from snail mail because a lot of time, care and attention goes into sending a handwritten letter. But you can still develop deep connections with people using the other two as well.
| Source: | Use Google and find pen pal address |
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