This article brought back memories of when my supervising teacher did a similar project when I was student teaching. We sent about twenty teddy bears out to different countries with instructions to send a postcard to us and to send the teddy bear on to a different country. This looks like another variation of this project. I think it is an important project for children to take part in at least once during their careers as students. It starts them on the road to becoming global citizens by teaching about different cultures and people.
It was impressive that the children requested to work on it at home! I also liked that kids could use the telephone to record audio for the blog. Not only does this help children who have trouble writing and typing, but it also solves the problem of where to find a microphone.
The idea of blogging in the classroom appeals to me, especially when I read that the parents began blogging as well. One thing that I always had trouble keeping up on when I was teaching was my classroom newsletter. With a blog I can imagine this teacher-parent connection working so much better.
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Yes, this does sound like an easier way to make home-school connections than a classroom newsletter. Thanks for sharing your own experience with your teddy bear project.
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