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101 Green Dragon Dr.
Lake Placid, FL 33852-6463
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Ever remember a time when mail
was fun to receive? Here is a program
where students will “go postal” over letter
writing. “The Jolly Postman Rides
Again” is a program that will instill a love
for the giving and receiving of letters in
children. The program is introduced with
the story “The Jolly Postman” as an
shared reading experience. “The Jolly
Postman” is an interactive story with pullout letters. The first stage of the program
consists of writing a letter to storybook
characters. Then they will address,
stamp, and postmark an envelope in a
student-made book.
The next exciting part of the program
happens in February, the students
receive their very own pen pal from a
neighboring city’s school. The “Jolly
Postman” comes on his bike to deliver
their first pen pal letter. Then, the pen
pals exchange a letter a week through
the School Board courier service. The
Pen Pal program is concluded when the
pen pals meet by taking a field trip to a
local park, picnicking and playing games
together.
The Final Phase of “The Jolly
Postman Rides Again” starts in April
around Easter and ends at the close of
the school year. The students write
letters to the rabbit “Felix”. A character
who travels the world in a pull-out letter
book series called “Letters from Felix.”
As the students learn about
Countries, our planet and peoples’
cultures all over the world, they write and
tell “Felix” all about their learning
adventures.
OVERALL VALUE
Wouldn’t you love to instill a love for
letter writing in your students? It is as
easy as 1, 2, 3.......
#1.. Learn how to write a friendly letter
to storybook characters.
#2.. Receive a pen pal to write to and
meet.
#3.. Finish the year writing to “Felix”,
the world traveling bunny! What
could be more fun!
One truly fascinating part of this
program is it involves not only my
students, but the students from another
school. It be developed for any
Elementary grade level, special needs
classes, and with any number of
students. This program is a studentinvolved, imaginative experience that will
not be easily forgotten.
LESSON PLAN TITLES
• The Jolly Postman Envelope Book
• Pen Pals & Post Office Field Trip
• The Felix Envelope Book
MATERIALS
Materials for each lesson are listed
with each lesson plan. Overall materials
budget including pricing and vendors
follows the lesson plans.
ABOUT THE DEVELOPER
Stacy Allcorn has been at Lake
Placid Elementary School for 2 years.
She has taught 1st grade for 9 years of
her 10 years of teaching experience.
She has been awarded two Teacher
to Teacher Adapter grants and this is her
2nd Developer grant. She received her
B.S. in Elementary Education from
Florida Southern College.
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SUBJECTS COVERED
Writing & Reading
DIRECTIONS
Week 1
Shared Reading of The Jolly
Postman. Identify the parts of a
Friendly letter, and have the
students label the parts. Then write
a letter to the Jolly Postman.
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One - Three
OBJECTIVES
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The students will learn how to write
a friendly letter while responding to
literature.
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The students will identify & label the
parts of a Friendly Letter.
Each day read 2 to 3 letters from
the story “With Love, Little Red Hen”
by Alma Flora Ada.
SUNSHINE STATE
STANDARDS
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Writes to communicate ideas and
information effectively
2
Uses knowledge and experiences to
tell about experiences or to writes
for familiar occasions, audiences,
and purposes
3
Produces a final simple document
that have been edited
4
Uses the
effectively
writing
Week 2
Read any version of the story “The
Little Red Hen”. Then, give the
students a bread shaped advertisement. The students write an
advertisement pretending to be the
little red hen, asking for help with
the bread. Address, postmark and
stamp the envelope.
processes
MATERIALS (PER GROUP)
The materials needed to facilitate
this program are well-loved books, letter
writing materials and an endless
imagination. Any favorite characters
could be used.
Week 3
“The True story of the Three Little
Pigs” – Read the story and then the
students will write to the big bad
wolf. Have them write about why
they are glad he is in jail. Address,
postmark and stamp the envelope.
Week 4
“Goldilocks and the Three Bears” –
Read the story and then have the
students pretend to be Goldilocks.
They will write an apology letter to
baby bear for breaking and entering.
Next, the students will fill out a
Vandalism Report for her crime.
Address, postmark and stamp the
envelope.
Each day read 2 to 3 letters from
the story “Yours Truly, Godilocks” by
Alma Flora Ada.
Week 5
“The Jolly Christmas Postman” –
Share the story and then the
students make a list of the things
they want, and write a “Thank you”
letter to Santa for last year’s gifts.
Address, postmark and stamp the
envelope.
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LESSON PLAN No 1: The Jolly Postman Envelope Book
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EVALUATION / ASSESSMENT
You can grade the final product for
content, spelling, grammar, punctuation,
sentence structure, and correct
capitalization.
ADDL INFORMATION
Adaptation – Any story book character
could be written to. (Arthur, Clifford,
Junie B. Jones, and Ralph S.
Mouse. It could even be used with
your current Reading Series by
writing a letter weekly to the
characters in your stories.
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SUBJECTS COVERED
Writing, Reading & Social Studies
GRADES
Kindergarten - Five
OBJECTIVES
The students will write a friendly letter
to a pen pal each week.
SUNSHINE STATE
STANDARDS
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Writes to communicate ideas and
information effectively
2
Uses knowledge and experiences to
tell about experiences or to writes
for familiar occasions, audiences,
and purposes
3
Produces a final simple document
that have been edited
4
Uses the
effectively
writing
processes
MATERIALS NEEDED
The materials needed to facilitate
this program are well-loved books, letter
writing materials and an endless
imagination. Any favorite characters
could be used.
DIRECTIONS
1. Find a teacher that wants to pen pal
with you. It can be someone in your
school, at a neighboring school, out
of state, or even out of country.
2. If your numbers don’t match, don’t
worry. Ask for the name of some of
their advanced or gifted students to
write two letters to two of your
students.
3. Start the week before Valentine’s
Day, in case of absent students.
Have the students make their
Valentine for their Pen Pal. Send
them in you school courier mail or
use the United States Post Office.
Enlist the help of your guidance
counselor, parent volunteer or
someone from the community to
arrive on their bike as the Jolly
Postman to deliver the Valentines
from their Pen Pals. I had my Jolly
Postman also share a story about
how the mail gets from place to
place.
4. Write a big book about the Jolly
Postman’s visit. Take pictures and
write “thank you” letters to the Jolly
Postman.
5. Then weekly send pen pal letters to
your Pen Pal Partner Class.
6. During the program, take a field trip
to the Post Office.
7. At the end of the program, set up a
mutual field trip to a local park to
meet their pen pals for a picnic.
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LESSON PLAN No 2: Pen Pals and Post Office Field Trip
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You will need to check the letters and
have them edited BEFORE they are sent
to their pen pals.
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LESSON PLAN No 3: The Felix Envelope Book
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SUBJECTS COVERED
MATERIALS (PER GROUP)
EVALUATION / ASSESSMENT
Writing, Reading, & Social Studies
The materials needed to facilitate
this program are well-loved books, letter
writing materials and an endless
imagination. Any favorite characters
could be used.
You can grade the final product for
content, spelling, grammar, punctuation,
sentence structure, and correct
capitalization.
GRADES
One - Five
OBJECTIVES
DIRECTIONS
•
The students will learn how to write
a friendly letter while responding to
literature.
•
The students will identify & label the
parts of a Friendly Letter.
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The student will have a better
understanding of the world around
them.
1. Read the story “Letters from Felix”
and then discuss the globe or a map
of the world. Generate ideas from
the students on where they would
want to go, if they could go
anywhere in the world. Review the
parts of a Friendly Letter. Then the
students write a friendly letter to
“Felix” telling him about the place
they would choose and why.
Address the envelope to Felix,
stamp with a sticker, and postmark
with a date stamp.
SUNSHINE STATE
STANDARDS
1
Writes to communicate ideas and
information effectively
2. Complete the same letter activity
with the following Felix’s books
2
Uses knowledge and experiences to
tell about experiences or to writes
for familiar occasions, audiences,
and purposes
3
Produces a final simple document
that have been edited
• “Felix Travels back in Time” –
write about where they would
travel back in time to. Go over
what a time line is. Make one of
their own life to put in the
envelope.
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Uses the
effectively
5
Compares everyday life in different
places and times and understands
how people, places and things
change over time
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writing
processes
Understands the broad categories
of time
• “Felix and the Flying Suitcase” –
write a letter to Felix about what
they would do if they found a flying
suitcase.
• “Felix Explores the Earth” – write
to Felix about which place from the
book they would like to explore –
Space, the North Pole, the Rain
Forest, or Australia.
• “Felix Joins the Circus” – write
about what job they would want if
they joined the circus.
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Materials Budget
ITEM DESCRIPTION
COST
SUPPLIER
TOTAL COST
The Jolly Postman by Allan Ahlberg
17.99
AMAZON.COM
17.99
The Jolly Pocket Postman by Janet Ahlberg
19.95
AMAZON.COM
19.95
The Jolly Christmas Postman by Allan Ahlberg
19.95
AMAZON.COM
19.95
Letters From Felix book by Annette Langen
14.99
AMAZON.COM
14.99
Felix and the Flying Suitcase Adventure by Annette Langen
14.99
AMAZON.COM
14.99
Felix’s Christmas Around the World by Annette Langen
16.99
AMAZON.COM
16.99
4.99
AMAZON.COM
4.99
Felix Joins the Circus by Annette Langen
14.99
AMAZON.COM
14.99
Felix Travels Back in Time by Annette Langen
16.99
AMAZON.COM
16.99
With Love, Little Red Hen by Alma Flora Ada
6.99
AMAZON.COM
6.99
Yours Truly, Godilocks by Alma Flora Ada
6.99
AMAZON.COM
6.99
Month by Month Thematic Stationery
9.95
Scholastic Books
9.95
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Felix Explores the Planet Earth by Annette Langen
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$175.77
Subtotal
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Tax if applicable
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Stacy Allcorn
Lake Placid Elementary
School: _________________________________________
S/H if applicable
17.57
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Teacher’s Name __________________________________
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193.34