Learning Value:
This activity promotes development and learning by encouraging children to use writing for a variety of purposes, as well as develop increasing care for self, others, and the environment.
Materials Needed:
- Paper
- Pens and pencils
- Stickers or stamps
Participants: This activity is intended for independent play, or adult/child interaction.
Directions:
- Talk about all the people who help your family every day, such as mail carriers, grocery store clerks, or healthcare providers.
- Draw pictures, write letters and thank you notes to those people, as well as family, friends, and neighbors. Danke, merci, gracias, thank you! How many ways can you say thanks?
- Decide together how you will give the notes (mail, take pictures and email, text, etc.).
