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	<title>A Passion for Letter Writing &#187; kids</title>
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		<title>Letters to Soldiers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I ran across this great blog post that has letters to soldiers written by kids.  It&#8217;s got pictures of the letters and drawings.  Really cute!  This is a great idea to do if you&#8217;re going to send a care package.  See if a local school will let you include letters or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Writing and Responding</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 17:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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Kids from Valley Park Schools in St. Louis had an unlikely project for their P.E. class&#8230; writing letters!  Apparently the philosophy at Valley Park is to frequently integrate writing into the curriculum wherever they can, even sports!
So the kids were directed to write essays about sports figures who inspire them.  They then sent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middle Schoolers Become Presidential Pen Pals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a nice story about some middle school children writing to the President and getting an answer back.  Sweet!
Metro West Daily News
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		<title>Kids Post Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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In Ohio, Fairland Elementary has created a small post office inside their school. Modeled like a real post office (as near as possible) it is operated by kids and each classroom and grade has their own address.
What an awesome way to teach kids about letter writing!
You can read the story at the Ironton Tribune.
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		<title>Letter Writing Contest for Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s something pretty exciting&#8230; a letter writing contest for kids.  It launched on inauguration and will end, fittingly, on President&#8217;s Day.
So, you better get to cracking!
http://www.adlit.org/our_white_house_contest
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