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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>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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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>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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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.
[photo credit: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids Write Letters to Veterans</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforletters.com/2009/02/kids-write-letters-to-veterans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle Herrmann, an elementary school teacher, began a tradition of having her classes write letters to veterans of the Vietnam War.
In a news story from Beloit Daily News, Herrmann describes the value to the children and to the Veterans.  The children get to learn about history, patriotism and giving. The Veterans learn that we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool Calender/Journal Idea</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m currently reading a book called Ghosting by Jennie Erdal. It&#8217;s about a woman who is a ghostwriter for an interesting and eccentric publisher back in the 80&#8217;s/90&#8217;s.
Last night I ran across a section in the book where she talks about her husband leaving for an extended (2 month) stint overseas for work.  This [...]]]></description>
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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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		<title>Letter Writing Kit for Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in our 10-day challenge I mentioned organizing your letter writing materials as one key to letter writing success.
Why not make it easy for your kids as well?  The more you write letters, and the sooner you write in your life, the more likely it will be that you&#8217;ll be a letter writer.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>15 Steps to Creating an Enjoyable Holiday Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforletters.com/2008/12/holiday-letters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People seem to have a love-hate relationship with the holiday newsletter.  People like sending them, another group either loves or hates to receive them. The two main complaints about holiday letters are: 1)  they seem mass-produced and impersonal, and 2) they are often tiresome and boring to read. 
The good news for those [...]]]></description>
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