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Exploring U.S. Geography Through The Great Mail Race

Dive into U.S. Geography with The Great Mail Race and learn about states, communities, and letter writing. Students get hands-on experience with road atlases, community surveys, and address etiquette. Engage in discussions based on responses received to foster understanding of different regions in the U.S.

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Exploring U.S. Geography Through The Great Mail Race

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  1. Learning U.S. Geography with The Great Mail Race Shelli Junkel, Jill Strong, and Janna Hannon Shenandoah Valley Elementary Parkway School District Chesterfield, MO

  2. Missouri

  3. St. Louis

  4. Shenandoah Valley

  5. The Great Mail Race • Geography • Where in the world am I? • Concept of letter writing

  6. Choosing States and Communities • Introducing the students to a road atlas • Using a state road map key • Identifying types of communities

  7. Creating a Community Survey • Brainstorming a list of possible questions • Selecting questions that will give us the best picture of each community • Organizing questions into categories: school and community

  8. Creating a Cover Letter • Heading • Greeting • Body • Closing • Signature Friendly Fred

  9. Selecting Schools • http://50states.com • Name of the state • Name of the community • Find a school with a third grade • Copy and paste the address

  10. Addressing and Preparing Envelopes • Cover letters • Blank survey • Completed survey with our answers

  11. You’ve Got Mail

  12. Discussing Responses

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