Dear Friends in Japan,Second grade teacher at Rinkan Elementary School, Mr. Isamu Shimazaki, extended an invitation for my second grade students at Delmar to participate in his World Wide F.A.X project. Of course we are delighted to join his students in an international exchange of e-mail and drawings. As Mr. Shimazaki tells us, F.A.X stands for, "Friendships Are eXciting." In his first FAX project he did not use the Web and drawings were sent by fax machines. Now we can use the WWW.
Several second grade students come to my lab every day and these are the children who are participating. We wrote letters to our new friends in Japan and they drew beautiful pictures for us!
Dear Friends in Japan,
My birthday is soon. It is November 9th. I will be 8 years old. I am in second grade. I like art. I will draw you a good picture. Will you draw me one?
Your friend,
Jonathan
Dear Friends in Japan,
I am 8 years old. I am in second grade. i, like to Read our books in school. It is fun to read. Do you like to read? What is your favorite book? Mine is the Three Billy Goats. I will draw you a picture. Will you draw one for me?
Your Friend,
thomas
dear friends in Japan,
im 7. I eat bar-b-q chicken. Um, it is yummy. What do you like to eat? I will draw a picture for you. Will you draw one for me?
Your friend,
shekita
I'm 6. I eat pizza. My favorite is pepperoni pizza. what do you like to eat? I will make a picture for you. Will you make one for me?
Your friend,
markis
Dear Friends in Japan,
i am in 2 grade. I like babies. I will make a pretty picture for you. Will you make one for me?
Your friend,
Jessica
Dear Friends in Japan,
i am 7. i like books and i like baby dolls too. i have a sister. Do you have a sister? I will make a picture for you and will you make one for me?
Your friend,
heather
Mrs. Weeg Meets Isamu in Rio de Janeiro!
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Patricia A. Weeg
author: Kids@work: Math in the Cyberzone The Global Classroom January 20, 1999 |
