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

3. Missouri

4. St. Louis

5. Shenandoah Valley

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

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

8. 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

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

10. 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

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

12. You’ve Got Mail

13. Discussing Responses