Your students may choose to create their own postcards. Some suggestions for creating postcards are included here.

Computer made postcard by Sontag Elementary School, Virginia, U.S.A. 'Our school has 300 students in Pre-K to 5th grades. We all ride the school bus or in a car, some ride 45 minutes to get to school. Most of our families have lived in this area for generations. Our country is the third largest dairy producer in Virginia and many families live on farms. Most of us live near our grandparents or other relatives. Please tell us about where you live.'

Computer made postcard by Leintwardine Computer Club, England 'I live in England in the countryside. The nearest town is about 10 miles away. I go to a friendly village school in Leintwardine where I have many friends. Bye.'

Discussion about the Postcard Project:

Encourage students to think about the Postcard Project:

• Why are we doing this?
• What do we want to communicate?
• What size card will we work on?
• What materials can we use?

Collectively select a topic or theme: My Place, My Friends, My Hobbies, Our School

My Place Torn Collage of 'My Place' by Year 4 student from Clifton Hill Primary School, Melbourne, Australia
	My Garden Computer image of 'My Garden' by Year 4 student at Kingswood College, Melbourne, Australia

Encourage students to brainstorm a list of words that help focus their attention. Then select from this and encourage students to carefully consider how they will communicate their topic - lots of drawing and design elements can be included in this stage.

Experiment with ideas using various materials. Select ideas from the samples to work into the final piece. Grey lead can be used to create an outline and main sections before drawing/collage is completed in detail and colour.

Often a small border helps to define the work and this can be designed using students initials or their own family logo.

Use of a border: Postcard created by Grade 6 student In Bali, Indonesia.

Finally a display of the finished works can be organised before they are sent. Over the next few weeks you will receive lots of postcards from all over the world.

Special thanks to Marg Stephens from the University of Melbourne for her contributions to this page.

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