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Download full textSmith, Carl B.; Ritter, Naomi – 1998
Based on years of experience with intergenerational correspondence at the "Senior Partners Network," this book is designed to help grandparents (and grandchildren) to find the right topics for correspondence, all laid out in clear steps. The book also offers sample letters, cards, and e-mail messages, and provides dozens of themes. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Family Involvement, Grandchildren
Ashe, Peter M. – 1987
To broaden the scope of a letter writing unit for seventh graders, a real-life component brought together two groups who could learn from one another, youngsters (who usually did not have living or nearby grandparents) and the elderly in a convalescent home. Students selected their pen pals on the basis of biographical data and similar interests…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aging Education, Elementary Education, Grade 7
