Kansas has so many wonderful places to visit, and postcards are a fun way to let others know about where you’ve been! Using the 2 cell poster template provided, students will create a postcard from Kansas. The written part must include at least one fact about the landmark, and the picture must accurately depict the location.
Some popular tourist attractions in Kansas include Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Monument Rocks, the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Flint Hills National Scenic Byway, Dodge City, Botanica, the Wichita Gardens, and the Kansas Speedway.
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Objective: Create a postcard from a landmark in Kansas.
Student Instructions
Connecting your students with a classroom in another city or state helps them learn about different places and cultures. Coordinate with another teacher to swap postcards, giving your students a real audience and building excitement for the project. This adds real-world relevance and communication practice.
Guide students to explore diverse Kansas landmarks using books, videos, or websites. Assign small groups different sites to investigate, then share findings with the class. This ensures everyone has background knowledge and inspires creativity.
Show students how to combine facts with personal touches in their writing. Write a sample postcard as a class, pointing out how to greet the recipient, describe the landmark, and add a fun closing.
Have students find and mark their chosen landmarks on a classroom map of Kansas. This builds geography skills and helps students visualize where each site is located.
Invite students to share their work by arranging the postcards around the room. Students can walk around, read each other's notes, and learn about multiple Kansas landmarks in an engaging way.
To create a Kansas landmark postcard activity, use a 2-cell poster template where students illustrate a Kansas landmark on one side and write a note with at least one fact about the site on the other. Include creative touches like a fun stamp and a made-up address for engagement.
Popular Kansas landmarks students might showcase include Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Monument Rocks, Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Flint Hills National Scenic Byway, Dodge City, Botanica, the Wichita Gardens, and Kansas Speedway.
Students should write a note to a friend or family member describing the Kansas landmark they "visited," and include at least one factual detail about the site. Creativity in the address and stamp is encouraged.
This activity is ideal for students in grades 3-6, as it reinforces research, creativity, and communication skills while introducing Kansas geography and history.
Making postcards helps students connect with Kansas's history and geography, practice research and writing, and express creativity. It also encourages engagement by allowing them to share fun facts in a personal, imaginative way.