Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3 Activity 4 Activity 5 Use Website Resources   Postcard Projects Explore the electronic postcard sites below. Brainstorm different types of activities you could do with the postcards. For example, you might ask students to write a short story about the picture, describe a scientific aspect of the photo, answer questions, write a question to an expert, or write a poem. Create a handout with step-by-step instructions for using the postcard page. Include the specific activity. Be sure the activity is associated with a particular learning outcome. Jan Brett - postcards by the illustrator Blue Mountain Arts - explore topics in many content areas Apple iCards - good for story starters PostCards From - postcards from around the US Send a Quote - choose a quote, write about it, and send it Water Postcard - write about the importance of water, water pollution, or other water topics Awesome Card - Kids postcards Butterfly Pavilion - write about a butterfly Paddington Bear Postcard - send a Paddington postcard Yahooligans Greeting Cards - links to many resources Hallmark Cards   Enhance with Clipart Explore some great clip art sites. Copy and paste some clip art into a word processing document and write a simple web-based activity. Discovery Clipart - best school images Classroom Clipart.com - lots of great pictures Pics4Learning - student submitted art and photographs Free Graphics - starters in many areas Barry's Clipart - good links Amazing Picture Machine About.com Clipart - links by category - some links dead Art Today - use free section Awesome Clipart for Kids - links Teacher Files - clipart links   Explore Creative Websites Use one of the following websites to generate ideas for activities: Art Safari - try art exploration activities Political Cartoons - explore political cartoons and activities KidsMuse - help students learn good visual techniques Kodak Playground - try some fun photo activities and learning opportunities Crayola - try fun activities KinderArt - turn a traditional art activity into a technology-enhanced activity Jan Brett - look at the finger puppets and masks, use your own photos or scanner to create them from other books 42explore: Photography - this site contains lots of ideas for photography activities and links Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3 Activity 4 Activity 5  Created by Annette Lamb, 4/01. Updated 3/02.