Kidlink’s
Who Am I? Program
Delmar’s Kindergarten
students created a web
about themselves in
Kidspiration.
The Infant Project - 1992
…initiated by Mike Burleigh and the
students at
Stanley Infant School in the UK.
Students in England, Iceland, Tasmania, Peru, Maryland,
and Hawaii communicated via email.
From Peru
From: br1beo@pervm1.ibm.com
Subj: Jose Angel mail for this week
Date: Oct 26, 1992
Dear friends around the world:
Last Friday I lost one tooth and a new one will grow.
I left it to the little mouse and He took it and left five
soles for me. I will buy a new GI Joe with the money.
Do you leave your lost teeth to the little mouse?
Good bye,
Jose Angel
From: lara@ismennt.is
Subj. Re: Jose Angel mail for…
Date: Oct 28, 1992
From Iceland
Dear Jose Angel,
I have not lost any tooth but one is loose. We do not leave
our teeth for a little mouse but for a tooth elf under our
pillow. Then the elf gives us something. What is a GI Joe
that you are going to buy for the soles?
What are soles? Is it your money? Our money is Kronur
and it has a picture of cod on it. All our coins have
pictures of something from the sea.
Good bye,
Gisli Tryggvi
From Tasmania
From: LDD1_MAIL@au.edu.tased.ecc
Date: Oct 29, 1992
Dear Amy in England,
Our coins have Australian animals on them. The
animals on our coins are Frilled neck lizard, pygmy
possum, Echidna, Platypus, and Aborigine and 5
stars, 5 kangaroos and a kangaroo with an Emu.
From James
From Maryland
From: pweeg@source.asset.com
Subj: money
Date: Nov 4, 1992
Dear James,
Our money has men on it. These men were
presidents. Bill Clinton is our new president.
Your friend,
Whittney
USA
Main Idea and details... of a picture sent by friends in Japan
Our friends from Rinkan
Elementary School in
Japan sent us this very
nice picture and asked
us to write a story about
it. Delmar second
graders wrote their
stories and we sent them
to our friends in Japan.
Once upon a time there were 5 boys with strange heads. There was a
pirate behind them. The pirate had a big sword. The fruits names are
strawberry, pear, lime, squash and green pepper. They were going to
an island. They thought it scary. They had striped shirts. They had
odd shoes. They had odd shorts. It was sailing. They were going to
an island. The pirate left and never came Back!!!!!! They were happy.
Shekita
grade 2
Writing a Story Together
Sonnie, a student in
Japan, began a story
about dinosaurs and
sent it to students at
Delmar Elementary in
Maryland. Students
in Illinois also added
to the story.
Our Dinosaur story
started in Japan...
200,000,000 years ago, there lived a dinosaur family and many horseshoe
crabs in a sea. Dinosaur family has four persons. Mother and three brothers.
Their father dino had gone somewhere some years ago. So the children did
not know who their father is. They live in the east part of the sea. On the other
hand, there are so many horseshoe crabs live in the south part of the sea.
One day three dino's children were walking around the sea. There came a big
wave. So the eldest dino's children disappeared suddenly. Two dino's children
were so much worried and hurried back to their home. But they lost the way to
their home. What do you do next? How do they know the way to their home?
Written by Sonnie, student of Isamu Shimazaki, in Japan
http://www.globalclassroom.org/dino1.html
Friends in Illinois continued the story…
The lost little dinosaurs sat by the sea and cried. Two little
horseshoe crabs came to see what was wrong. The
horseshoe crabs told them that they will help. All the
horseshoe crabs joined together in the shape of an arrow.
They will show the way home for the dinosaurs. The little
dinosaurs follow the horseshoe crabs a long way. When they
get home the dinosaurs saw their lost dinosaur brother.
Everyone was so very happy. The dinosaurs said thank you,
thank you to the crabs. The dinosaurs lived happily every
after. The horseshoe crabs went back to the sea. They were
happy with their new friends.
Katie added to the story...
You'll never believe. A large wave took me to an
island. There was a treasure chest full of gold. I
saw a skeleton holding a sword. I saw coconuts
on the ground.
Katie
Grade 2
Delmar Elementary
Maryland
Do You Know This Book?
Our friends in Japan, Isamu Shimazaki and his students,
asked Delmar 1st grade students if they knew this book.
Of course we did! …and a project developed. We read
the story together and discussed sections of the book via
email.
Frog sent a letter to Toad so that
he would be happy when it was
time for the mailman to come.
A best friend is a friend. Rebecca
is my best friend because she
helps me and I help her. I help her
learn. Will you be my friend? I can
be just like Frog and I can send
you a letter but I won't be a snail. I
will send it through the telephone
wires and the computer.
by Shekita
Grade 1
Delmar Elementary
Maryland
Online Friends in Taiwan
Ana and some of
her students in
Taiwan
Second grade students in Delmar,
Maryland typed letters to their
friends in Taiwan using Palm
handhelds.
From Howard in Taiwan
My name is Howard. I
have 27 people in my
family. We live in
Dayuan, Taoyuan in a
big red house. We
have 4 cats 5 dogs.
For fun we like to play
computer games. My
family is good.
From Taylor in Maryland
My name is Taylor
S. I have 4 people in
my family. We live in
Delmar, Maryland in
a house. We have
fish, cats, dogs ,and
a rabbit. For fun, we
like to go places
together. My family
is AWESOME!
Online Friends in South Africa
Dear Megan,
First grade students in
Maryland typed letters to their
friends in South Africa using
Palm handhelds.
My name is Savannah. I
have short blonde hair. My
eyes are brown. My
favorite color is blue. My
favorite food is ice cream. I
have a cat and a dog. Do
you have any pets? It is
very cold here because it is
winter.
Your friend,
Savannah
Dear Ronnie
From friends
in South Africa
On Saturday it was the Springfield fair.
We played lots of games and I made a
bangle and after the fair we went to the
Spur and we got a fan and we took it to
school and there was a pull a string and
it was so much fun. There was foam,
there was a stall.
The weather was 25 degrees in Cape
Town today 3/10 .
Yesterday 3/9 was 24
Monday was 3/8 21 degrees
Last Friday 3/5 was 20 degrees
Last Thursday 3/4 was 19 degrees
Last Wednesday 3/3 was 22 degrees
Your best friend,
Chloe
To Friends in Canada
Dear Friends in Canada,
My name is Brooke and I
am 6 years old. My
favorite game to play is
Sorry.
Your Friend,
Brooke
Dear Friends in Canada in Miss
Aneta's class,
We are learning about money in
math. The names of our coins are
quarters, dimes, nickels, and
pennies. We also have a one
dollar bill. The quarter is worth
$.25. Dimes are worth $.10. The
penny is worth $.01. Do you have
money in Canada? What kind of
money do you have in Canada?
Your Friends,
Mrs. Spicer's Class
Learning About
Money
From Friends in Canada
From Canada:
FROM: "Aneta Prettie"
DATE: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:44:12 -0800
Hello Mrs. Spicer's Class:
Yes, we have money in Canada. Our penny
is also worth $.01, nickel $.05, dime $.10,
and the quarter $.25. We use to have a
dollar bill but now it's a one dollar coin,
called a loonie! We no longer have a two
dollar bill either, it's a two dollar coin called
a toonie.
(Change purses are a must!)
From, Mrs. Prettie's Class
Citations
• http://www.michigan.gov/images/childhandonmouse_119048_7.gif