Parade activity
Speech Bubbles / Pen Pal Pets / Doodle Texting
For School · library
- K-6
- Grades 3-5
- Grades 6-8
- Grades K-2
- 3-5
- 6-8
- K-2
- Academic
- School
- library
- Words & Wordplay
- Quick
- Academic
Documented for Ohio: arts.
What it is
Give the Doodle words; write notes as/to the Doodle exchanged between classes - the writing and oral-language lane.
Source: Classroom Activities; Library/Literacy Map
- Timeshort turns — an ongoing exchange
- Setupa little setup
What you need
- Doodles in two classrooms (or one)
- Speech Bubble Boards or paper bubbles
- crayons
Steps
- Step 1 of 3
Write as — or to — the Doodle
Notes, postcards, and letters in the Doodle's voice or addressed to it.
- Step 2 of 3
Send it
Messages travel between classrooms (or across the room); the Doodle wears its latest message in a speech bubble.
- Step 3 of 3
Write back
The exchange continues: replies, new bubbles, an ongoing correspondence.
Tips
- K-1: drawn messages and postcards.
- Grades 2-3: short friendly notes.
- Grades 4-5: letters with proper format — an ongoing correspondence.
Research
What it supports
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