How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? A lot of value. That's why we do it in my class. Because we're swapping with another class and sharing our writing. It would be great to be able to opt into a say 3 times year option with the same class.

“Year 5”

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How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? It provided motivation and enthusiasm to our writing programme, drawing all students into the task and eliciting some great learning from even the most reluctant writers.

“It has been great to have the support of schoolkit in organising this for us. The students have been motivated and engaged in this project and we can't wait for the postcards to arrive from our buddy classes.”

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Posted 6 years ago

How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? Kids loved the idea of the writing going to another class. Was a bit disappointing that the buddy class didn’t add colour at all to the postcards when I have seen such colourful versions on Facebook.

“The tin of objects and ideas for the colour poems were fantastic. Kids were motivated and able to experience success. The postcard activity was challenging for my class. I have done this before and found the metaphor a more achievable task but we got there in the end. Rather than labouring on I did use the word banks and fill in some of the postcards myself though when it seemed a challenge to far for some of the class. The class are still busy drawing and writing inspired by the items in the tin.”

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How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? It was interesting to see how others had interpreted them.

“The three activities did not connect and scaffold well together, it all felt a bit random and disjointed. We did enjoy the poetry aspect though.”

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Posted 6 years ago

How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? Great - it was so quick, we sent ours off and the next day our parcel arrived to share with the class. We loved seeing what they all wrote as some of the things were the same as what we had or were thinking of putting on it!

“It made my class curious to what this meant and excited to see a box arrive and see what was inside - they all loved the mystery of it.”

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How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? Students genuinely enjoyed seeing what the other class had written. There were very similar ideas for some categories and in some cases, the same idea had been considered. Such a cool concept; having another class miles away doing the same tasks as us. It

“Ideal kit for promoting collaboration, research and creativity. This was an easy School Kit to add into our literacy programme.”

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How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? Students enjoyed sharing work with and from another school. They made made links to the information on the large class sheet and felt it was special to receive their own personal card to share. Students shared their experience and cards received at the sc

“The resources and support materials were easy to use and access. The students enjoyed using the objects as a focus for their poetry and extended writing. The class sheet was a real hit and was a source of much discussion and compromise. Having a focus and audience for their work was a great motivator for students to produce their best work and try their hardest. They definitely want to go this again. Thank you very much for the organisation and resources.”

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How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? It was a real let down as the student's work was not at the level of my students. I rang the school to check the class level and was disappointed that the difference between the two classes was so marked. My children were extremely disappointed with the c

“We loved the process and I saw such clever work being done by my top students. If students applied the process - their own one-word story was the key, in my opinion, then the outcomes were wonderfully interesting. I have written a long appraisal prior to receiving our buddy class work, l to the person I was in contact with by email through the unit.”

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