Not to politicize your child's preschooling, but now is a pretty relevant time to learn about the postal service. Beyond learning about your community, mailing a letter is also a pretty great life skill, overlooked in a time of instant communication, and teaches about addresses, which is also an emergency skill. The United States Postal Service is also a wonderful service that employs many and is as American as it gets. Here here!
You'll need:
Paper
Envelope
Stamps
Directions:
In a time of 'Rona, this activity is a little different. Before the 'Rona, I would advise to go to your local post office, buy a stamp, and put in it the mailbox outside. However, these days, most people are avoiding people and places like the plague (no pun intended). Instead, use whatever stamps you may have, order ahead if you are fancy, or, just pretend and use a sticker and "mail" the letter to yourselves (just put in the mailbox for your child to find. Or better yet, put in the mailbox, put red flag up, pretend mailperson took it, then replace it with a letter you "mailed" to your child).
Help your child write their letter if they need help. Perhaps this is a great opportunity to practice copying words, writing their name, or just drawing/decorating. Maybe they want to dictate to you. Give suggestions and let them lead. When done, place in envelope and help your child address. If you don't have envelopes and don't have stamps, you can make a postcard. Have your child write on one side, address it on the other, put your "stamp" in the stamp space, and "mail" it. If they wrote a letter to someone in particular, you could videochat and show them/read it to them. Does not go through the mailing process, but you could pretend to send it later. If they enjoy this activity, you can totally make an address book like the phone book. This is a great way to learn about their own address!
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