Pen Pals
In this report, students from Arataki School describe how they are getting to know the residents at a retirement home by becoming their pen pals.
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Series: Junior Journal 56 Level 2 2018
Reading year level: 3
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: friends, hopscotch, housie, indoor bowls, inkwells, letters, mobility scooter, movies, pen pals, pen friends, retirement home
Pen Pals
Words by Jo Makgill
Through letters, both groups enjoy finding out about each other’s lives and discovering how some things, such as school life, recreational activities, and even word meanings, have changed over time.
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Junior Journal 56 Level 2 2018
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3 of 4Chang-O and the Moon
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