HOW IT WORKS

After registration and being matched with a buddy classroom, teachers will determine how best to exchange letters. Classrooms can send letters at the same time or teachers will decide which classroom will send first. The Purple Letter Project will help guide the process from the beginning.

Teachers will also determine the frequency of exchanges. Some exchanges can happen twice a month, while others may opt for once a month or less. The amount of letters sent should fit comfortably with both classrooms' schedules and curriculum plans.

ABOUT THE LETTERS

You will be receiving a list of suggested themes in your Welcome Kit. Participating teachers should decide amongst themselves which ones could be most relevant to their respective classrooms.

We suggest that the themes be the same for each classroom so that students are discussing the same thing at the same time. If you decide to have themes that are not on the suggested list, we ask that you send them to us as we may add them to the suggested list, as well.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

Make the first letters introductory letters
Encourage students to be truthful and honest
Encourage critical thinking
Discuss the value of sharing feelings
Discuss ways students can expand on the things they write about... The “Why” and “How”
Answer students’ questions as truthfully as possible
Encourage them to ask questions
Encourage proper penmanship and spelling
Discuss the importance of trying to understand one another at the end of the exchanges