As one young person s cultural icon may be completely foreign to another, this activity can create an environment conducive to cultural exchange. This activity, though, does not require the use of the Internet. Ask children to brainstorm a list of people, events and inventions that changed people s lives during the twentieth century. Divide children into pairs. Have children make a list of what items they want to include in their time capsule.
Older children can write and younger children can draw pictures of the items.
To help them decide what to include in the time capsule, ask them to list five items they would most like to remember from their own lives at the end of the twentieth century. Ask each child to write a letter to the children of the thirty-first century. Remind them that the children to whom they are writing may have never seen what they are describing. To make a time capsule, instruct children to use an empty shoebox or oatmeal container. Seal the capsule by gluing a strip of paper over the top of the lid and down the sides.