Have their pen pal draw that animal based on the written description. Send your drawings to each other and see how they compare. Plan to meet each other by visiting in a chat room. Go to Email Classroom Exchange webpage for an online visit. Read tips on chatting safely when online.
Timelines Develop a timeline with the partner classroom teacher.
Decide when you will be discussing whatever topics you've chosen to do. Schedules and events happen in classrooms that may make it difficult to adhere to your first schedule. Just revise and do what you can do. This is a wonderful window of opportunity available for students to step beyond their classroom walls. This is an example of one school's posting of letter exchanges with International pen pals.