• Participate in a grand conversation about Owney the Traveling Dog by Lynn Hall.
• Predict what will happen next in the story.
• Create a cause and effect chart of story events.
• Sequence story events.
• Distinguish between though, through, and thought.

• Describe the purpose of sending postcards.
• Describe interesting features of their community.
• Identify the parts of a postcard.
• Create and mail a postcard.

Learning Center: Reading and Writing about Letters
Lesson Three (Available in .pdf format.)
Objectives:

• Students will read trade books about letter-writing.
• Students will write and mail letters.

The United States Post Office: Yesterday and Today
Lesson Four (Available in .pdf format.)
Objectives:

• Students will describe what happens to a letter once it's mailed.
• Students will name three facts about the Pony Express.
• Students will actively participate in a Pony Express Readers Theatre.

This Land Is Our Land
Lesson Five (Available in .pdf format.)
Objectives: The students will be able to:

• Use a table of contents and index to find information.
• Conduct research about a state.
• Use the steps of the writing process to create a travel article.