Pen Pals

Pen pals are a great way to learn about foreign cultures and meet people from all over the world. You can maintain a friendship with a pen pal by staying in touch through the mail, by calling on the phone or by staying connected on the Internet. The more you put into the friendship, the more you will get out of the experience. Read on... more »

Motivating your students to write can be a challenge. Many children view writing activities as a chore, no matter how creative your lesson plans are. The only writing many students seem to enjoy unless is writing notes to each other. Take advantage of your students' desire to pass notes by obtaining pen pals for them. Take it one step... more »

You want your kids to have a good sense of family, and to know that there is more to their family than just the people in their own household. This means getting the opportunity to know and spend time with their cousins. Having a close relationship between cousins can be hard to maintain when the cousins live out-of-state, or even... more »

The Internet has made it easy to meet new people for friendship or dating. There are plenty of free ways to meet people on-line if you look. more »

Regardless of one's political stance on the presence of American troops overseas, there's one thing on which most people can agree: The men and women in the armed forces have families and loved ones like everyone else and deserve to know that they're remembered and appreciated for the job they're performing. The Adopt a Soldier... more »