Post Day

Pedagogical purpose

The post festival

contributes to several

pedagogical objectives,

including: the

development of motor

skills, writing skills,

imagination and

structuring ideas.

Pedagogical method

The second stage of the festival is letter writing and signing the cards. This may not be the most

interesting aspect of the holiday, but it is the most fundamental from a pedagogical perspective.

Some sign postcards by themselves, some dictate letters to volunteers, while others (mostly the

youngest of the group) trace out letters written for them for volunteers. In the first two cases, the

children’s brain activity is focused on the structuring thoughts and finding the correct ways

to express them. Tracing helps the children memorize the alphabet, which further helps the

children in acquiring writing skills.

“Simple pleasures…"

When we announced to the children that Post Day was

coming, they were very happy. And it is justified! From

year to year, camp to camp, we have a good tradition of

exchanging letters between children and volunteers.

The children just love receiving letters from the

volunteers, and this is where the idea of the first Post

Day holiday came from!