How Did You Meet Us?
Posted by Hope Spencer on 02 Jul 2009 | Posted in: Grade 1, Grades 2-3, Intermediate, Kindergarten, Preschool, Teacher's Helper, The Mailbox, The Mailbox Books
| During my second year of teaching, I was across the hall from an incredible teacher named Ms. Dunn. Ms. Dunn shared so many wonderful teacher secrets with me! I couldn’t wait to see what she had planned each day. Her students were always engaged in the best learning games, and everything in her room was so organized. People stopped by to see her colorful wall displays, and she knew all kinds of tips and shortcuts. After several months of copying what she was doing, I was convinced that she was the smartest teacher ever! I was surprised when she handed me an issue of The Mailbox® magazine. “Take this,” she said. “The ideas are in here.” |  |
Well, I did take that issue and I read it from cover to cover. After I marked all of the ideas I wanted to use with sticky notes, I knew I had to get my own subscription. Later, I subscribed to Teacher’s Helper® magazine, too. I was really hooked! It wasn’t long before I was submitting my own ideas to the magazine and using the gift certificates to buy other Mailbox products. And, I was recommending the magazines to all the new teachers I worked with!
Hey, this makes me curious: how were you introduced to The Mailbox family? I’d love to know. Leave a comment and tell me your story—I’m eager to hear from you!
All the best,
Hope
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I first discovered Mailbox magazine when I was in college training to become a teacher. One of my professors came in one day with sample that she passed around the room and then told us that the library carried back issues that we could search through for ideas. Oh my gosh! I remember sitting for HOURS and HOURS going through those stacks and writing down ideas and tips in my notebook to use one day in my classroom. I also put MANY dimes in the copier to make copies of the pages to add to my “curriculum boxes” that we had to make. I even told my Mom that year that for Christmas I wanted a subscription to Mailbox Intermediate since I planned on teaching grades 4-6. What a joy it was to get my first issue! I still have all of my issues and have my subscription paid for the next 3 years! I have submitted a lot of ideas to Mailbox and love using the gift certificates to buy MORE Mailbox products. You guys are a teacher’s best friend!!!!
I worked our YMCA School Age Child Care program, and I found your Arts and Crafts for grades K-6 back in 1991! I was hooked! I started out with a subscription to The Mailbox for the Primary grades, and then when I got a job as a preschool teacher, I switched to the Kindergarten (they didn’t have preschool issues back then!).
I can pretty much plan my entire preschool year with your books. And the new Day-by-Day series is AMAZING!!! Thank you for ALWAYS being on the cutting edge and giving us so many fabulous ideas!!!
You rock!
The school librarian kept copies of The Mailbox for the faculty to use. Every time I borrowed the issue I never wanted to return it since it had so many ideas that I wanted to refer back to. Therefore, I ordered my own subscription. After I had a collection I stopped subscribing. Then every time I went to a teacher store they had the Mailbox by the register. I couldn’t keep my hands off them just like a child at the checkout with candy. Eventually I started subscribing and love them even more now that there is Mailbox Companion.
I found Mailbox way back in 1993 while doing my student teaching. Each month that I received the magazine it was just this rush of excitement to try all the great ideas. I love how this magazine helps me keep my creativity, while also addressing the all important state standards. Another huge thrill in my life was seeing MY ideas published for other teachers to use. That was just a HUGE validation for me. I LOVE YOUR MAGAZINES and LOVE BEING PART OF THEM!
I have been using Mailbox Magazine since the early 80’s. I taught 5th grade for 18 years then I was moved from grade to grade. I couldn’t have done it without all the wonderful ideas for each grade. I have used both Mailbox and Teacher’s Helper. Now I am teaching 2nd grade and my children love all the wonderful activities they get to do.
I took over a long established preschool as my first teaching job. When going through all the “school-owned” curriculum books, I came across a mailbox yearbook. I couldn’t believe how easy and fun the ideas were. I am hooked!
When I was in college, I was given a subscription to the Mailbox Magazine as a gift from my mother. She told me she knew I could do a lot with it. As I read it, I found myself incorporating a lot of the ideas in my homework and internships. When I graduated, I continued using the ideas in my classroom. The preschool I worked at started getting a subscription to the magazine. They saw so many of the ideas that I did as I started to use it. Now, I am getting ready to go into the Elementary field and the Mailbox magazine will be coming with me. I couldn’t imagine teaching without it!
My cooperating teacher would give me lots of ideas from The Mailbox when I was just getting my feet wet with teaching. When I finally was given a classroom of my own, the teacher that had been there before me left many of The Mailbox magazines for me to be able to reference as I began my new experiences. The ideas have always appealed to me. I can’t tell you how excited I was to finally give myself the gift of The Mailbox and enjoy the ideas as they were being published!