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

Congratulations to Marie Baker of Salisbury, North Carolina. She is the winner of a copy of the Best of The Mailbox Authors (PreK-K) in our weekly blog drawing.

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  1. 05 Jul 2009 at 9:53 pm # 43.  Judy Mattingly

    I picked up my first issue of the Mailbox the first year I taught in 1986. I have every issue of the Mailbox and The Teacher’s Helper since then. I also have all the yearbooks that have been published. There are so many ideas that I have used in my classroom, I would be lost without the books. I just want to Thank you for putting out such a great magazine.

  2. 05 Jul 2009 at 5:59 pm # 42.  Linda P

    I was lended a copy of The Mailbox by one of my co-workers to see if I could find some new ideas for my first year of teaching preschool. Not only did I copy some of the patterns from her magazine, but I immediately filled out a subscription card from it and mailed it that day!

  3. 05 Jul 2009 at 10:42 am # 41.  K Cross

    I picked one up from the coffee table in my doctor’s office waiting room. I was still reading it when a frantic teacher came through the door looking for it. I knew then it had to be special.

  4. 05 Jul 2009 at 1:15 am # 40.  Linda

    I first found Mailbox at the school library while student teaching. Later when I moved down to kinder. and to a local charter from a 4th grade room in public school I ordered my subscription and Teacher Helper too. They both helped my the transition a lot easier for me.

  5. 04 Jul 2009 at 9:41 pm # 39.  Alison

    I first found Mailbox at the local thrift store, since then I have quite the collection of Mailbox books.

  6. 04 Jul 2009 at 10:58 am # 38.  Ginger Douglas

    I first learned about The Mailbox Magazine when I started teaching in 1983. I remember getting so many good ideas for my Kindergarten class. I was the first teacher for our new Kindergarten, so I needed all the help I could get! Thanks for all the many years of help.
    Ginger

  7. 04 Jul 2009 at 10:14 am # 37.  Linda Hass

    I found your Mailbox magazine in a teacher store when I first started teaching in 1988. I have every edition since then! I have changed grades over the years and moved to 7 schools in 3 states, but I always keep them with me! Some are warn thin and falling apart, but the ideas are still great! I also get the Teachers Helper magazine (I started getting that when it first came out as Worksheet Magazine). I got my student teacher hooked this year and she got both magazines as a graduation present. I also got our school library to order subscriptions, but I still want to have my own copy.

  8. 04 Jul 2009 at 10:13 am # 36.  Katie U

    I was struggling as a first year teacher to really come up with ideas for my Toddler Classroom. I had the room decorated and had some ideas, but I really needed those centers and projects that make a difference in a child’s life. I asked my director/ mentor if she could help with any really engaging and developmentally appropriate activities. She recommended The Mailbox for ideas. What an amazing magazine! What an amazing series of books! I feel so lucky I found this in my first year so that I will know I have someone to depend on for my entire teaching career.

  9. 04 Jul 2009 at 9:56 am # 35.  L. Eldredge

    I started as a preschool teacher 3 years ago after switching careers. Our preschool already subscribed, so I first saw the magazine there. I loved all the great ideas that I saw - and would frequently visit the library to find older issues to get more ideas. This magazine really helped me get up to speed on my new career in a short time!

  10. 04 Jul 2009 at 12:28 am # 34.  Una

    I love The Mailbox but I couldn’t do without Teacher’s Helper. It is the BEST! Thank You!!!

  11. 03 Jul 2009 at 11:21 pm # 33.  Julie

    When I got my job with a preschool the first phone call was to my best friend that had been my role model and mentor since we were in kindergarten. She teaches preschool and she told me all about mailbox and I cannot thank her enough.

  12. 03 Jul 2009 at 8:48 pm # 32.  Jan

    Your website was mentioned on another teacher website. I love your information!!!

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