That Easter Bunny is really something! Thanks to an early visit from this extra special fluffy friend, I have a set of 12 colorful markers to give away to one lucky blog reader! To enter for a chance to win the colorful markers shown, simply leave your answer to the following question right here on…
Did you grow up watching Mr. Rogers? I sure did! Check out this beautiful new book of Mr. Rogers songs, presented as poetry with colorful illustrations. It’s one to treasure! You can win the book. To enter our random drawing, let me know if you were/are a Mr. Rogers fan. To be included in our…
It’s spring – and that makes me think about ponds. What a great season to share some interesting facts about Claude Monet – and a super simple pond-themed project inspired by his work. I love putting interesting facts in my blogs because I honestly learn so much myself. I can guarantee that the facts below…
It may not be raining where you are today. In fact, it could be snowing! April weather is full of surprises, that’s for sure. One thing that is fairly certain is that April showers will make an appearance at some point. I’ll let you decide whether you’ll be singing in the rain showers or singing…
Spring is full of reading-related celebrations. Win this week’s prize and you can continue the celebrations in your classroom all year long! Here’s how to enter: Submit a comment to this blog to share your super-secret pen name. To figure it out, combine the word Scribbles + Mc + the main word in the title…
The Mailbox® is located in North Carolina, and I just recently learned an interesting fact about our state. We now have the largest zoo in the world. Yes, the world! The North Carolina Zoo is a 500 acre natural habitat zoo. So if you live in NC, or you find yourself here, you might want…
Have you ever wished for a star of your very own? The young boy in How to Catch a Star wishes he had a star all his own and sets out to catch one. The story, by Oliver Jeffers, is super cute and can inspire lots of learning opportunities such as a science-related study of…
Join in the celebration with this week’s super-size prize pack. One lucky teacher will win all of these great books: Fold and Find Out: Caterpillar to Butterfly (Candlewick Press) Big and Little: A Story of Opposites (Holiday House) Turn, Seek, Find: Seasons (Twirl) Hide-and-Sleep: A Flip-Flap Book (Chronicle Books) The Happy Book (Viking) The…
I just saw an article on Facebook discussing how Joanna Gaines has written a children’s book…and before I could check myself I had rolled my eyes so hard I could see the back of my own skull. That totally isn’t fair. I’ve never read her book, and it could be fabulous. But whenever I see…
Here’s some crayon trivia for you. The smell of crayons is the 18th most recognizable scent for adults in the United States. I love the scent of crayons. For me it’s a scent that brings about fond memories. Even today there are occasions for me to retrieve my box of 96 colors from my desk…