Secret Santa The Mailbox Way

Short on cash and short on time, yet you’d love to gift a fellow teacher or two with a Secret Santa surprise. Well, here’s a thoughtful idea that’s free and just a few clicks away! Visit themailbox.com and search our extensive collection of free offerings by holiday or season, grade level, and/or subject matter. Choose…

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Top Toys

I don’t have any children, and I work full time for The Mailbox. So I don’t see children in the classroom on a day-to-day basis. This results in me not having a clue what is currently “cool” in toy land. What are children playing with these days? I didn’t know. So I decided to look…

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So Many Firsts!

I recently saw this video of a grandmother riding a roller coaster for the first time. (If it doesn’t brighten your day, then nothing will, and you might as well go back to bed.) That got me thinking of all the firsts you experience with your students—the first time a child understands one-to-one correspondence, the…

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HA!

It’s April Fools’ Day, so on this wacky day, I salute teachers who have a fabulous, if slightly crazy, sense of humor. Mr. Lowrey, my fifth-grade teacher, is a perfect example of the quote to the left. Now that man was funny! I don’t necessarily remember exactly what he said or did to make me…

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Mushy yet Marvelous!

January is National Oatmeal Month! Who knew oatmeal had it’s own month!? I love oatmeal, but I was late in appreciating this adored breakfast food. For a long time, it was just too mushy for me. Even now, I tend to make it thicker than most people. (I like to convince myself that it’s actually…

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