October is a great time to let a few monsters into your classroom. I’ve rounded up three of my favorite monster books along with a few of my fave monster activities from themailbox.com. Wishing you a monstrously great time! Diane
Holiday and Seasonal
Halloween Thoughts
I am a lover of Halloween. I have the best memories of walking through crunchy brown leaves in the dark while going house to house begging for candy. I love fall and I love chocolate so it’s really the perfect holiday, in my mind. I’ve taught in schools that celebrated Halloween and those that did…
Falling for Literacy
This Sunday, September 23, is the first day of fall! Let’s celebrate with these literacy epackets featuring picture books and booklets. Our epackets are insanely affordable bundles of activities and printables you can download immediately and use. Take a look at these two fall favorites: Click here for this adorable collection of…
Top 5 Pumpkin Books
I was looking for a list of pumpkin-themed picture books to post on The Mailbox® Facebook page, and I couldn’t find one that consistently had good solid choices. And I certainly don’t want to recommend books that I consider to be a bit “meh”. So I decided to make my own mini list of pumpkin-themed…
Too Soon?
Is it too soon to begin posting fall-related blogs and activities? I hope not because I’m done with summer. I’m tired of sweating and applying bug repellent. (Mosquitoes find me delicious.) Plus, I figure you need time to make your lesson plans. So here is my first official fall-related blog with a selection of awesome…
Yeppers! It’s a First Friday Giveaway!
Looking at this photo you could think I’m a month off, or I’m a little off! I can’t confirm nor deny the latter (ha!), however, I can agree that this month’s giveaway items look like they belong in October. There’s a reason for that. By the time the giveaway is over and the prize is…
Happy Labor Day!
Labor Day is a celebration of two things. Officially, it celebrates the contributions of people in the workforce. Unofficially, it celebrates the end of summer before the back-to-school season. But how did Labor Day come about? Here are a few fast facts: The origins of Labor Day are a little muddy. No one is quite…
International Cat Day
Wednesday, August 8, is International Cat Day! As you can see from my photos, all three of my cats are eager to celebrate–or take a nap. 🙂 To spotlight this holiday, here is a selection of fabulous skill-building cat-themed activities! This kitty cat action rhyme is perfect for preschoolers!…
Going Places
This summer hasn’t involved a big vacation for me. Oh, I had a long weekend at the beach, which was lovely. But other than that I’ve been doing the usual–going to work, complaining about the heat, and procrastinating any form of upkeep on my yard. I hope your summer has included a fabulous vacation–and hopefully…
That’s So Vanilla
Today is National Vanilla Ice Cream Day. I personally think that vanilla gets a bad rap. Despite its reputation for being a bit blah, it’s actually one of my favorite ice cream flavors. And it’s the number one ice cream flavor sold in the United States. I suspect that’s true because a lot of us…