In case you haven’t heard, Punxsutawney Phil’s forecast is in. Shortly after dawn this morning, this world famous groundhog looked right, looked left, and then spun around as only a groundhog can before uttering, “Just for you, Diane, I forecast an early spring!” 🙂 Well, maybe it didn’t happen exactly like that. However, his forecast…
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Teacher Wishes
Did your ears burn yesterday? I’ve heard that’s supposed to happen when you’re being talked about, and yesterday several colleagues and I were yakkin’ about ya! Yes, indeedy. In fact, we were trying to read your teacher minds. You see, we want to know what’s on your wish list for The Mailbox. What is it…
Got an Idea?
Do you have an idea for The Mailbox magazine? Of course you do! In fact, I’m quite certain that you have several great ideas that could help other teachers be successful in their classrooms. So why not submit those ideas? Heck, we’ll even pay you for them! Yes sirree, for each idea we accept for…
Calendar Time!
Hey, did you know The Mailbox has a book called Calendar Time for Little Learners? Since today’s the first day of September, I thought I’d share a little ditty from the book with you. Here we go—sing along to the chorus of “Jingle Bells.” September, September, September’s here, hooray! I’m at school To make new…
Jazzed About Booklets
Booklets are on my brain today! Joan’s comment on “First Day Faves” jump-started my thinking. She begins the year knowing she’ll have a class-made book for each child to take home at the end of the year. Isn’t that a great strategy? If I were teaching, I’d make that my class book strategy for sure….
Classroom Layout
Should my reading table be at the front or back of my classroom? What’s the best location for my sensory table? Where should I put my classroom library? Laying out a classroom isn’t for wimps, is it? 🙂 Every teacher wants his or her classroom to be set up for optimal learning and classroom management….
A Doozy of a Day!
Guess what I did yesterday! I took part in a vendor day for teachers. An estimated 400 enthusiastic teachers gathered at a popular school-supply store in Covington, Kentucky, to check out the latest in educational offerings and to meet their favorite vendors. I’m pretty sure I chatted with all 400 teachers. It was absolutely the…
TheMailbox.com Makeover
Have you checked out our updated Web site? Yesterday, TheMailbox.com went from being a great Web site to being a super-duper, gold star, totally awesome, terrifically fantastic Web site! Can you tell I’m just a little excited? You’ve got to check out My Mailbox. It’s the best ever! Now you can search for and get…
Last Call for Science
Well, it’s not the last call ever for science tips and ideas. That’s not true at all! 🙂 We’ll surely be chatting about science again in the near future. However, it is the last day to be entered in our science book giveaway. You have right up until midnight tonight, July 9. So if you…
Wow!
Wow again! Y’all are awesome! Your responses to “Scoop Alert!” and “Paperwork SOS” are so fantastic. Teachers are the BEST! I hope you’re enjoying the comments as much as I am. And if you didn’t get a chance to respond yet, please still do! I kept trying to post yesterday, and I declare it just…