I can’t think of a teacher who doesn’t wish for more minutes (hours?) per day, can you? Well, trust me, your peeps here at The Mailbox understand your needs! That’s why we continue to add new timesaving tools to our online toolkit for MyMailbox Idea Center Gold. Now I suspect this news is a total bummer for anyone who is not a current member of MyMailbox Idea Center Gold. (If you fall into this category, please see my subscription tips below.)
Here’s the scoop on three new timesaving tools available at
MyMailbox Idea Center Gold under the “Toolkit” tab!
Card Maker Tool: Quick as a wink, create cards and tags for a variety of purposes. Word cards, desk labels, flash cards, cubby tags, center labels—you choose the card size, the border art (from seasonal and nonseasonal choices), the font and font size, and the number of cards you need. Enter your text, and presto—your cards are ready to print!
Lotto Board Maker: Prepare lotto boards in a flash! Choose a grid, border art, and the number of gameboards you need. The Lotto Board Maker signals how many unique words you must enter to make a different card for every player. Enter your text, and your cards are ready in seconds!
Spelling Tool: Wow, this tool is awesome! Enter the spelling 
words for the week and get a ready-to-print spelling list. Need some spelling activities to go with the words? No problem! There are 38 different activities from which to choose. Each activity you select appears on the page you’re designing. You can even add a personal note, such as “Spelling test on Friday!” You choose the font, font size, and border art.
Enjoy!
Diane
Subscription Tips: Not a member of MyMailbox Idea Center Gold? Try these ideas! Talk up the benefits of MyMailbox Idea Center Gold around family members and special friends who know how hard you work on a daily basis. Make sure they understand that this membership is guaranteed to reduce teacher stress. (You might also hint at the prospect of more home-cooked meals, a cleaner house, and so on.) If this approach fails, seek sanity-saving donations from family members and friends. (Go ahead, make ’em feel guilty!) If this also fails, start saving your change. I’m always surprised by how quickly my change adds up!