Happy Monday to you! I know, I know. Happy Monday might be a stretch. Hopefully your Monday is going well, but just in case it’s gotten off to a shaky start, here’s something that’s sure to improve it!
In case you didn’t know, each spring we introduce new titles from The Mailbox Books. This spring, the topics range from arts and crafts to literacy to math to classroom management. And guess what…I’m going to give away two of our brand-new books! All you have to do is respond to one of my April blog posts. If you respond to one blog post, your name gets added to the drawing one time. If you respond to a second blog post, your name gets added another time, and so on. So far, counting this post, there are six April posts. And there will be more! So check out the new books at TheMailboxBooks.com and check back here for more blog posts (and more chances to win)! This book giveaway ends at midnight on April 30! Now, didn’t your Monday just get a whole lot better?
Smiles!
Diane
PS: Each winner gets the book of his or her choice!
The contest is over now—congratulations to Darlene and Pammie, winners of our April drawing!
Sounds like fun!
hope this is open to us international customers too…we always feel left out
Now we have something to look forward to!
We can always use a few good ideas.
Monday can be rough, but I’m thankful that it’s sunny out where I live. 🙂
I personally love Mondays and you just made it better. I enjoy the blogs so I have no problem responding. Happy Monday everyone.
I really love Mondays……My kids feel a little bit sad because they miss their mommys but I love to hug and kiss them and start singing and working…
It’s a happy Sunny Monday here in Ottawa (Ontario, Canada). It’s a great way to start off the week. Happy children Happy day !!
Yes my Monday got a lot better !! Thanks ! I’d love to win the mailbox books. We are low on books in our room
Mondays aren’t so bad, its Wednesdays that seem to drag, lol! I love this site and I love getting my Mailbox issues, and now my Teachers Helper too! Two more books for my collection would be SUPER! Keep up the great work, you guys rock!
Thank you for your blog! Mondays are sometimes hard days, but this gives us something to look forward to… We love Mailbox and Mailbox books!
Thanks
Mondays usually feel like double days at school, and I have 3 outdoor recess duties every Monday. But today, here in Montana, the weather is beautiful, and going outside has been a treat!
When I go to a Mailbox blog I am always hoping for an idea that I can use tomorrow. While many of your blogs are more random thoughts by your editors rather than a plethora of ideas, this give away is the perfect reason to continue checking out the blog! Happy Monday!
Thanks! That did bring a bright spot in my Monday. They are always busy with so much to get the week started. A curveball or two will get thrown in.
Mondays are the best because I have an extra 45 minutes of conference while my students are at Art!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!
I always look forward to Mondays when it’s time to start a new theme. Today we started learning about insects & spiders. The students love it!
Happy Monday from Mohrsville, PA. It’s a glorious day here and we are excited for our caterpillars turning into butterflies!! Life is good!
Seize the day!
I filled in for our preschool director today. I have a new appreciation for her! It was a beautiful Monday here in VA.
I can’t wait to purchase some of the new books!
My Monday is shortly coming to an end, this post did make my day better. As a soon to be teacher, that would defiantly be a useful resource for me in the classroom!
Mondays are always tough. Thanks for making this a “Happy Monday” ! We need to hear that1
I love Mondays. I teach reading and I am always eager to read with my students. I find that Thursdays are my long days I always have meetings on those days!
I actually like Mondays. They seem to go by quickly. My kids look forward to the week’s new reading story.
My Monday went by pretty quickly today. We started out in my Kindergarten class with our usual calendar and weather activity. Then, since we are doing a unit on bugs and insects, we read the book The Very Clumsy Click Beetle by Eric Carle. The kids loved it! Next we had a Math lesson, then snack time, and then the library lady from our public library came to read a story about protecting the earth. Then she talked about the activities that are happening at the library the rest of this month. Soon it was lunch time, and since we have all-day Kindergarten, we have a rest time after lunch. After that we went outside to enjoy the sunshine, and after that we had computer class. After computer class we had to get ready to go home and that was our day! Tomorrow we will be making some large click beetles! Ta-ta from Illinois!
Thanks for the Monday boost! I had such a wonderful weekend that coming back this time was a bit more difficult…but I definitely love seeing the kids and hearing their stories. As you can imagine they are more than happy to share….all day if given a chance!!!
That is great news for any day of the week! I just finished using an Earth Day activity that was published in one of your books, and the kids loved it. Thanks for the great ideas!
I don’t mind Mondays too much. Usually my students come in tired from the weekend, so we get off to a calm start. My class was excited for this Monday because we are doing a unit on countries of the world and we are traveling to Mexico. They made maracas to remember the country, and they loved it.
Monday wasn’t too bad. I did have the kids asking why I wasn’t teaching (I’m a student teacher and this is my last week). So, maybe just a bit sad, but the kids do a great job of cheering me up :).
I don’t really care for Mondays, but try to make the best of them. We started a unit on baby animals and decided to add us as babies with it. We will compare our baby pictures with now pictures and see if they can find the right match. I also added my baby picture in. The children loved it.
Thanks for the inspiration!
I love Mondays! The students are ready to come back, they’re rested, and excited to share everything they did over the weekend.
Monday’s are actually the best day of the week for our class. All the students come back sleepy from the weekend and usually don’t give us too many problems. Thanks for the post.
Mondays are usually a hectic day for me but my students are usually on their best behavior and desire to be at school. Overall its a good reminder to focus on making it a “Happy Monday”!
LOVE your books! Just placed an order today.
We love Mondays in our kindergarten. We have started calling them “Math Mondays.” Although we obviously do math activities all week, we take some time on Monday mornings to learn new math games, or to do a special math activity.
I agree with “Claire”! Mondays are hectic! But I try to make them “Happy Mondays”. The children are usually tired but are happy to be at school.Thank Goodness! That’s usually half the battle!
We call them Marvelous Mondays at my school. The kids come in eager and ready to learn. I come in refreshed from the weekend and ready to teach. All in all, they really are Marvelous Mondays.
Monday afternoons seem long in my room because we don’t have specials like every other day of the week. Instead my 4th graders fill the time by reading and working with students in first grade. We call them their “buddies”. They have really enjoyed being a role model and building a relationship with them and the first graders get the same relationship and one more chance to work with someone one-on-one. It is a great experience for them all!
Love the Mailbox books!!
I love to see all the creative ideas for making Mondays better! It doesn’t always have to be the rough start to a week!
Thanks for all the ideas. I love finding new ways to keep Mondays from being the most dreaded day of the week.
I actually prefer Monday’s! I feel like both my student’s and I are refreshed and ready to take on another week!
Sometimes Mondays are difficult in the morning because children come back so excited after their long weekend.
Hi Diane 🙂
Yea Monday! Or should it be a “Mailbox Monday?” Students are usually SO quiet on Monday mornings, but I’m always happy to see their smiling faces.
Mondays……..are usually “fun days” for my class as usually over the weekend i have thought of some new rearranging ideas or some new craft ideas. The kids are usually excited to see what new fun or crazy thing i have thought of.