It’s that time, isn’t it? My guess is you’re either teaching students, preparing for the first days of school, thinking about the first days of school, or making the most of your last few days of summer. This morning I pinned an adorable bee craft to our Arts and Crafts Pinterest board. Before I knew…
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All Ears!
I love absolutely love it when I hear from y’all. On a recent blog post, many of you shared that you’ll be updating your classroom displays one or two more times before the school year wraps. With this in mind, I searched themailbox.com for some quick and easy end-of-the-year displays. Take a look! What else…
First Friday Giveaway!
April is National Humor Month and National Frog Month so it seems appropriate that April’s First Friday Giveaway should feature frogs and silliness! If you’d like to enter for a chance to win the hilarious The Riot Brothers book series; a handful of Mailbox sticky notepads; a six-pack of scented washable markers; 14 colorful gel…
A Display With Legs!
Don’t worry, this back-to-school bulletin board isn’t going to run away. When I say it “has legs” I mean it can actually be an interesting part of your classroom for quite some time! To get started, use colorful yarn, string, or tape to partition a board like the one shown. In each section, attach a…
Activities and Displays!
The school floors have been waxed, and you finally get the okay to go into your classroom and begin setting things up. I suspect these are a few things you might be thinking (because these are the things I thought at the beginning of each school year)! This year is going to be awesome! Didn’t…
Pitching the Holiday Pomp
I’m a fan of baseball. (For those of you who just rolled your eyes, please hang in there. This is not a post about baseball.) One of my favorite pitches is the knuckleball. Unlike the somewhat misnamed curveball, the knuckleball is surely a pitch that, at least for the batter, is supremely unpredictable. When I…