Superheroes can jump, twist, bend, and stretch when they’re fighting bad guys. Superhero teachers have to be flexible in different ways—ways that can often make you feel stretched way too thin! Today’s giveaway can help with that. It’s a $10 gift card to Target! You can use the money to get some extra supplies for…
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First Friday Giveaway!
It’s the first Friday in August and y’all know what this means, right? School supplies are on sale! Oh, and it’s time for a giveaway, too. 🙂 I’m thinking one lucky blog reader will be tickled to have an extra $20 to spend on school supplies for his or her classroom. And guess what? That’s…
“Did You Know…?” Giveaway
It’s the first Friday of the month, better known here at The Mailbox Blog as “Giveaway Friday”—personally my favorite Friday of the month! It struck me this morning that one of my favorite things about my work (and life in general) is learning new stuff. For example, this week I learned that a chef’s hat…
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Do you see what’s just ahead? Autumn. Autumn is all about change, and it’s no coincidence that the traditional school year starts on the cusp of autumn, since there are always so many changes at the beginning of each school year too. For example, my oldest son is in middle school. This week, all 1,100…
A Tree Hugger Apologizes
I’d like to offer a long-overdue apology to my friends the trees. I love trees. In my younger days, I will admit to physically hugging them. When I was about seven years old, one of my favorite places to spend hours playing was in the twisted trunk of a fallen, but still-living tree in the…
Life, the Universe, and School Supplies
For me, the answer is always 42, unless the question is “How many times per month do you buy school supplies with your own money?” In that case, my answer would have had to be “between three and six.” What would your answer be? Submit a comment with your answer to my previous blog post…
Are the Cupboards Bare? Teacher Appreciation Week Giveaway
By early May, with the end of the school year on the horizon and Field Day looming, a supply cabinet filled mostly with air and dust bunnies always stared back at me. The tissue reserves had been decimated by March, if not earlier. Notebook paper? Fugeddaboutit! Cleaning products? Sure, there were a few items left,…