I’m currently working on a task at The Mailbox® that involves spreadsheets listing all our activities. I can’t begin to describe the size of these spreadsheets. They’re big enough that my eyes are starting to blur. But my heart is happy seeing how many wonderful activities we have available to help you in the classroom!…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Let’s be honest, bulletin boards take forever to create. Forever! And they take even longer for those of us who get picky about bubbles in the paper or slightly crooked letters. Yeah, that’s me. I’m one of those picky bulletin board people. But I love the end result and the oohs and aahs of the…