Let’s get right down to business with this blog. Here at The Mailbox® we love to do things to make your lives easier. So whenever possible, we make the patterns on our site “programmable.” What is “programmable?” It’s when you can type letters, words, numbers, or math problems directly on patterns before you print them….
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Honest Abe and Amazing Apps
If Abraham Lincoln were still living, he would be celebrating his 208th birthday today. Have you ever wondered what Abe might think of our current world? This wonder occurred to me while I was investigating some of the “favorite apps” shared by teachers who have entered this February’s First Friday Giveaway. (There’s still time to…
Super-Duper Dice
My students loved activities that included a die or dice. I usually used the standard dot ones. When an activity required letters, math symbols, or a different set of numbers I grabbed my roll of masking tape and made the adjustments. There were occasions when I cut out, labeled, folded, and taped together a die…
No Foolin’—It’s Giveaway Day!
Yes, it is April Fools’ Day. And yes, I’m soooo tempted to play a practical joke on y’all. But I won’t. I’ll try to act my age. (Man oh man, this is difficult!) All foolin’ aside, we have a great giveaway this month. As many of you know, The Mailbox has an awesome selection of…
We’ve Got Crazy Good Stuff
Brace yourself. I’m going to brag about the company where I work. It’s going to be a shocker, because I think we hear a lot of negatives through social media. I know that I went on a rant on my personal Facebook account just the other day about people spreading negative information on social media…