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Kindergarten Best of the Mailbox Magazine Series of Teaching Books

Back to School
Learning Centers
Science
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Songs, Poems, and Fingerplays
Kindergarten
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Kindergarten Back to School Best of The Mailbox

back to school activities kindergarten / first gradeThe Best of the Mailbox Back to School

Grade Level: Kindergarten - First Grade
Price: $12.95
Product #: 2001497
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This school year, like every year, you want to get your class off to a strong start. Meeting your new students, decorating and organizing your classroom, greeting parents at open house, finding the perfect first-day activities, and many other important tasks are on your mind. How can you do it all and do it well?

This resource can help. It's packed with favorite ideas featured in The Mailbox magazine from 1998 - 2002, so you know it's good. Plus you'll find patterns and reproducibles to make school year preparations even easier.

With this all-in-one collection in hand, back to school will be better than ever. Get off to a great start this year! Whether you're an experienced teacher beginning another exciting year or a new teacher about to meet your first class this book will be your ultimate resource for back to school planning.

Inside the pages of this book you'll find:

  • tips for planning, organizing, and setting up your classroom
  • back to school activities
  • ideas for parent communication
  • reproducibles and patterns
  • clip art

Table of Contents:

  • Before School Starts
  • Classroom Displays
  • Organizational Tips
  • Classroom Management
  • A Royal Welcome
  • Hanging Out in School
  • Getting Acquainted
  • Birthday Celebrations
  • Parent Communication
  • Open House
  • Art Activities
  • Songs and Such
  • Clip Art and Student Reproducibles

Pages: 96


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Kindergarten Learning Centers Best of The Mailbox

Learning Centers Kindergarten - First Grade Classroom SuppliesThe Best of The Mailbox Learning Centers

Grade Level: Kindergarten - First Grade
Price: $16.95
Product #: 2061023
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NEW! This handy teacher resource is packed full of creative learning-center ideas. Your students will get the benefit of hands-on learning with the best learning-center games and activities from THE MAILBOX magazine. Now featuring ready-to-go, full-color, tear-out pieces for select centers!

The teacher-tested activities in this handy educational resource will let your kindergarten and first grade students learn at their own pace as they build basic skills. Your students will practice a number of key skills with these creative learning center ideas, such as:

  • Letter knowledge
  • Letter-sound association
  • Word recognition
  • Word families
  • Writing
  • Patterning
  • Addition and Subtraction
  • Graphing
  • Measurement
  • Plus more K-1 skills!

The center ideas in this teaching resource book are organized by center areas, such as language arts, math, science, fine-motor skills, art, and dramatic play. So whether you want to set up a word family center or have students practice their addition and subtraction skills, finding the perfect activity is a snap. Reproducible patterns and a variety of pull-out, colorful cutouts are included to help you create your centers in record time.

128 pages


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Kindergarten Science Best of The Mailbox

science teaching suppliesThe Best of The Mailbox Science

Grade Level: Preschool / Kindergarten
Price: $17.95
Product #: 2001493
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Enrich children's understanding of their world with this timesaving collection of science experiences from The Mailbox magazine. You'll find a variety of favorite units and features that will actively involve your little ones in their learning.

These creative ideas will help you integrate science into all of your daily activities-from circle time to center time. Patterns and reproducibles for centers, experiments, and group activities make preparation quick and easy. Inside this invaluable classroom resource you'll find:

  • Science-based thematic units with across-the-curriculum activities
  • Activities that encourage students' active participation
  • Helpful ideas for science centers
  • Experiments
  • Independent and small-group activities
  • Critical-thinking activities
  • Literature links
  • Student Reproducibles
  • Patterns

Science units in this book cover the early childhood science topics that you need, including:

  • Trees
  • Pumpkins
  • Winter Weather
  • The Five Senses
  • Dental Health
  • Plants
  • Butterflies and Birds
  • Sound
  • And many more! (See the Table of Contents for a complete list)

Pages: 159


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Kindergarten Arts and Crafts Best of The Mailbox

arts and crafts teaching supplyThe Best of The Mailbox Arts and Crafts
  • Grade Level: Preschool / Kindergarten
    Price: $16.95
    Product #: 2001465
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Get a fresh supply of fun and educational arts and crafts activities with this collection of ideas. Contains age-appropriate arts and crafts projects for every season.

Season by season you'll find easy-to-do, timesaving projects sure to capture your students' interest and unleash their imaginations. Reproducible patterns and a cross-referenced index are included.

Here are just some of the many projects you'll find in this resource:

  • Fall Foliage Mobile
  • Milk Jug Jack-o-lanterns
  • Fingerprint Turkeys
  • Marvelous Matching Mittens
  • "Scent-sational" Gingerbread Folk
  • A Valentine Card with Heart
  • Gifts Galore for Mom and Dad
  • Handprint Sunflowers
  • Fourth of July Fun
  • Happy Birthday Ideas
  • Spaghetti Art
  • Plus Plenty of Patterns!

Pages: 112


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Kindergarten Songs, Poems, and Fingerplays Best of The Mailbox

songs, poems, and fingerplays teaching resourceThe Best of The Mailbox Songs, Poems, and Fingerplays

Grade Level: Preschool / Kindergarten
Price: $22.95
Product #: 2060858
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Sing, rhyme, and play all the way to stronger early learning skills with this comprehensive collection of more than 300 songs, poems, and fingerplays from The Mailbox magazine.

This creative collection is designed to help early childhood teachers develop youngsters' skills and generate excitement about learning. To save you time, the ideas are organized by seasons, curriculum areas, and popular early childhood themes, so it's easy to add just the right activity to your lesson plans.

Here are just a few of the topics you'll find in this exciting teacher resource book:

  • Beginning-of-school icebreakers
  • Seasonal topics, such as pumpkins, winter, rainbows, and butterflies
  • Holidays throughout the year
  • Basic concepts in literacy, math, and science
  • Thematic topics, such as "All About Me", weather, and animals

In addition, you'll find a timesaving index that will help you find what you're looking for when you need it. The next time you're searching for a simple song, the perfect poem, or a fabulous fingerplay, turn to this teaching resource

Pages: 192


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The Mailbox Magazine
Kindergarten Home Page

 

 

 

 


 



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