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The Best of the Mailbox Series of Teaching Books by The Education Center

The Best of the Mailbox series of books are compilations of The Mailbox magazine's best teacher-tested ideas.


Bulletin Boards
Learning Centers
Arts and Crafts
Back to School

Math
Science
Language Arts
Social Studies
Songs, Poems, and Fingerplays
Preschool
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
The Mailbox Magazine

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Bulletin Boards: Best of The Mailbox (2 products)

 

Best of Bulletin Boards teaching suppliesThe Best of the Mailbox Bulletin Boards - Book 2

Grade Level: Preschool / Kindergarten
Price: $19.95
Product #: 2060816
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Save time and create a fantastic-looking classroom! This compilation of the most popular bulletin boards and displays from past issues of The Mailbox magazine is designed to provide you with fun, colorful, and creative ways to present students' work and energize your classroom.

Packed with loads of inviting, easy-to-create classroom displays, this book is sure to become an instant teacher favorite.

Organized by season, this handy resource includes displays for fall, winter, and spring and a special collection for any day of the year. Each display is illustrated in full color, and we've included all necessary patterns.

Add this teacher resource book to your collection today!

Pages: 160


bulletin boards teaching materials and suppliesThe Best of The Mailbox Bulletin Boards: Book 2

Grade Level: First, Second, Third Grade
Price: $19.95
Product #: 2060817
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Save time and create a fantastic-looking classroom with The Best of The Mailbox® Bulletin Boards. This compilation of the most popular bulletin boards and displays from past issues of The Mailbox magazine is designed to provide you with fun, colorful, and creative ways to present students' work and energize your classroom. Inside you'll find more than 100 motivating and easy-to-create displays.

Organized by season, this handy resource includes displays for fall, winter, and spring and a special collection for any day of the year. Each display is illustrated in full color and we've included all necessary patterns, saving you valuable time in creating and setting up your displays. Color samples and easy-to-follow instructions help you create the look you want in no time at all.

Use the bulletin boards to supplement instructions, manage your classroom, and display student work. This teaching resource is the best resource for an eye-catching classroom!

192 pages


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Learning Centers: Best of The Mailbox (4 products)

Learning Centers Preschool Teaching SuppliesThe Best of The Mailbox Learning Centers

Grade Level: Preschool
Price: $16.95
Product #: 2061022
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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 preschoolers learn at their own pace as they build basic skills. Your little ones will practice a number of key early childhood skills with these creative learning center ideas, such as:

  • Letter naming, recognition, and matching
  • Writing letters
  • Identifying numbers
  • Counting
  • Patterning
  • Sorting
  • Observation, using a magnifying glass, dental health, mixing colors
  • Cutting, lacing, tossing
  • Plus more preschool skills! (see Table of Contents for complete list)

The center ideas in this teaching resource book are organized by center areas, such as literacy, math, science, art, dramatic play, and games and puzzles. So whether you want to set up a sensory center or a water and sand table, 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


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


first grade, second grade, third grade learning centers teaching suppliesBest of The Mailbox Learning Centers

Grade Level: First Grade - Third Grade
Price: $14.95
Product #: 2001455
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This resource is designed to provide an extensive collection of skill specific, teacher-created, easy-to-make learning centers for today's busy teacher. The learning centers include illustrations, complete instructions, and corresponding reproducible patterns.

Choose from a multitude of motivating formats and themes. Use them to:

  • Reinforce basic skills
  • Provide individual student practice
  • Motivate hands-on learning
  • Adapt favorite games to new skills
  • Supplement learning on themes

Pages: 112


Learning Centers Second Grade - Third Grade Teaching MaterialsThe Best of The Mailbox Learning Centers

Grade Level: Second - Third Grade
Price: $16.95
Product #: 2061024
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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 second and third 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:

  • Phonics
  • Homophones
  • Contractions
  • Parts of speech
  • Letter writing
  • Multiplication and division
  • Addition and Subtraction
  • Money
  • Fractions
  • Plus more skills for grades 2-3!

The center ideas in this teaching resource book are organized by center areas, such as language arts, math, and social studies, plus and extra section of art center activities. So whether you want to set up a writing center or have students practice their addition or multiplication 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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Arts and Crafts: Best of The Mailbox (2 products)

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


arts and crafts teaching book for first grade thru third gradeBest of The Mailbox Arts and Crafts

Grade Level: First Grade - Third Grade
Price: $16.95
Product #: 2001466
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Get a fresh supply of fun and educational arts and crafts activities with this collection of ideas! Season by season you'll find easy-to-do, timesaving projects sure to capture your students' interest and unleash their imaginations.

Here is a sample of some of the many projects you'll find in this resource:

  • Pretty Patchwork Apples
  • Paper Bag Haunts
  • Fashionable Fowl
  • Snowflakes from Spaghetti
  • Frozen Paint on a Stick
  • One-of-a-Kind Valentine Holders
  • Cotton Ball Blossoms
  • Funny Bunnies
  • Gifts Galore for Mom and Dad
  • Poetic Planter
  • Roly-Poly Owls
  • Plus Plenty of Patterns!

Pages: 112


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