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Third Grade Best of the Mailbox Magazine Series of Teaching Books

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

Back to School
Learning Centers
Bulletin Boards
Arts and Crafts
Math
Science

Language Arts
Writing
Social Studies
Cross-Curricular (variety of subjects)

See also:
The Mailbox Magazine
Third Grade Homepage

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Third Grade Back to School: Best of The Mailbox

back to school activities second grade / third gradeThe Best of the Mailbox Back to School

Grade Level: Second Grade - Third Grade
Price: $12.95
Product #: 2001498
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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
  • The Back to School Express
  • 'Tis the Season for...Back to School!
  • Getting Acquainted
  • Birthdays and Celebrations
  • Parent Communication
  • Open House
  • Art Activities
  • Clip Art and Student Reproducibles
  • Answer Keys

Pages: 96
You may also like:
The Mailbox Superbook: Grade 3
The monthly Organize Now! series for Grs. 2-3
The Best of The Mailbox Bulletin Boards
Bulletin Boards & Displays: Skills Based
Our complete collection of Bulletin Boards for the classroom
Our collection of Desk Nameplates
Our entire collection of Classroom Supplies (lesson plan books, student awards, stickers, forms, classroom management, etc.)
The Mailbox Magazine

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Third Grade Learning Centers: Best of The Mailbox

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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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
You may also like:
Math File Folder Centers
Language Arts File Folder Centers
The Mailbox Magazine
Our entire collection of Third Grade Learning Centers and File Folder Centers

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Third Grade Science: Best of The Mailbox

First grade - third grade science teaching resourceBest of the Mailbox Science (Grades 1-3)

Grade Level: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade
Price: $17.95 $15.26
Product #: 2001494
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Help your students explore and understand important science concepts with the fun activities in this teacher resource book. The hands-on activities are easy to set up, and the ready-to-use reproducibles save you time.

The activities in this teaching resource will make science fun for students and strengthen essential skills . Inside you'll find the following:

  • Science-based thematic units with across-the-curriculum activities
  • Background information
  • Helpful ideas for science centers
  • Experiments
  • Independent and small group activities
  • Critical-thinking activities
  • Literature links
  • Student reproducibles
  • Patterns

Units in this teaching resource book cover the life, earth, and physical science topics that you need, including:

  • Life Science
  • Germs
  • Monarch Butterfly
  • Animal Homes
  • Spiders
  • Owls
  • Bears
  • Animals in Winter
  • Reptiles
  • Dandelions
  • Seeds
  • Life Cycles
  • Pond Life
  • Ocean Life
  • Ants
  • Bones
  • Dental Health
  • Senses
  • Moon
  • Solar System
  • Clouds
  • Water Cycle
  • Rocks
  • Magnets
  • Matter
  • Sound
  • Light
  • Electricity
  • Simple Machines
  • Force

Pages: 160
You may also like:
Science in a Box
Our entire collection of Third Grade Science teaching resources
The Mailbox Magazine

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Third Grade Math: Best of The Mailbox

math teaching supplies for first grade - third gradeBest of The Mailbox - Math: Book 2

Grade Level: First Grade - Third Grade
Price: $17.95
Product #: 2001491
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Make math more fun and meaningful for your students with this resource. It has 160 pages of practical and innovative teaching ideas and reproducibles. Now you can have the best teacher-tested math units in one easy-to-use resource.

You'll find helpful ideas for math centers, manipulatives and games, class projects, reproducibles, patterns, and more. Have fun reinforcing key skills with the creative ideas from this resource!

Includes math units for the following:

  • Number and Operations
  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Data Analysis and Probability
  • Problem Solving
  • Multiple Skills
  • Learning Centers

Pages: 160
You may also like:
Practice Galore Math: Grades 2-3
Math Skills Workout
Our entire collection of Third Grade Math teaching materials
The Mailbox Magazine

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Third Grade Arts and Crafts: Best of The Mailbox

arts and crafts teacher resource book for second grade thru third gradeThe Best of The Mailbox Magazine: Arts and Crafts

Grade Level: Second Grade - Third Grade
Price: $16.95
Product #: 2061079
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Get a fresh supply of fun and educational arts and crafts activities with this collection of ideas! Arts and crafts will be fun for everyone with the ideas in this teacher resource book! This book features over 150 activities carefully chosen from the 1998-2004 issues of The Mailbox Magazine's preschool edition.

Each activity in this teaching resource uses only easy-to-find materials and features step-by-step directions and a colorful illustration. Plus, patterns and a handy index make planning easy! Activities are divided into five sections-Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, and Anytime. This resource book will be a year round source of ideas!

Every one of the activities in this teaching book is matched to your preschoolers' skills and abilities. Spend less time planning your arts and crafts and more time enjoying them with your students!

Pages: 112
You may also like:
Our complete line of Third Grade Arts and Crafts teacher resource books
The Mailbox Magazine

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Third Grade Best of The Mailbox: Bulletin Boards

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
You may also like:
Bulletin Boards & Displays (Skills-Based): Second - Third Grade
Our collection of Bulletin Boards / Classroom Displays
Our collection of Bulletin Board Borders
The Mailbox Magazine

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