Check out these awesome books for your next letter. Post office mail carrier song five little letters finger play 8. When choosing books for preschoolers, here are a few tips to keep in mind. Book suggestions for the library i love amazon, and if you choose to get yours there, they do send me a few centswhich supports my coffee habit. Now is the time to teach our little learners all about love and thanks to valentines day, we have the perfect excuse. Bunny mail by rosemary wells the day the crayons quit by drew daywalt mail carriers at work by karen latchana kenney the postman by rosalinda kightley. Ive rounded up the best kids books told through letters and also included affiliate links for each of the recommendations on the list. Mail carriers are essential service workers in our community so i thought it would be the perfect craft to do next. Mail, or postal service is an independent agency of the united states federal government responsible for providing postal service in the united states. Childrens picture books that feature mail carriers and post. Community helper and career preschool activities and crafts.
Mail carrier delivery game name recognition for each child, make a mailbox by folding a large piece of paper in half and stapling the sides closed. Mail, mail, mail, mail, i love to deliver the mail, mail, mail. Childrens books about mail and letter writing to inspire your child to write and. Print the childs name on the mailbox and hang it on the back of the childs chair. You may create your own mail truck using a large box. Written by jean warren author of piggyback songs, themeasaurus and 123 art. If you are home when the mail comes, make sure to just say hello and thank you. Now they will be able to identify the different jobs everyone takes care of in their own town.
This is zoey and she wants to be a mail carrier, can you imagine that. The children will learn how to shelve library books in the classroom by sorting the first letter of the title of the book. These community helpers books for little learners have an abundance of information for preschoolers. The mail comes from all over, like new york, paris, and rome. These books talk about mail carriers, how the mail system works and the fun of sending mail. Mail carriers are responsible for making sure everyones mail arrives in their mailbox on time. See more ideas about community helpers preschool, preschool and dramatic play.
Contact your local post office and set up a meet and greet with a mail carrier. The schoolquality costume fits children ages 3 to 6 years. Find mail carrier lesson plans and teaching resources. In a time of texting, email, and video chatting, kids can still learn more about snail mail and the way that letters and packages travel from place to place. The title of the book is a day with a mail carrier. Apr 14, 2018 this is zoey and she wants to be a mail carrier, can you imagine that. One of our preschool educational game downloads in a pdf file. The kids love these little acts of kindness and its such a quick way to show our appreciation. Even little ones can deliver the mailwith a superrealistic costume designed just for them. February 2015 preschool book list mail groundhog day a day in the life of a dentist by michelle aki becker pete the cat. Through these books, they can learn how a community works together to provide services and goods to everyone in the community. How do you thank your mail carrier on national thank a mail carrier day day. Join the disguised supermom community today and ill send the mail carrier printable pack right over.
Community helper books for preschool preschool community helper book. Make a mail carrier pouch out of construction paper, yarn, and a stapler to staple the mail pouches together. Childrens picture books that feature mail carriers and post offices. After i read it, we will come back to the bubble map and see if we can add more bubbles to the mail carrier map. Mail for husher town by mary louise cuneo and pam paparone. We had a bunch of hands on activities this week, starting with homemade mailboxes. These easy to assemble activities can be placed in your learning centers, turned into file folder games, or turned into tot tray activities. A free online early learning activity newsletter for parents and grandparents of preschool children. If she was a mail carrier she would have one master key to unlock all the mail boxes. Go over the postal workers uniform and how they either carry a mailbag or perhaps have a rolling bag for the mail. I want to be a mail carrier kids dream jobs can you. Millie waits for the mail by alexander steffensmeier. The games are designed and produced by the owner of teach at daycare and books and bubbles family care in arka.
Plan your 60minute lesson in english language arts or comprehension reading with helpful tips from karin adams. Discovering more about the post office and mail carriers can be a great part of a community helpers theme or even an extension of valentines day. If she was a mail carrier she would have one master key to unlock all the mail. Books about the post office and mail prek pages this book list can be a great supplement to your mailing activities and encourage preschoolers to build on their knowledge of mail, postal workers, and the post office.
Mail carrier crackers thank you, tracie, for this idea. Kindergarten mail carrier unit with links to more units fire safety and police officer writing. Today im sharing this mail carrier craft that we made last week. Delivering your mail is a basic, simple read for young children to come to know what it is like in the every day life of a mail man. My bonnie lies over the ocean i get to sort the mail, then carry it to your home. Mailing delivery game prek pages this game uses names and builds name recognition among your preschoolers.
Fun childrens learning activities, including printable templates, for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school kids. Community helpers librarian theme preschool plan it. A day with a mail carrier hard work paperback september 1, 2000. Community helpers preschool activities, crafts, lessons, and.
It is about the jolly postman who is the mail carrier for various characters from beloved fairy tales. The really fun part is that there are actual envelopes attached to. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by. This is the way we mail a letter, so early in the morning. Childrens picture books starring a mail carrier as the main character. Children love to learn about the helpers in their community. In circle time, read the book, delivering your mail, by ann owen. Our favorite picture books about mail book nerd mommy. Delivering your mail by ann owen picture window books, 2003.
It is so much fun to teach our little ones about the people around us that have interesting and important jobs to do in our community. Magnet pages for mail carrier bingo markercoloring pages for mail carrier circle time and fun ideas for mail carrier theme make it with art supplies for mail carrier literacy ideas for mail carrier math ideas for mail carrier recipes for mail carrier mail box made from cardboard. Emergent reader listing printables for books 100 day activities all about me alligatorscrocodiles apples around the world art baker baseball bats bears. National postal museum library smithsonian instititution libraries 2005. Post office theme ideas for your preschool classroom library. Learn about the role a mail carrier plays in your community. Get started with the following mailman lessons for preschool. The 12 activities in this pack focus on the post office, mail carriers and mail. Books that merely mention a mail carrier in passing e. Teach your students about the process of creating and mailing letters and how the mail carrier delivers the mail with these lesson plans. The kids enjoyed this book and it was an easy read. The games are designed and produced by the owner of teach at daycare and books.
Valentines day is cool both by heather adamson by james dean the post office book valentines day is marvelous me. Students will learn more about mailing and receiving letters. Ive put together an allinone envelope template and play stamps in the hope that it might inspire a little one that you know to create some snail mail too. Mail, mail, mail, mail, i love to deliver the mail. This post office preschool theme page is filled with preschool activities and ideas for all areas of your classroom. Community helpers and all around town preschool and kindergarten activities, games, and crafts. You will find free library related crafts projects, printable activities and coloring pages with easy to follow lesson plans, and related resources. This one is geared for preschool to kindergarten and just introduces one of our very helpful community workers to younger students. Great characters and lots of dialogue draw a preschooler right into the story. Its always story time with childrens books at woohoo.
We will read and discuss the career of a mail carrier then write an informative paper about a mail carrier. Today i read aloud delivering your mail a book about mail carriers by ann owen. Valentines day books for little learners pocket of. Children discover the important work mail carriers do in their community with our squeezably soft doll.
The easyon costume includes a washable cottonpolyester jacket with a handy zipper in front, plus a cap and an officiallooking mail pouch. Jul 31, 2018 to thank our mail carrier, we left a few frozen water bottles and a thank you card on the mailbox one afternoon. I figured that would be easier than making two separate printables. Post office and mailing activities for preschool community. Dramatic play hats of community helpers firefighter hats, police officer hats, mail carrier. Print each childs name on the front of a small envelope. Everyday after literacy centers students will have time to research their community helper on the classroom computers, ipad, or use books in our classroom library. Childrens picture books that feature mail carriers and. The printable has an optional pony tail that you can add on to make your mail carrier female. Mail carriers postal workers storytime ideas 2007 whether you are doing a community helpers unit, or just want to have a fun storytime, the mail worker theme is one lots of preschoolers can relate to since it is a person they see every day. A book list featuring mail carriers and post office for preschool, prek, and kindergarten classrooms. Hi everyone, i have done a few kindergarten themed units, and wanted to add in a new one today. Children can make special deliveries all around town with our realistic mail carrier costume. Mail carrier profession themed match the number game.
As a bonus, site members have access to a banneradfree version of the site, with printfriendly pages. You can print your own free mail carrier valentine by clicking here. Allow them to cut and paste these pictures onto the postal worker picture page. In my neighborhood postal workers by paulette bourgeois. Children color in the objects a mail carrier uses at work, then label them using a word bank. The photo of the mail carrier on the beack had the kids laughing and asking about mail carriers on islands in in alaska. Inside and out both by gail gibbons by lisa bullard the giant hug by lauren childby sandra horning. A fantastic way to tie in all the activities is to read childrens books about sending mail. You have named many things that the mail carrier does for their career.
Childrens books about mail sleeping should be easy. Postal service worker preschool activities and crafts. Feb 18, 2016 crafts,actvities and worksheets for preschool,toddler and. In my preschool class we have a job called mail carrier. We typically have this theme going alongside our valentines day theme.
Community helpers librarian theme activities to help your preschoolers develop those small muscles in their hands. You will find free letter carrier related crafts projects, printable activities and coloring pages with easy to follow lesson plans, and related resources. I would like you to sit up straight with your ears warmed up. I was inspired to make this free printable by a similar one i found at the blog over the big moon. Apr 10, 2014 today im sharing this mail carrier craft that we made last week. Sep 01, 2003 for example, there was an image of the postal carrier delivering mail from the right side of the truck the mail carrier drives on the same side as the curb this one sentence and photo sparked a 5 minute conversation about safety, why the mail company doesnt pay for two drivers, the increased cost of stamps for extra labor, etc. The pages are large and i was able to easily read this to a group of 8 kids without any moving around or complaints that the kids couldnt see well. Includes a blank envelope to address mail carrier unit this site has other units too. Community helpers craft idea for kids community helpers. Post office vocabulary word list enchanted learning. Post office and mailing activities for preschool prek pages. Books about letters and mail carriers are some of our favorite ways to help kids learn about the magic of post.
Community helpers preschool activities, crafts, lessons. Mail carrier song added 22798 original author unknown. I wasnt sure if id be able to find any, but turns out, sending mail is a popular topic for childrens books. Kindergarten mail carrier unit confessions of a homeschooler. Mail carriers community helpers books the disguised supermom.
Understanding the different aspects of a mail carrier through crafts and discussion ideas, children learn about mail carriers, letter and stamps while developing important motor and reasoning skills. Several of the kids chimed in that they know their mail carrier or they have seen a mail truck driving around their neighborhood. Six little valentines six little valentines were sent to my house, the first one said, i love you, from mouse. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. This week is full of mail carrier and post office themed crosscurricular activities and matching classroom decor including math, language, vocabulary, social studies dramatic play stations and. The book covered the basic jobs of the mail carrier of course and a few extra little pointers about the mail service, in general, in the back. The book needs to be exclusively about the mail carrier andor post office. Our mail carrier costume includes a vest and mailbag, both made of soft machinewashable fabricand an easyclean, totsized vinyl hat.
To celebrate my love of books i have put together a list of my favorite valentines day books for little learners. Valentines, writing letters to family and friends, community helpersall can be accommodated with this theme. I guarantee that theyre just as entertaining for the adults who read them aloud i was cracking up over a few of these stories could not stop laughing. The best childrens books about sending mail preschool books. Ultimate list of preschool books growing book by book. Download the mail carrier unit study mar 19, 2016 childrens books about mail. This is a simply and straightforward introduction to mail carriers and it talks about what they do and how they deliver the mail.
Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about how mail carriers serve their community. Finish up the lesson by having the children look through magazines to find anything postal worker, mail, post office related. Heres a list of our favorite childrens books about careers. Lets celebrate the work people do in our communities. Featuring authentic embroidered details on a permanently attached, easytorecognize uniform, the machinewashable doll is carefully crafted to withstand endless hours of play.
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