© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 1 Nicole DeLima

© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 2 As we journey through the mail system let us explore the beauty of stamps ….

© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 3 You will create your very own postage stamp !

© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 4 Let’s Learn…… What you need to mail a letter … How a letter travels ……………… What is a stamp …………………… Create your own stamp …………… Enter

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© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 6 pen and paperenvelope address stamp K-2 3-6

© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 7 Land Railway Air Sea K-2 3-6

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© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 10 Mail time Grades K-2  Intelligence areas targeted: Linguistic, Visual, Interpersonal  Lesson Objective: Students will state what materials and steps are necessary to mail a letter  Prerequisite skills needed for a child to be successful in the activity: Student will be able to write his name, know position words like top, bottom, left, right. Ability to fold a paper into half, quarters or thirds.  How will the prerequisite skills be assessed : Skills will be assessed on the teachers observations of the students participation in prior activities and lessons.  Development of the activity : After teacher reads the book, “The Jolly Postman and other people’s letters” by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, to the group, they will discuss the different kinds of letters and will identify the materials needed to mail a letter. Teacher can customize or create a letter, provide envelopes and postage stamps to help students ‘write’ a letter to their family.  Materials: Book: The Jolly Postman and other people’s letters” by Janet and Allan Ahlberg Paper for writing the letter or teacher created/ customized template for letters if needed Envelopes with students address written. Postage stamps. Pencils, crayons, markers  Resources Back

© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 11 Mail time Grades 3-6  Intelligence areas targeted: Linguistic, Visual/ Spatial, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal  Lesson Objective: Students will state what materials and steps are necessary to mail a letter and use creative writing skills to write a letter.  Prerequisite skills needed for child to be successful in the activity: Student will possess basic creative writing skills. Know position words like top, bottom, left, right.  How will the prerequisite skills be assessed :Skills will be assessed on the teachers observations of the students participation in prior activities and lessons.  Development of the activity : After teacher reads the book “Messages in the Mailbox: how to write A Letter” by Loreen Leedy to the group, they will discuss the different kinds of letters and will identify the materials needed to mail a letter. Students will then used creative writing skills to write a letter to a person of their choice. Teacher can provide envelopes and postage stamps needed to mail a letter.  Materials: Book: Messages in the Mailbox: how to write A Letter” by Loreen Leedy. Paper for letter writing Envelopes and postage stamps. Pencils, pens, markers and crayons.  Resources Back

© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 12 Following a Letter K-2  Intelligence areas targeted: Verbal- Linguistic, Mathematical, Visual, Spatial, Interpersonal  Lesson Objective: Students will learn how a letter travels through the mail system and arrives at its destination. They will recall at least three steps involved in the process of how a letter travels.  Prerequisite skills needed for child to be successful in the activity: Student will be able to recognize a post office and the purpose of this service. Student is also able to identify a mail carrier, their vehicle for work as well as a ‘ tool of their trade’  How will the prerequisite skills be assessed :The skills will be assessed on teacher observation of the students participation in prior discussions and ability to work with community worker identification cards in the classroom.  Development of the activity :Students will view the DVD Reading Rainbow –‘ following a letter’. In this video students will see how Tommy’s letter travels through the mail system to arrive at Grandma’s house. After viewing the video the group will discuss the sequence of steps involved from mailing to delivering a letter. Teacher will use sentence strips to show the steps in the sequence  Materials: DVD: Reading Rainbow – Following a letter hosted by LeVar Burton GPN educational media Sentence strips and marker Picture sequence activity  Resources and search under “following a letter’. Back

© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 13 Following a Letter Grades 3-6  Intelligence areas targeted: Linguistic, Math- Logic, Visual/ spatial, Interpersonal, Bodily- Kinesthetic  Lesson Objective: Student will locate at least five states in the US and estimate distance from their home state to the five states.  Prerequisite skills needed for child to be successful in the activity: Student will be able to use a map to find states within the USA. Students have knowledge on how a letter travels through the mail system.  How will the prerequisite skills be assessed :The skills will be assessed on teacher observation of the students participation in prior social studies activities and math activities.  Development of the activity : At circle, students will review the book ‘Stringbean’s Trip to the Shining Sea’. After reading the book students will estimate distance in miles from their home state to other 49 states and time it would take regular mail to reach within the US. If time permits, students can view the DVD Reading Rainbow – “History of Mail Delivery” In this clip students see earlier ways of sorting, transporting and delivering the mail.  Materials: Book: “Stringbean’s Trip to the Shining Sea” by Vera b. Williams and Jennifer Williams. DVD: Reading Rainbow hosted by LeVar Burton- “History of Mail Delivery “Hail to Mail” Map of the United states of America Paper for math activity and pencils  Resources Back

© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 14 What is a Stamp? Grades K-2  Intelligence areas targeted: Linguistic, Mathematical, Visual/spatial, Interpersonal, bodily - kinesthetic  Lesson Objective: Students will identify the proper postage required to mail a letter or postcard and explain the use of a postage stamp.  Prerequisite skills needed for child to be successful in the activity: Student will be able to recognize a post office and the purpose of this service. Student has an understanding in reference to proper address, how mail travels and duties of postal workers.  How will the prerequisite skills be assessed :The skills will be assessed on teacher observation of the students participation in prior activities related to the postal system and understanding math concepts on money.  Development of the activity : Students will be asked to bring in at least two stamped envelopes they have received in the mail at their home. The teacher will gather the students at circle and proceed as a group to sort the mail by their stamps. Students can graph, compare and contrast the variety of stamps that come in by their value. The teacher will then proceed to inform the students of the current value of a first class stamp and explain to them that a postage stamp is used as evidence that fees have been paid for the delivery of an item of mail.  Materials: stamped envelopes you have received in the mail chart paper and markers for drawing the graph  Resources Back

© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 15 What is a Stamp? Grades 3-6  Intelligence areas targeted: Linguistic, Mathematical, Visual/spatial, Interpersonal, bodily - kinesthetic  Lesson Objective: Students will use secondary resources to identify and describe significant events and people in the history of their state and the United States. They will rank the importance of the events and people in their state and the nation’s history and present their choices.  Prerequisite skills needed for child to be successful in the activity: Students have an understanding of earlier ways of sorting, transporting and delivering the mail and how the postal system works today. They know the meaning of the term ‘philatelist’ and have an introduction to the subject of stamp collection.  Development of the activity : Students collect a range of secondary sources- reference books, textbooks and general interest books on their state. They will generate lists of names and events of importance that are connected to their state by scanning the text and using the indexes of these books,. They identify those names and events that appear repetitively. Working in small groups, students will then make ‘top ten lists’ of the most important names and events. They will have to justify their decisions in placing and ranking the person or event on their list. They may seek the input of a local philatelist to help them through their project. Students can determine if their choices were similar to those of the U.S. post office by referring to Scott’s postage stamp catalogue. Students can order stamps from the post office or from collectors and create a historically significant timeline related to their state or another state.  Materials: reference books related to the subject of stamp collection Scott’s postage stamp catalogue  Resources alphabetilately.com/commems.html Back

© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 16 Let’s Make History! Grades K-6  Intelligence areas targeted: Visual/spatial, Interpersonal, intrapersonal, bodily - kinesthetic  Lesson Objective: Students will create their own stamps using the Art Stamps forms and template.  Prerequisite skills needed for child to be successful in the activity: Students have an understanding of the how the postal system works and are introduced to the history of stamps.  Development of the activity : Teacher will explain to the students how art stamps is set up to work for the students and their school. Students can then create their own art stamp and make their mark in US Postal History.  Materials: Art stamps forms and templates  Resources Back

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© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 18 Places to Go…..  United States Postal Service- This site features all kinds of information for consumers and businesses.   The Pony Express Museum – The pony express was in service from April 1860 to November On this site for the Pony express you can read about the pony express and even take a virtual tour of the museum.   National Postal Museum- The National postal museum is at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. Visit the museum and find postal history for each state and also helpful curriculum information for teachers.  Back

© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 19 People to See……  Benjamin Franklin: World of Influence- Benjamin Franklin was the First Postmaster General of the Colonies in He recognized the importance of communication between the colonies and created the American postal service.   Monster.Com: Mail Carrier Profile- find information on what is required to be a mail carrier.  MiningandTrades/JSC_distribution__and_transportation/JOB_234_le tter_carrier/jobzilla_html?jobprofiles=1 MiningandTrades/JSC_distribution__and_transportation/JOB_234_le tter_carrier/jobzilla_html?jobprofiles=1  Their Stamp on History- On this educational website you can explore the lives of actors, artists, athletes, doctors, explorers, inventors, musicians, politicians, scientists, social activists and writers through their pictures on US postage stamps.  Back

© 2006 ArtStamps, LLC - CONFIDENTIALPage - 20 Things to do……  Shop Stamps Online- Start a stamp collection. Browse the USPS shop for easy and inexpensive stamps.   Flat Stanley Project- Learn more about and participate in this international project based on the premise of the book Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown.   Philatelists in the Classroom: Science 501.com- Access these activities using stamps in the classroom.  eas.html eas.html Back