Mailing May
Nowadays it's no big deal or a girl to travel seventy-five miles. But when Charlotte May Pierstorff wanted to cross seventy-five miles of Idaho mountains to see her grandma in 1914, it was a very big deal indeed. There was no highway except the railroad, and a train ticket would have cost her parents a full day's pay. Here is the true story of how May got to visit her grandma, thanks to her won spunk, her father's ingenuity, and the U.S. mail.
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Mailing May lesson plan
From Teacher Views Archives. Grade 3 (Y)
Because the Mail Matters
Download this PDF file from the USPS. (Y)
USPS Coloring Book
Download PDF File (Y)
States Stamps
From the USPS (Y)
Rugmaker's Homestead
1932 Braided Rug Instructions (Y, M, O, T)
Fun Braiding Projects with Cotton Strip
From Rugmaker's Homestead (Y)
Rug Braiding
From Craftown (Y, M, O, T)
Postal Systems
Getting mail from place to place is very important in society. There have been many systems to deliver letters--from ships to walking to horses. Our contemporary mail delivery system is high-tech. Machines read and sort much of our mail, and it only takes about two days and costs under 40 cents to send a standard letter from New York City to Los Angeles. (Y, M, O, T)
Opportuniy Cost
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Mailing Postcards
Help your children create their own postcards, and then send them in the mail to family and friends. Ages 3-5 (Y)
Opportunity Cost
When you make a decision, the most valuable alternative you give up is your opportunity cost. (Y)
Idaho History
From Idaho.gov (Y)
Idaho
From A to Z kids stuff (Y)
Idaho
From KidsConnect.com (Y)
Idaho Potato Commission
No study about Idaho is complete without discovering the Idaho Potato. (Y, M, O, T)
Go-alongs about Money
FunBrain.com - Chainge maker - Get as much money in your piggy bank as possible, by figuring out the correct change. (Y)
History of Colonial Money - (Y)
Money Matters: Become a Financial Wizard! - The Marco-Gram is a monthly publication of the MarcoPolo site, an education portal for educators, principals, and teacher-trainers. This archived issue contains links to dozens of lesson plans, activities, and websites related to financial literacy and hi (T,A)
Revolutionary Money - Money Cut outs from each of the 13 colonies. From Smithsonian Education (Y, M, O, T)
To Market To Market - A Study of the Colonial Economy from 1600-1750 (Y, M, O, T)
Go-alongs about Stamps
Free Education Resources from the US Postal Service - The National Postal Museum offers a variety of materials and services for educators and students. School tours and Curriculum Guides (Y, M, O, T)
Go-alongs about Flags
About the Flag - From VA Kids, K-5th - Kids Learning about VA (Y)
American Flag - From Surfnetkids.com (Y,M)
Annie's "Flag Day Welcome" Page - From Annieshomepage.com (Y.M)
Flag Day - From EasyFunSchool.com - Flag Etiquette (Y,M)
Flag Day - From Kidsdomain.com. History, Activities, Flag IQ and Links . (Y,M)
Flag Day - June 14 - From Homeschooling.about.com - Flag Day History, Flag Day Quiz, Flag Day Wordsearch, Old Glory, Flag Picture Gallery, Patriotic Songs, Story of the Pledge of Allegiance, The Pledge of Allegiance, Flag Etiquette, Patriotic Pinwheel, Patriotic Wind Sock, (Y,M)
Flag Day Activities - From Apples4theteacher.com - Flag Day Coloring pages, crafts for kids, word searches. (Y,M)
Flag Day Ideas - From Childfun.com (Y,M)
Flag Day Online - From Kidsturncentral.com (Y,M)
Flag Etiquette - Standards of Respect (the Flag Code), which formalizes and unifies the traditional ways in which we give respect to the flag, also contains specific instructions on how the flag is not to be used.
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Flag Rules and Regulations - From Betsy Ross Homepage. Includes a Q & A section to answer your individual questions. (Y, M, O, T)
Star Spangled Banner Flag House - Visit the online version of the Baltimore museum dedicated to the story of Mary Young Pickersgill. Mary Pickersgill made an enormous flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the war of 1812, and which became the inspiration for Frances Scott Key's poem. B (Y, M, O, T)
US Flag Day Activities and Crafts - From Enchantedlearning.com - (Y,M)