Mailing May
Mailing May by Michael O. Tunnell
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.
Why are we featuring this book?
Mailing May is a book featured in Five in a Row, a literature-based unit study curriculum. Many families use FIAR for all but the Grammar / Reading and Math, and others use it in conjunction with other resources. Below you will find information about the author and illustrator, story summaries, and links to lesson plans and websites that are great go-alongs for Mailing May. Please note that these resources are meant to complement, not replace, the Five in a Row units. The Five in a Row volumes are inexpensive and well worth the investment. Digital downloads of the FIAR volumes and supplementary resources like Fold & Learn™ (paper manipulatives similar to lapbooks) are available to enhance your units.
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Online Units and Resources for Mailing May
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
When you make a decision, the most valuable alternative you give up is your opportunity cost.
(Y)
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)
Kids Konnect - Idaho
Webpages created by a retired teacher to help kid safely learn on the internet about idaho. (Y)
Idaho Potato Commission
No study about Idaho is complete without discovering the Idaho Potato. (Y, M, O, T)
Go-alongs about
Counting Coins - Learning how to count, use, and identify coins is an important basic money skill to learn at an early age. These printable worksheets and teaching lessons will help your students master counting money with coins, whether they are just beginning to learn to count coins, or if they need additional practice. Worksheets are customizable for varying abilities and ages. Lessons include United States coins, Canadian coins (including dollar and two dollar coins the Loonie and Toonie), Euros, and British Currency. (Y, T)
Econ Ed Link - A premier source of classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students where you can search or browse money-related dozens of lessons by title, age level, or subject matter. (Y, M, O, T)
Free comic books from the Fed - The Federal Reserve System has 7 comic style publications available for free through their publications catalog. Titles include The Story of Money, The Story of Banks, Once Upon a Dime, The Story of Foreign Trade and Exchange, The Story of Consumer Credit. (Y, M, O, T)
FunBrain.com - Change maker - Get as much money in your piggy bank as possible, by figuring out the correct change. (Y)
Global Philanthropy - Investing in youth - From Merrilf Lynch PDF files. Charts and Posters to teach children about saving. (Y, M, O, T)
History of Colonial Money - (Y)
Money Curriculum Unit - The unit includes information on the face of U.S. currency, counterfeit protection, the history of money and a teacher's guide. (M,Y)
Practical Money Skills - Practical Money Skills is a comprehensive website which includes not only resources for budgeting and consumer math, but lesson plans for teachers divided by topic and age group. Look under For Educator for lessons for preschool through college. You must register (free) to use the lessons. From VISA (Y, M, O, T)
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)
US Coins - Money printables and worksheets from Enchanted Learning (Y, 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 (Y,M)
Flag Day Activities - From Apples4theteacher.com - Flag Day Coloring pages, crafts for kids, and word searches. (Y,M)
Flag Day Ideas - From Childfun.com (Y,M)
Flag Day Online - From Kidsturncentral.com (Y,M)
Flag Etiquette - From US Flag.org
(Y, M, O, T)
Flag Rules and Regulations - From US History.org (Y, M, O, T)
Frances Scott Key - The background of the Star Spangled Banner (Y, M, O, T)
Star Spangled Banner - From National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services. Lyrics and accompanying music. (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. (Y, M, O, T)
Star-Spangled Banner - From the American Treasures of the Library of Congress (Y, M, O, T)
The Betsy Ross House - Virtual Tour - Take a pictorial "virtual" tour of Betsy's House. Form US History.org (Y, M, O, T)
The Star-Spangled Banner Lesson - From the National Park Service. “The Rockets’ Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry (Y, M, O, T)
United States Flag Lesson & Lapbook - From Joy Christian School (Y, M)
US Flag Day Activities and Crafts - From Enchanted Learning.com (Y,M)
