Post Office

This week, our homeschooling group is taking a trip to the Post Office to get a tour and learn about the mail system and such. So, we're focusing this week on the post office and mail. Here are some ideas. Post your great ideas too!


Create a mini post office in your home. Create a post office center with boxes or anything else you already have on hand. Each family member should get a slot with their name on it. Set up a writing center stocked with stickers that resemble stamps, mailing labels, envelopes, and ink stamps. Encourage everyone in the family to write little notes to one another. If there are family members not in the house but that you see regularly, you can even have a box for them and encourage your child to "deliver the mail" to them with your assistance.


How the Mail Works
From EverythingPreschool.com
Talk to your child about how the mail works. Tell them that it is all just a big matching game. The sorters match the city/zip code to the proper location. Then the mailman sorts them and matches (delivers) them to the proper address.

Scales for Mail
Bring in scales and let your child weigh mail (and boxes you provide) just like they do in the post office. They can then add correct postage (how much they feel it should have) For added fun have them deliver the packages to different areas of the home.

Make a Mailbox
Brighthub has a pretty cute design for making a mailbox. You can do the letter recognition with it or just use the box as a sample.