We need your
book ideas too!
Hi! I'm Jen, the managing editor of THE MAILBOX® magazine Grades 2–3. I'm pulling together an upcoming issue of THE MAILBOX magazine, and I'd love your ideas!
Writing
Tell me about the ways you use digital tools/technology to help students produce and publish their writing. (W.2.6; W.3.6)
Deadline: June 6, 2013
Submit an idea.Math
What activities have you used to help students understand skills related to partitioning shapes? I’d love to read your ideas! (2.G.A.3; 3.G.A.2)
Deadline: June 6, 2013
Submit an idea.Celebrate the Season
Share your unique learning activities that combine a key skill and plastic eggs.
Also, share your favorite seasonal, skill-based activities for spring, Earth Day, and Memorial Day.
I’m also looking for easy but adorable Mother’s Day gift ideas.
Deadline: June 6, 2013
Submit an idea.St. Patrick’s Day
What fun learning activities are you able to incorporate around this fun holiday? Send me your best St. Patrick’s Day ideas.
Deadline: June 6, 2013
Submit an idea.“Problem Solved!”
What are your best tips for preparing for a substitute teacher?
Deadline: June 6, 2013
Submit an idea.Science
I can’t wait to share your great ideas. Please send them this way!
No deadline.
Submit an idea.Our Regular Departments
As always, we'd love to receive your teaching ideas for our regular magazine departments. Skim these departments in recent issues of THE MAILBOX Grades 2–3 to get an idea of what we're looking for.
No deadline
Submit an idea.Your Favorite Ideas for Any Curriculum Area
Do you have a favorite teaching tip or activity for a category not mentioned above? Please submit it. We're always looking for great ideas that work well in second- and third-grade classrooms.
No deadline
Submit an idea.
PLEASE NOTE: Some ideas are easier to understand if you send a photo, sample, or sketch of the finished product. Please submit these ideas and samples via regular mail or as a separate email. (See "Conditions for Submission" below.)
Conditions for Submission
Each submission must include a complete name, address, and daytime phone number for ideas to be considered. You will receive a $20.00 gift certificate for each idea accepted for publication. All ideas must be original (developed by you) and submitted to only one publisher at a time. If your idea is accepted for publication, your name and school will be credited as the source. All rights (copyrights or otherwise) contained in the materials accepted for publication become the property of The Education Center, LLC.
If you'd prefer to submit your ideas in paper form, only ideas accompanied by self-addressed, stamped envelopes will be acknowledged and/or returned. If you want materials that are not published to be returned, the envelope must be of sufficient size, with adequate postage. Please print or type your name, address, school, and grade level on each page of ideas and mail to Editorial Assistant, The Education Center, P.O. Box 9753, Greensboro, NC 27429-0753.
If you'd like to email your ideas and attach photos or sketches for magazines, send your materials to preschooleditor@themailbox.com, kindergarteneditor@themailbox.com, gr1editor@themailbox.com, 2-3editor@themailbox.com, or intermediateeditor@themailbox.com.
To email your ideas and attach photos or sketches for books, send your materials to prebooks@theeducationcenter.com, k-1books@theeducationcenter.com, 2-3books@theeducationcenter.com, or intbooks@theeducationcenter.com. Please allow up to six months for review. Writer's guidelines are available upon request (self-addressed, stamped envelope required).