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Hi, I'm Kim, the managing editor of THE MAILBOX® Preschool. I'm pulling together an upcoming issue of THE MAILBOX magazine and I'd love your ideas! My BodyPlease send in engaging activities that help little ones recognize, identify, move, and take care of different body parts! Deadline: September 15, 2010 Submit an idea.Shape CentersI would love to see your center ideas on the theme of shapes! Deadline: September 15, 2010 Submit an idea.Let's Sort!Do you have unique and entertaining activities that involve sorting? I would love to see them! Deadline: September 15, 2010 Submit an idea.Phonological AwarenessPlease send in your activities on rhyming, segmenting, syllabication, matching beginning sounds, and manipulating phonemes! Deadline: September 15, 2010 Submit an idea.Halloween and ThanksgivingFall is coming! I would love to see your favorite Halloween and Thanksgiving-themed centers and whole-group activities! Deadline: September 15, 2010 Submit an idea.Your Favorite IdeasDo you have teaching tips or activities that you'd like to share that don't fit into the categories above? If so, please submit them. We're always looking for great ideas! 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 SubmissionEach 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, Inc. 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, grade1editor@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). |