From the United States Postal Service curriculum resource center. Several times each year, the Postal Service issues stamps that are particularly relevant and interesting for elementary students. Dr. Jacqueline Hansen, professor for the College of Education at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, has created an education kit for each special stamp issue designed to bring their featured people and topics to life for you and your students.

Each lesson begins with an induction that hooks into students’ personal experiences and academic knowledge. Students are actively involved in multiple learning activities, including cooperative group work, research activities, reading/writing connections, art projects, and games.

http://www.usps.com/communications/community/classroom.htm

Current titles & downloads include:

• Southern Florida Wetland
• Hattie McDaniel/Black History Month
• Constellations/National Stamp Collecting Month
• Marian Anderson: Voice of the Century
• Cloudscapes/National Stamp Collecting Month
• R. Buckminster Fuller: A Man of the Universe
• The Fire Within - How did famous Americans use their “fire within” to positively impact the world?
• Reptiles & Amphibians - lesson plans & board game
• Thurgood Marshall - Learn about the interesting life of the first Black American Supreme Court Justice.
• Greetings From America - Celebrate the United States! Learn about the 50 states with activities in PDF
• Terrific Travel Trivia Game - presented as Microsoft PowerPoint files