Here are some of our favorite books for a post office theme! This is a great theme as part of a community helpers unit or as a theme before Christmas or Valentine’s Day. The books here aren’t holiday books, so they can be used for any post office unit.
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Just choose books based on your child’s age and what you think will engage your child’s interest. I recommend checking out the “Read Sample” feature on Amazon and reading reviews there. Another place to learn about a book is on YouTube. You can typically see the entire book there.
Montessori-friendly books use photos or realistic illustrations. They don’t have talking animals or a lot of fantasy. But many books that have fantasy and talking animals are wonderful books, and I love sharing them with children who understand the difference between fantasy and reality.
For toddlers and preschoolers, about ¾ of the books I use are typically Montessori friendly (focusing on reality without smiling or talking animals or smiling or talking vehicles).
Books for a Post Office Theme
Books for a Post Office Theme
I’m featuring books here for an winter theme for preschoolers through elementary-age kids.
Top Shelf of Forward -Facing Display:
- The Post Office Book: Mail and How It Moves is a Montessori-friendly book by Gail Gibbons, an author whose books I often use in our unit studies. The book has lots of easy-to-understand information about post offices and the postal system.
- Delivering the Mail: A Book About Mail Carriers
- Mail Carriers
2nd Shelf:
- My First Trip to the Post Office is a Montessori-friendly book with one or two sentences per two-page spread. It’s great for toddlers and young preschoolers as a read-aloud or for children a bit older as a beginning reader.
- Our Post Office
- A Trip to the Post Office with Sesame Street
3rd Shelf:
- Mail Carriers is a Montessori-friendly book that has few sentences per page and is an easy read-aloud for toddlers and young preschoolers. It’s a beginning reader for older children.
- It Came in the Mail
4th Shelf:
Bottom Shelf
You can see many post office books books here: Post Office Books for Kids (including books as they’re published)
More Mail-Themed Resources
Free Post Office Printables and Montessori-Inspired Post Office Activities
Montessori-Inspired Post Office Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
Free Heart Printables and Montessori-Inspired Heart Activities {Human Heart and Valentine Hearts} (has a mailbox activity)
Sweet Valentine’s Day Sensory Bin with Practical Life and Math Activities
Have fun learning about the post office!
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