Bring Literacy, Connection and Community Into Your School
Novel & Novella Mail Time
A Complimentary Nine-Month Classroom Literacy Experience for Early Learners & Growing Readers
Meaningful mail experiences that help children communicate, connect, and grow as readers one drawing, one letter, and one message at a time.
CONNECTION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNITY
LITERACY
CONNECTION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNITY
LITERACY
Through purposeful pretend play and meaningful messages, children build communication, connection, and early literacy skills.
Through purposeful pretend play and meaningful messages, children build communication, connection, and early literacy skills.
Novel & Novella Mail Time is a complimentary, ready-to-use classroom literacy experience that uses purposeful pretend play and meaningful mail activities to strengthen communication, support early literacy, and build classroom community.
Children participate through drawing, mark-making, dictating, tracing, creating, and writing. Their messages connect them with classmates, teachers, school staff, family members, and community helpers.
Designed For
Early Learners | Ages 3-6
Growing Readers | Ages 7-8
Why Teachers Love Mail Time
Encourages meaningful communication and oral language
Strengthens early literacy skills
Supports drawing, mark-making, and early writing
Builds classroom community through purposeful play
Strengthens school-to-home literacy connections
What Teachers Receive
Each participating classroom receives:
Nine themed monthly Mail Time activities
Ready-to-print postcard templates
Birthday Mail cards
Thinking of You cards
Printable classroom stamps
Teacher Implementation Guide
Ready-to-use classroom materials
Supporting Literacy Beyond the Classroom
Mail Time encourages children to continue communicating beyond the classroom by providing meaningful opportunities to write, draw, and share with classmates, family members, school staff, and community helpers.
Every activity helps strengthen communication, build relationships, and reinforce positive literacy habits that extend from school to home.
Ready to Use:
Classroom-ready activities designed to fit naturally into existing routines.
Makes Communication Meaningful:
Gives children a reason to express ideas through conversation, drawing, mark-making, and early writing.
Connects School, Home and Community:
Creates meaningful connections with families, school staff, and community helpers through shared messages.
Join the Mail Time Community
Register Your Classroom for a Complimentary Nine-Month Literacy Experience
Bring purposeful play, meaningful communication, and community connection into your classroom with ready-to-use monthly Mail Time activities.
