📮 The Post Office
Meet the helpers at the post office!
The Post Office is where mail carriers work to deliver letters and packages to homes.
👷 Who Works at the Post Office?
At the post office, you will find mail carriers. Their important job is to deliver letters and packages to homes.
🌟 Fun Facts about Post Office
- Mail carriers deliver letters and packages to houses almost every day.
- A stamp on a letter shows that the postage, or delivery fee, has been paid.
- The post office can send mail across the country or even around the world.
- Before email, sending a letter through the post office was the main way people wrote to each other.
🌟 Visiting the Post Office
At the post office you can buy stamps, weigh a parcel to find out how much it costs to send, and post letters to friends and family anywhere in the world. Try writing a letter or a postcard to a grandparent or a pen pal: write the address in the middle, put the stamp in the top right corner, and drop it in a post box.
🧠 Quick Quiz!
What do the helpers at the Post Office do?
🏫 Classroom Activity
Have children write and decorate a pretend letter to a friend or family member, then draw a stamp in the corner to "mail" it.
🏠 Homeschool Activity
Write a real letter or card together and take a trip to mail it, talking about how it will travel to reach the person you're sending it to.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What do mail carriers do?
Deliver letters and packages almost every day.
What does a stamp on a letter mean?
That the delivery fee has been paid.
How far can the post office send mail?
Across the country or around the world.
How did people send messages before email?
Through letters mailed at the post office.
What activities help kids learn about the post office?
Writing a pretend letter, drawing a stamp, pretending to be a mail carrier, or coloring a printable worksheet.