StampsTeach

The Stamps Teach program of the American Philatelic Society provides information and resources to K–12 educators in a wide variety of content areas. The goal of the Stamps Teach program is to develop and share standards-based learning activities that use philatelic artifacts as instructional tools. To encourage classroom teachers to begin a Postage Stamp Token Economy, the American Philatelic Society will provide classroom teachers with used postage stamps to help get them started. Check out this PDF for a full description of the program and our “How To” guide on starting a Postage Stamp Token Economy in your classroom. To sign up for StampsTeach supplies please request teaching materials through StampsTeach.

Lesson Plans

Free downloadable lesson plans, preschool through high school, in a wide variety of content areas (English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, fine arts).

PreK-Kindergarten

Grades 1-2

Grades 3-5

Grades 6-8

Grades 9-12

Symbols of America

Symbols of America as Told by Stamps is a 24-page informational text for use in grades 4–8. Read about the symbols and view the images found on postage stamps that provide a visual history of the people and events that shaped the United States.

• Symbols of America
• Activities and Resources
• Reproducible Materials

Material Request

Please submit your Materials Request Form.  For stamps, you will pay the cost of shipping in Flat-rate boxes.  Allow 5-10 business days for processing.

Note that we have limited supplies of Foreign stamps off paper.  Though we will do our best to accommodate your request, we cannot guarantee the availability of more than one Large Flat Rate box of Foreign off-paper stamps. 

If you have questions, please contact education@stamps.org.

Stamp boxes are meant to be used as educational resources/activities for clubs, community groups, or educational purposes. These are not for personal collections or dealing.