How People Make Stamps
From Mister Rogers' Neighborhood · 1984
9 minPre-KK1st2nd3rdSocial Studies
Summary
Mister Rogers visits the United States Postal Service to see how postage stamps are designed, printed, perforated and counted. From the week about “Work” — a clean example of a service the government provides and the many people behind it.
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Discussion
A look inside the post office at how a stamp gets made.
- What are the steps in making a stamp?
- Why do letters need a stamp at all?
- Who works at the post office, and what does each of them do?
- What picture would you put on a stamp?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: stamp, postage, print, perforate, post office.
Try it: Design your own stamp and write one sentence about why you chose that picture.
Try it: List three workers who help a letter get from you to a friend.