Post Office By: Mrs. Wilson April 26, 2007. What is the Post Office? Place you can take letters and...

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Post Office Post Office By: Mrs. Wilson By: Mrs. Wilson April 26, 2007 April 26, 2007

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Page 1: Post Office By: Mrs. Wilson April 26, 2007. What is the Post Office? Place you can take letters and packages to be mailed. Place you can take letters.

Post OfficePost Office

By: Mrs. WilsonBy: Mrs. Wilson

April 26, 2007April 26, 2007

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What is the Post Office?What is the Post Office?

• Place you can take Place you can take letters and letters and packages to be packages to be mailed.mailed.

• Letters are sorted Letters are sorted and sent to proper and sent to proper places.places.

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Who Works at a Post office? Who Works at a Post office?

• Mail CarrierMail Carrier

• ClerksClerks

• Mail Sorters Mail Sorters

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Why is the Post Office Why is the Post Office Important?Important?

• The post office sorts our mail so that The post office sorts our mail so that it can get to the right place.it can get to the right place.

• The post office allows mail to go all The post office allows mail to go all over the world in a short amount of over the world in a short amount of time.time.

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Fun FactsFun Facts

• The world's largest post office is the head The world's largest post office is the head post office in Chicago, Illinois. post office in Chicago, Illinois.

• The smallest post office in the world is The smallest post office in the world is located in Ochopee, Florida. located in Ochopee, Florida.

• Many different types of animals have been Many different types of animals have been used to deliver mail - camels, reindeer, used to deliver mail - camels, reindeer, horses, dogs, pigeons, and even cats!horses, dogs, pigeons, and even cats!

• An undersea post office once existed! An undersea post office once existed!

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Comprehension Question Comprehension Question

• What does the post office do?What does the post office do?

• Who works at the post office?Who works at the post office?

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Works CitedWorks Cited

• Google ImagesGoogle Images

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• Picture of post office Picture of post office

• Google ImagesGoogle Images

• http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://members.cox.net/foothillranch/PostOffice2.JPG&imgrefurl=http://http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://members.cox.net/foothillranch/PostOffice2.JPG&imgrefurl=http://members.cox.net/foothillranch/members.cox.net/foothillranch/post_office.htm&h=380&w=496&sz=42&hl=en&start=33&tbnid=teUaVEIuzakjNM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=130&prev=/post_office.htm&h=380&w=496&sz=42&hl=en&start=33&tbnid=teUaVEIuzakjNM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpost%252Boffice%26start%3D20%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Denimages%3Fq%3Dpost%252Boffice%26start%3D20%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN

• Full Picture of a post office Full Picture of a post office

• Google ImagesGoogle Images

• http://files.turbosquid.com/Preview/Content_on_9_14_2004_15_44_09/pic%20Mailtk_front_day.jpgcdf42df8-864b-4f5d-http://files.turbosquid.com/Preview/Content_on_9_14_2004_15_44_09/pic%20Mailtk_front_day.jpgcdf42df8-864b-4f5d-958d-e2d5a6b27f08Large.jpg958d-e2d5a6b27f08Large.jpg

• Picture of a Mail truck Picture of a Mail truck

• Google ImagesGoogle Images

• http://www.trollhollow.com/images/Mail_Carrier_2.gifhttp://www.trollhollow.com/images/Mail_Carrier_2.gif

• Picture of Mail Carrier Picture of Mail Carrier

• Fun FactsFun Facts

• http://www.titans.k12.il.us/home/tallen/FUN%20FACTS/fun%20facts.htmlhttp://www.titans.k12.il.us/home/tallen/FUN%20FACTS/fun%20facts.html

• Fun facts about post officesFun facts about post offices

• American Philatelic SocietyAmerican Philatelic Society

• http://www.stamps.org/kids/kid_FunFacts.htmhttp://www.stamps.org/kids/kid_FunFacts.htm

• The undersea post office The undersea post office