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 register for 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

At this time, requests for postally used stamps are not being fulfilled due to depleted inventories.

We expect to be able to resume this service for teachers, club leaders and other educators in early 2024. Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve this problem. Tongs, magnifiers, and hinges can still be requested by clicking here.

Disclaimer: We are currently limiting requests to only one box of postally used stamps per month, no matter the size. 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.