Contributor: Samantha Penna. Lesson ID: 11564
Lots of people use computers and email but we still get regular mail. How does it get to you or where does it go when you send a letter? Watch a video of a real carrier and pretend to be one yourself!
How does mail get to your home? Does it just pop into your mailbox?
Mail carriers are very important community helpers.
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Excellent work! Mail carriers deliver mail. They deliver mail to homes all over the world.
In the United States of America, mail carriers can deliver mail in many ways. Some mail carriers walk or ride a bike to deliver mail. These mail carriers usually have mail routes that have houses that are close together. Some mail carriers must drive. If the houses or buildings are too far apart, the mail carrier will drive to deliver the mail from one house to the next house.
Share your answer with your parent or teacher.
Mail can get from place to place in many ways.
Can you see the stamps on the envelope below? This is how an envelope would look if you sent mail to another person:
What is your mailbox like?
Tell your parent or teacher.
Tell your parent or teacher how mail carriers deliver mail from one place to another, then move on to the Got It? section to take a virtual field trip to a post office.
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