We all know kids love to stuff their pockets with neat things. Now, with our new How to Make Books with Pockets Series, they'll have a book they created themselves, with plenty of pockets to stuff with all sorts of neat "discoveries."
Each volume contains complete instructions and materials to make three different books with pockets, based on a topic pertinent to the month, and utilizing items and information you have readily available.
The three topics for March and examples of the activities that go in the pockets:
St. Patrick's Day: make a rainbow with a pot of gold, a mosaic leprechaun, a glittering harp, and a "hidden" shamrock; write a preposition book, a "potato pandemonium" book, and a "good luck, bad luck" book.
Weather: learn about the water cycle, clouds, thermometers, and big winds; includes a minibook, science investigations, art projects, and writing activities
Our Community: comparing jobs Venn diagram, ABC Occupations book, What Job Shall I Do?, a fold-out community, safety book
Lessons include colorful art projects, creative writing, nonfiction writing, science, informational reading and writing, and literature. You get reproducibles galore -- minibooks, patterns, writing forms. Interactive bulletin boards, calendar form, and up-to-date bibliographies included. Step-by-step instructions provided, including ways to make book covers extra special. Lots of reproducible illustrations included. All 96 pages perforated for easy removal. Help your students make books with pockets and they'll have a resource they created themselves of which they can be proud.
Each volume contains complete instructions and materials to make three different books with pockets, based on a topic pertinent to the month, and utilizing items and information you have readily available.
The three topics for March and examples of the activities that go in the pockets:
St. Patrick's Day: make a rainbow with a pot of gold, a mosaic leprechaun, a glittering harp, and a "hidden" shamrock; write a preposition book, a "potato pandemonium" book, and a "good luck, bad luck" book.
Weather: learn about the water cycle, clouds, thermometers, and big winds; includes a minibook, science investigations, art projects, and writing activities
Our Community: comparing jobs Venn diagram, ABC Occupations book, What Job Shall I Do?, a fold-out community, safety book
Lessons include colorful art projects, creative writing, nonfiction writing, science, informational reading and writing, and literature. You get reproducibles galore -- minibooks, patterns, writing forms. Interactive bulletin boards, calendar form, and up-to-date bibliographies included. Step-by-step instructions provided, including ways to make book covers extra special. Lots of reproducible illustrations included. All 96 pages perforated for easy removal. Help your students make books with pockets and they'll have a resource they created themselves of which they can be proud.
