Theme Pockets, August, Grades 1-3 – Teacher Resource, E-book

Theme Pockets, August contains reproducibles galore--minibooks, patterns, and writing forms. Interactive bulletin boards, a 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. Help your students make books with pockets, and they'll have a resource they created themselves of which they can be proud.

The three topics for August and examples of the activities that go in the pockets are:

One of a Kind:

• celebrate individual uniqueness—make a child-shaped book about "you"
• my family book on a ring
• generations art project
• friends accordion book
• my pet pop-up book
• individual trading cards

Ocean Habitats:

• learn about tide pools
• kelp forest
• the deep sea
• the open ocean
• tide pool minibook
• hermit crab pull-tab book
• sea otter facts book
• deep sea crayon resist
• thumbprint school of fish

Insect Riddles:

• bee and ladybug minibooks
• ladybug writing
• bee puppet
• riddle "poof" book
• shape poem

Lessons include:

• colorful art projects
• creative writing
• nonfiction writing
• science
• informational reading and writing