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

Theme Pockets, February contains 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.  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 February and examples of the activities that go in the pockets are:

Valentine's Day:

• four art projects
• three writing projects
• a "hugs and kisses" graphing project

Two Great Presidents:

• two pockets devoted to George Washington
• two pockets for Abraham Lincoln
• a fifth pocket fthat compares the times of the two men
• five art projects, six writing projects

Fairy Tale Fantasy art projects and writing activities that focus on:

• Cinderella
• Hansel and Gretel
• Sleeping Beauty
• Rumpelstiltskin

Lessons include:

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