Theme Pockets, January 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 January and examples of the activities that go in the pockets are:
The Four Seasons:
- cut, paste and paint an apple tree in each season
- torn-paper snowman
- summer beach scene
- scarecrow crayon resist
- "Things That Fall" and “Things That Spring" books
- a writing form for each season
Penguins:
- penguins minibook
- penguins picture cards
- 2 bookmaking projects
- penguin life cycle wheel
- map activity
Famous Americans:
- John Hancock
- Betsy Ross
- Benjamin Franklin
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lessons include:
- colorful art projects
- creative writing
- nonfiction writing
- science
- informational reading and writing
This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key.
