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

Theme Pockets, Marchcontains 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 March and examples of the activities that go in the pockets are:

St. Patrick's Day:

• make a rainbow with a pot of gold
• a mosaic leprechaun
• a glittering harp
• a "hidden" shamrock
• write a preposition book
• a "potato pandemonium" book
• a "good luck, bad luck" book

Weather:

• learn about the water cycle
• clouds
• thermometers
• 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