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

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

The First Thanksgiving:

• Mayflower facts minibook
• Mayflower model
• trunk shape book
• The Pilgrim's First Year minibook
• how to plant corn poster
• harvest placemat
• a perky turkey

Native Americans:

• information sheets
• art projects
• writing activities to learn about Native Americans of the Woodlands, Plains, Southwest, and Northwest and Far North
• make a cornhusk mask
• a parfleche
• a kachina doll
• a Chilkat blanket

The Food Pyramid:

• a pocket for each food group (grains, fruits & vegetables, meats, dairy, fats/oils/sweets)
• information pages
• bread shape book
• fruit & vegetable collage
• read food labels
• build a healthy meal

Lessons include:

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