Theme Pockets - June

Theme Pockets - June by Barnett, Michelle. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781557997036.

We all know kids love to stuff their pockets with neat things. Now, with our new How to Make Books with Pockets Series, theyll have a book they created themselves, with plenty of pockets to stuff with all sorts of neat "discoveries." Each volume contains complete instructions and materials to make three different books with pockets, based on a topic pertinent to the month, and utilizing items and information you have readily available. The three topics for June and examples of the activities that go in the pockets: Amazon Rainforest: rainforest layers puzzle, blue morpho butterfly model, draw a jaguar, rainforest animals fact cards, make a kapok pod Artists: learn about five famous artists and create art projects to imitate their styles-Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Georgia Okeeffe, Pablo Picasso, and Diego Rivera Farmers Feed Us: vegetable book on a ring, ear of corn mosaic, seed to cereal minibook, milk production wheel, many different farms shape book Lessons include colorful art projects, creative writing, nonfiction writing, science, informational reading and writing, and literature. You get 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. All 96 pages perforated for easy removal. Help your students make books with pockets and theyll have a resource they created themselves of which they can be proud.