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

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

Cinco de Mayo:

• Spanish/English word cards
• history minibook
• pinata art project and acrostic verse activity
• learn about and make the Mexican flag
• fiesta activities

Dinosaurs:

• accordion Apatosaurus book
• torn-paper triceratops and report
• T-rex minibook
• art project
• measurement activity
• Pteranodon report
• two book making activities

Plants:

• apple facts accordion book
• make a stuffed carrot
• cut and paste plant life cycle
• stems, roots, and leaves minibook
• make a plant parts flip book

Lessons include:

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