Theme Pockets - November (Theme Pockets)

We all know kids love to stuff their pockets with neat things. Now, with our new How to Make Books with Pockets Series, they'll 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 November and examples of the activities that go in the pockets: The First Thanksgiving: Mayflower facts minibus, Mayflower model, trunk shape book, The Pilgrim's First Year minibus, how to plant corn poster, harvest placemat, a perky turkey; Native Americans: information sheets, art projects, and 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, and 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, and literature. You get reproducibles galore -- mini books, 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 they'll have a resource they created themselves of which they can be proud. The following are the three topics for November and examples of the activities that go in the pockets.