Theme Pockets - October

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 October and examples of the activities that go in the pockets:

Halloween: make a green-faced monster, mummy in a coffin, Halloween parade writing, pop-up Jack-o-lantern, candy acrostic verse, ghost riddles

Night Creatures: bat facts book, owl report, comparing owls & bats Venn diagram, cut paper and sponge painted owl art project, make a cuddly koala, koala concentration cards

Happy and Healthy: Cover Your Sneeze Please!, Be Clean, Be Healthy poster, healthy snack recipe book, tooth care minibook, sport shoe 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 they'll have a resource they created themselves of which they can be proud.